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L E T ’ S G E T A C T I VAT E D !
MAKE IT PERSONAL ~ RSS
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Really Simple Syndication
FEED ME!
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Learn to use RSS and a personalized home page to harness information that will hook students and get them more engaged in content! iG o o gle a s h o me p a g e
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Google lets you create a personalized homepage that contains a Google search box at the top, and your choice of any number of gadgets below. Gadgets come in lots of different forms and provide access to activities and information from all across the web, without ever having to leave your iGoogle page. Here are some things you can do with gadgets: View latest Gmail messages; Read headlines from Google News and other top news sources;
Store bookmarks for quick access to your favorite sites from any computer; Design your own gadget.
Very useful as a personalized home page, an iGoogle page is also a great way to organize relevant, current content for students. We will work through the mechanics of setting up a personalized home page, search for useful content and share ideas for using a personalized home page across the curriculum.
D E N I F DE RSS Really Simple Syndication is how regularly updated websites — such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video — create ‘feeds’ to push notice out to readers when new content is available. These Web feeds benefit content creators by letting them syndicate content automatically. The feeds benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. Do you get magazines in the mail? Or do you check the newsstand everyday waiting to see if there’s a new issue? Same concept applies with RSS - instead of checking websites each day for new content, you can subscribe with RSS and be notified automatically of changes!
AGGREGATOR RSS feeds can be read using software called an RSS reader, feed reader, or aggregator. These tools can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based. Some examples are Bloglines, Google Reader, iGoogle, Netvibes, Pageflakes.
Check out weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes; August 2009
Michelle Krill, [email protected]
iGoogle Basics
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ETTING STARTED
Prior to getting started, it’s necessary to sign in with a Google Account so you can save your iGoogle page across computers. (If you don't sign in, your iGoogle page is saved just on your computer.) The first time you use iGoogle, you'll see the setup wizard, which will let you create a personalized homepage in under 30 seconds. Choose some interests and a theme, and click See your page, and you'll have an iGoogle page.
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DDING & REMOVING CONTENT
iGoogle content can come in two forms: gadgets & feeds.
Gadgets are organized into categories on the left, or you can search on the right. 1. Click Add stuff in the top-right corner of iGoogle. 2. Once you find a gadget you'd like to add, click Add it now button. 3. Click the Back to iGoogle home link at the upper left side of the page to see your personalized page. You can arrange gadgets by dragging and dropping them on the page (or between tabs). If necessary, edit your gadgets' settings by clicking the downarrow in the title bar and choosing Edit settings.
Feeds ~ Any blog that publishes a feed can be added to the iGoogle page. The feed looks like any other iGoogle gadget and lets you get automatic updates from the site. To add a blog's feed to your homepage, follow these steps: 1. Go to the iGoogle directory by clicking Add stuff on the upper right corner of your iGoogle page. 2. Click Add feed or gadget on the left. 3. Enter the address of the blog and click Add. If there's a feed associated with the site, it'll be detected automatically. 4. Click Back to iGoogle home on the upper left corner of the page to see your updated iGoogle page.
1. Locate a site to wish you want to subscribe.
bar and paste it on to the iGoogle page.
2. Look for the RSS icon or the Add to Google button.
5. Return to iGoogle - Click Add Stuff and then Gadgets.
3. Click the icon or add to Google button. 4. It may be necess ary to copy the 'feed' url from the address
6. The Add feed or gadget box is on the lower left side. 7.iGoogle - Paste the URL in the box and click Ad d.
Re cipe for su c c e s s August 2009
Michelle Krill, [email protected]
k
r
il
l
L E T ’ S G E T A C T I VAT E D !
MAKE IT PERSONAL ~ RSS
ent S t a y c u r r
m
Really Simple Syndication
FEED ME!
ed! Stay connect
Learn to use RSS and a personalized home page to harness information that will hook students and get them more engaged in content! iG o o gle a s h o me p a g e
i
Google lets you create a personalized homepage that contains a Google search box at the top, and your choice of any number of gadgets below. Gadgets come in lots of different forms and provide access to activities and information from all across the web, without ever having to leave your iGoogle page. Here are some things you can do with gadgets: View latest Gmail messages; Read headlines from Google News and other top news sources;
Store bookmarks for quick access to your favorite sites from any computer; Design your own gadget.
Very useful as a personalized home page, an iGoogle page is also a great way to organize relevant, current content for students. We will work through the mechanics of setting up a personalized home page, search for useful content and share ideas for using a personalized home page across the curriculum.
D E N I F DE RSS Really Simple Syndication is how regularly updated websites — such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video — create ‘feeds’ to push notice out to readers when new content is available. These Web feeds benefit content creators by letting them syndicate content automatically. The feeds benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. Do you get magazines in the mail? Or do you check the newsstand everyday waiting to see if there’s a new issue? Same concept applies with RSS - instead of checking websites each day for new content, you can subscribe with RSS and be notified automatically of changes!
AGGREGATOR RSS feeds can be read using software called an RSS reader, feed reader, or aggregator. These tools can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based. Some examples are Bloglines, Google Reader, iGoogle, Netvibes, Pageflakes.
Check out weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes; August 2009
Michelle Krill, [email protected]
iGoogle Basics
G
ETTING STARTED
Prior to getting started, it’s necessary to sign in with a Google Account so you can save your iGoogle page across computers. (If you don't sign in, your iGoogle page is saved just on your computer.) The first time you use iGoogle, you'll see the setup wizard, which will let you create a personalized homepage in under 30 seconds. Choose some interests and a theme, and click See your page, and you'll have an iGoogle page.
A
DDING & REMOVING CONTENT
iGoogle content can come in two forms: gadgets & feeds.
Gadgets are organized into categories on the left, or you can search on the right. 1. Click Add stuff in the top-right corner of iGoogle. 2. Once you find a gadget you'd like to add, click Add it now button. 3. Click the Back to iGoogle home link at the upper left side of the page to see your personalized page. You can arrange gadgets by dragging and dropping them on the page (or between tabs). If necessary, edit your gadgets' settings by clicking the downarrow in the title bar and choosing Edit settings.
Feeds ~ Any blog that publishes a feed can be added to the iGoogle page. The feed looks like any other iGoogle gadget and lets you get automatic updates from the site. To add a blog's feed to your homepage, follow these steps: 1. Go to the iGoogle directory by clicking Add stuff on the upper right corner of your iGoogle page. 2. Click Add feed or gadget on the left. 3. Enter the address of the blog and click Add. If there's a feed associated with the site, it'll be detected automatically. 4. Click Back to iGoogle home on the upper left corner of the page to see your updated iGoogle page.
1. Locate a site to wish you want to subscribe.
bar and paste it on to the iGoogle page.
2. Look for the RSS icon or the Add to Google button.
5. Return to iGoogle - Click Add Stuff and then Gadgets.
3. Click the icon or add to Google button. 4. It may be necess ary to copy the 'feed' url from the address
6. The Add feed or gadget box is on the lower left side. 7.iGoogle - Paste the URL in the box and click Ad d.
Re cipe for su c c e s s August 2009
Michelle Krill, [email protected]
