Lesson 5

Think (e-Portfolio) 1. Which sites do you visit regularly? Make a list (4~5 is fine). Before you began this course, what did you do (or still do) to keep yourself up to date on new content posted to your favourite sites?

I often visit ・msn news
・you tube
・google map
・navitime
I have nothing to do. I do not always need to know what new content is updated on them. I always get new contents, when I visit these sites.

Explore (e-Portfolio) 1. Websites that display a button similar to the ones here on the right have an RSS feed that you can subscribe to. Visit a few of the sites that you listed above (Think step). Look over each site carefully, can you find an RSS button? You might need to scroll down the page, and you will need to look carefully if it is a 'busy' page. Which of your favourite sites provide an RSS feed? Write RSS next to each of these sites in your list. Which ones don't? Can you think why some sites do not?
<1>
・msn news: it has RSS button
・youtube: it has RSS button
・google map: it doen't have RSS button
・navitime: it does't have RSS button
<2>
• msn news: this site updates a lot of news everyday. So it is very useful to use RSS, it can get new informations.
• youtube: If using RSS, it can get new uploaded video which user is interested in.

•google map: The aim of this site is finding the road, so it does not often upload new information and new function. Moreover, it does not need to know where is the new street. It is enough to find when it is searched.

•navitime: same reason as google map

2. How to collect information automatically. Please watch this video that explains more about RSS and how to set up Google Reader, so that you can collect all your updates in one location. Please watch the video a few times, stop and start it at critical points, and use it to learn more about RSS. When you feel confident go onto Do below.

I did

Explain (e-Portfolio)
Write a post reflecting on RSS with reference to the four SCICU Key Questions.

1. What are the main skills needed to use Google Reader?
It does not need to special skills. RSS can be used, just putting favorite site on google reader.

2. What are the affordances of RSS (what does it make possible, what does it impede)?

RSS can get new informations very early. However too much new infomations might hide important informations.

3. How can Google Reader be used to network professionally and connect you (& other students) to learning resources?

google reader is good at to see what is the topic and also it can search. Therefore, using them well, I can find topic even old one.

4. What skills and understandings have you learned about RSS that may promote your development as an effective learner in the digital age?

If i use RSS, I can get many up-to-date information which I interested in. Furthermore RSS is good at to find old informations.