RSS Reader

Setting up my own RSS using Google Reader was really quite easy for me as due to the fact that I have set up my own Google account and Blog account I have automatically set up my own Google Reader account. This clearly shows how much Blogs and RSS compliment each other.

I find RSS a handy tool as I am able to easily follow peoples’ blog posting that I have subscribed too.


I think that the only way RSS would be a handy tool to use in the classroom would be if blogging was used within the classroom. I believe that if the students in my class set up blogging accounts I would strongly encourage them to make a Google Reader account so they would be able to effectively follow each others blogs and postings.

Google Reader is an effective ICT tool, however, I would not use this in my classroom because I am studying to specialise in early childhood. This tool would be much to confusing for these young children to operate and understand and I think there are other ICT tools that would work better within an early childhood setting. However, if one day I am placed in a grade 5 + classroom I would definitely use this tool. I think that this tool would be suitable for older students and would operate effectively as a learning tool due to their better understanding of ICTs and the internet.