RSS Page Reflection

I have made many changes to my RSS page since its original creation. I played around with some of the different themes on Pageflakes , and decided on the MSU theme! This is how my page looks now:



As I was checking my RSS each day for updates, I became very impatient if there were no new feeds! So I would click and search for different pages until I came across something new and interesting, then I would add the new feed to my page. One of the new feeds I added is The Innovative Educator. I added this feed because I like to learn about teaching that is “out of the box” and this blog is a place where educators share ideas about learning innovatively. It is updated very frequently, which is nice.

On Friday, January 28 and on Thursday, February 3, I read a couple of interesting blog posts from The Innovative Educator that I found to be very relevant to this class. They were called “10 Ways Technology Supports 21st Century Learners in Being Self Directed” and “10 Ways Facebook Strengthens the Student - Teacher Connection.” Both are good reads!

The author of this blog has been labeled as having ADHD, and I found her posts such as, “Passion (Not Drugs) As Treatment for ADD/ADHD” and “Cure ADHD without Drugs with These Resources from Doctors, Educators, and Parents” very interesting. It is unusual to hear about this disorder from the perspective of an adult educator who has been diagnosed with it. I am dealing with students right now who have not been diagnosed, but who exhibit the behaviors of ADHD. I enjoyed reading the comments and searching for any new ideas or activities for these impulsive students of mine!

On Thursday, February 3, I received an email from Classroom 2.0 to participate in a live webinar featuring Karen Hume on her new book, “Tuned Out: Engaging the 21st Century Learner.” From this webinar, I discovered Karen Hume’s website and blog, and added it to my page.

From Edutopia, I discovered some great resources to use for our SIG Proposal under “Free Resources on Web 2.0 tools.” There were some on digital storytelling, which I shared with my group on our Delicious page. One of the books that I shared as a resource on digital storytelling is written by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano, and I discovered she has a blog that is largely related to technology integration, so I added her feed to my page!

I love my RSS reader page, and I love sharing all the new things I’m learning with my friends and colleagues! Each time I visit my RSS page, I find good reads that offers strategies and resources to help me create rich, engaging experiences with multimedia!