Edublogs Tutorials

Here we go

RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication and it is - sometimes, honestly, however, without help it took me 6 months to GET IT!

Imagine your email system - lots of people send you an email ant they all arrive conveniently in one place - your inbox

All you then do is read the ones you want to. It even tells you which ones you have read.

Well, RSS does the same for you with blogs and websites - it sends new information from any source (which has RSS buttons) to you and you can view lots of feeds from the same place

The steps are fairly simple

1. get an RSS reader - just Google for that or use Google reader
2. you can choose an online one - if you travel around lots & use different pcs
3. or, like me, use a software based one
4. there are lots to choose from
5. I like my one because I can save all me feeds in case I lose them
6. I can also send these to someone else
7. haven’t found an online one that does this, as I would want to transfer mine all in one go, not one at a time
8. eg Google reader online
9. blog express software based - what I use - ok but sometimes crashes on my pc anyway
10. register or download - all free stuff, whichever you choose
11. now to subscribe
12. open your reader
13. look for the subscribe or add a feed button
14. I tend to right click on the one that says RSS or atom
15. copy link location
16. I then paste this into my new feed box or new subscription
17. the reader should check that it is working
18. you feed is now connected
19. every time you have new stuff to read, when you open your reader, it will inform you
20. to get RSS feed from this site, go to the very bottom of the page and get RSS for posts
21. Find the RSS button and follow the instructions
22. you’ll be connected for ever
23. enjoy

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