Weekly Report & Reflection Post #3

Exploring Feedly and RSS this week was really eye-opening (to sign up to Feedly, click HERE)! As a user of bookmarking, I had no idea there was a way to compile all the sites I visit on a daily and weekly basis into one tool that allows me to view new content quickly and easily, rather than combing through my endless amounts of bookmarks! If any of you would like to know more about adding RSS/Feedly to your Personal Learning Environment (PLE), click HERE for a great video called "RSS in Plain English" which helped increase my understanding of this amazing tool!

As mentioned in my previous blog, exploring TED-Ed (click HERE to check it out!) was the most influential part of my exploration this week. I adore TED talks but often find many are too long to view on a daily or weekly basis and many are irrelevant to me as a learner. Finding the video on statistics through exploring Feedly not only allowed me to learn about something which is important to me as a learner (and important to my field!), but also opened up a world of brief yet informative videos which help me to understand new concepts quickly and efficiently. I encouraged others in my last blog to add TED-Ed to their Feedly reader, and will do so again here as I truly think everyone will find a video of interest that is related to their educational interests or university program! Also, the short video format makes the content easily digestible and perfect for every busy student!

Stark, S. (CC) 2016

RSS Feed Readers contribute immensely to building my knowledge about digital literacy, the process of informing others and learning about technology and how it is utilized. My exploration of Feedly and RSS Feed Readers and my discovery of TED-Ed not only allowed me to learn more about internet compilation tools and how to properly use them, it also allowed me to discover information I could share with others in hopes of informing them of a new online information outlet to utilize!

RSS Feed Readers and Feedly also allowed me to build upon my knowledge of digital responsibility, the rules and freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world. Feedly is an excellent way to ensure that we as students are sharing and utilizing digital information responsibly by tracking the information we find interesting so we can provide others links to the information we are using, as well as give credit to the individuals or groups who created the information we are sharing. Taking the ideas of others is not cool! Adding Feedly to my Personal Learning Environment (PLE) allows me to track my compilation of resources, allowing me to give credit to other blog writers and content creators easily. This is helping me to become a responsible digital citizen, a goal which I think is necessary in getting the most out of ADED 1P32!

Thanks for reading!

RSS in Plain English Video: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
TED-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
Get started on Feedly by clicking the link & signing up: http://feedly.com/i/welcome