Granted, I see the value of utilizing newsreaders to aggregate all those RSS feeds. The problem for me is, well, I don't follow a lot of stuff or people. I don't use Facebook or Twitter in my everyday life, and as far as the relatively low number of websites I do frequent are concerned, I just check them manually. Now I'm not trying to be a downer when it comes to RSS feeds. I can freely admit that using an application like this makes it exceedingly easy to keep up with a whole lot of content. And it is really nice not having to check each single site or blog, one at a time and such.
I set up my reader through Google, and have gotten a good sampling of what to expect from an RSS feed. I see how it compares to social media sites, providing a steady stream of fresh content as its hits the web, much like your Facebook wall or notifications. It's pretty useful if you have a lot of sites and people you want to keep up with, but if you're anything like me, it might be a bit of info overkill.
I do think that I might have to use RSS feeds in my career one day, since it will enable me to keep up with all kinds of valuable information, and from a variety of sources- friends, colleagues, my school district, national news, etc. Having all that content in one place, in one format would help me keep organized, up to date on current affairs, and in touch with my fellow teachers. There's so much information out there to be had, and I definitely think that RSS can help us make better sense of it, while cutting down on precious time spent, time that will undoubtedly be needed to get those lesson plans done and all that homework graded!
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