CYBER GUIDE Get the Web to come to you. That's what RSS Feed is all about. Find your favourite sites. Get their updates as they happen. Feed them to your site or your email account.  |
RSS FEED 4U
RSS is essentially a way of bringing this new XML Web content to you, rather than you having to go to it, by “feeding” this content from different webpages into something called an RSS reader – essentially creating a single place to view RSS content from across the Web. Through the RSS reader, the user subscribes to an RSS feed by entering the feed's "URL” (web address) into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds. The symbol for RSS feeds (as seen at the top of this page), is an orange square featuring a dot surrounded by two curved lines. When you see the RSS symbol on a webpage, it usually indicates that the webpage/website offers an RSS feed that can be subscribed to.
Setting up to receive RSS feed Step 1: Get a reader (by downloading a reader). Some of the many readers available: Step 2: Subscribe, many sites contain the RSS logo. Click on it. Step 3: Then you’re likely to get a screen with one click access to RSS services, or you’re likely to get a screen full of code (on this screen, copy the URL into your reader, the reader will have a link that says add subscription or add feed). Step 4: The RSS feeds will appear in your reader, ready for you to read them. Still confused? VIDEO RSS Feeds?While the majority of RSS feeds are text based, there are some that are designed to feed video content — these are referred to as Video RSS feeds. These feeds feed the latest video content to your RSS reader. A good example is the Video RSS feed page found at Teachers TV. RSS Feeds — do they have a Educational application? The answer is yes! An RSS feed would be an ideal way to distribute content in 'bites' of information, for example, you could set up a text-based RSS feed with such at items as: Monday — we will be reading from Chapter 1 of the text book, Tuesday — we will learning about ants and remember to bring in an ant found in your garden. Also, RSS feeds would be useful for updates, for example, if you were putting together a Rock Eisteddfod performance, you could keep everyone upated via a feed on what's happening. See how Cyber Guide has used RSS Feed on the Get Creative page. And go to the E-Rock Social Network to see the Australian Idol Popular Threads RSS Feed at the bottom of the page. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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