Skip to main content

 

RSS Feed Readers


Screenshot from Feeder.com 











Technology can be a blessing and a curse.  You may be finding it a challenge to keep up with all your social media outlets.  If so, you might want to try using a RSS Feed reader app to collect posts from your favorite bloggers and social media outlets.

 For any viewers that are not familiar with RSS Feed readers, this blog post will be covering a quick glimpse into them and will allow you to decide which RSS Feed app could work the best for you. RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication", and it's a computer program that collects and organizes headings and update notices from online sources.

 If you are familiar with RSS Feeds, maybe it’s time to check out a different one to see if a different feed reader might work better for you.  And if nothing else, after reading this post, you might find a new blog to follow. 

Scroll through to learn more about several RSS Feed readers, special thanks to Vicky Volvovski and her post on The 10 Best Free RSS Reader Apps in 2018, published on September 21, 2018. Want more options, check out Vicky's post.  I'm highlighting what I feel are 5 good options for RSS Feed readers.

The 10 Best Free RSS Reader Apps in 2018

Screenshot from https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/

Feedly

Screenshot from https://feedly.com/i/welcome
 App Access Platforms: Web, iOS, and Android  
Usability: Allows for multiple device reading. 

NewsBlur

Screenshot from https://www.newsblur.com/
App Access Platforms: Web, iOS, and Android 
Usability: Allows for multiple device reading.

 Inoreader

Screenshot from https://www.inoreader.com/?utm_source
App Access Platforms: Web, iOs, Android, and Windows phone
Usability: Allows for multiple device reading.

Bloglovin'

Screenshot from https://www.bloglovin.com/?utm_source
App Access Platforms: Web, iOS, and Android
Usability: Allows for multiple device reading.

Feeder 

Screenshot from https://feeder.co/reader?utm
App Access Platforms: Web, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, iOs and Android
Usability: Allows for multiple device reading.

I must confess that I'm not a big social media participant, and I have not used RSS Feeders to follow blogs before.  So I wanted to test out a feed reader and find some blogs to follow.  While the 5 feeders I've included, are all good options, I decided to use Feeder.com to begin my research.  Feeder offers it's users the ability to access it on multiple devices.  I thought that option was the best suited for me.  I like to have options and not be limited by access platforms.  The interface isn't as colorful and appealing as some of the other options, but for practical uses, it works just fine.  After using Feeder for this blog post, I will probably explore and test out some of these other options to try and find my perfect fit.  Below are the blogs that I followed and a summary of the articles that I read in my research.

Top Ten Books to Read in Second Half of 2019 by Jenny Arch

Screenshot from https://jenny-arch.com/2019/06/08/top-ten-books-to-read-in-the-second-half-of-2019/
I was interested in learning more about possible technology Jenny was using or would recommend.  The article that caught my attention was her book recommendations.  I was hoping to add some new reads to my collection.  Jenny shares 10 books that she is looking forward to reading.

 An Old-Skool Blog Post by K.G. Schneider

Screenshot from http://freerangelibrarian.com/2019/03/29/an-old-skool-blog-post/
While searching for blogs to follow, Free Range Librarian caught my attention.  Based on K.G. Schneider’s biography, she seemed like an interesting and informative voice to follow.  Her blog post that I read was based on her patterns for writing her blog posts.  She shares her expertise on how to continue in your writing habits.

New School Year! New Ideas! New Centers! By Nikki D. Roberts

Screenshot from http://www.nikkidrobertson.com/2018/08/new-school-year-new-ideas-new-centers.html
Based on the collection of Nikki’s posts and biography, this looked like someone that I would enjoy following and learning more about.  Her use of technology within the library and collaboration that seems to happen between her and the teachers, made me want to read and learn more about.  The post covered technology centers that could be used with my students. 

 Library Expectations by Tiffany Whitehead 

Screenshot from http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/?p=1675

Tiffany's blog post speaks to the challenges librarians can face as the library is used for multiple purposes.  She shares her expectations and examples of how her library is used.  I'm always interested in how other educators organize their learning spaces for students. 

  

New Library Lesson for the First Nine Weeks of School! by 

Screenshot from http://www.elementarylibrarymama.com/2017/07/new-library-lessons-for-first-nine.html
Library Mama caught my attention with library lessons.  I'm curious about learning more about creating lessons and activities and then sharing them.  I wanted to learn more about her lessons.  This post was sharing about her lessons for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Additional Online Resources


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Screencasts For this blog post, I will be sharing several options for creating screencasts or filming videos that can be used by teachers as well as students.  Based on how we as a society have been interacting with all of the technology around us, the way that we process information is changing.  We don’t need to use our brains to memorize endless facts and information, now that we have the option of Google.  This change in how we access and process information is changing the way we want to take in new information.  Videos have become a much more powerful tool to use in learning.  With the ability to pause and replay information, learners can interact with the material in more powerful ways than trying to memorize the steps.  Screencasts and creating videos to share with others, allows for both visual and auditory learners to experience the information better than just reading a set of directions.  The level of comprehension and retention of the i...
5 comments
Read more
  Podcasts Do you enjoy listening to podcasts?  Have you ever stopped to think about the benefits that podcasts offer their listeners?  Creating podcasts is now easier than ever, with many different platforms to choose from. If you're ready to try your hand at creating and sharing a podcast, this post will cover several platforms that you might want to consider.  The three platforms that I researched for this post were Soundcloud, Audioboom, and Podbean.   In starting the research for this blog post, I was wanting to know more about the origins of the podcast.  In my research, I discovered that a former MTV video anchor, worked with a app developer to create a way to download internet radio to an iPod in 2004.  Several other app developers continued to work on the possibilities of downloading and streaming internet radio. It was from this work that the concept of a podcast was created.  For more information on this,  follow this ...
2 comments
Read more
  Infographics I must say, "I LOVE infographics!" I was hooked when I first started seeing them on social media and on the news.  I found this digital resource to be concise and memorable way to learn more about certain topics.  With my interest piqued, I wanted to know how I could start to create my own infographics. Just in case you're not aware of what infographics are, I've included an example of one that I created using Easel.ly.  Part of what makes an infographic what it is, is seeing it.  Infographics combine digital graphics with words to convey a topic in a format that helps the readers to make better connections with the content that it is trying to convey. This post will share three different platforms that you might want to consider using for creating your own infographics.  Easelly, Infogram, and Piktochart are all good resources, in my opinion.  I chose to use Easelly, over the other two options because they had a fre...
1 comment
Read more