Thing 5: Getting Started with RSS
The RSS or Rich Site Summary allows me to know when new entries appear on my favorite websites. This new content feeds to the RSS reader so I just check in like picking up a newspaper and turning to my favorite section. I expect this to be more efficient than my exploratory searches when I Google key words and search that way. So Poetry 4 Kids is a site that I visited and thought would be helpful when I introduce the study of poetry for scope, aprreciation and writing. The site Summer Reading from NPR suggested a different format for student book reviews which I found compelling since the student is asked to read three different book reviews on a book and then write a commentary on the one they believe is closest to their own reaction. I like the opportunity for children to read how others may respond to a particular book and compare that to their response.
