Activity+5+RSS+Feeds

**Activity #5: Adding an RSS feed to your homepage**

===Helpful Links === Watch one or both of the videos below to learn:
 * What is a RSS feed?
 * How RSS feeds can help you become a more efficient and effective internet consumer?

RSS in Plain English

Google Reader in Plain English

Process

 * 1) Set up Google Reader to monitor a variety of websites. You already have a Google account set up so you can use your alias and your course Gmail address to log into the Google Reader.
 * 2) Include in your list of subscriptions
 * 3) At least 5 sites
 * 4) The Manitoba Education k12 website
 * 5) A news service
 * 6) An educational site with regular updates
 * 7) Take a few days to follow the feeds you have selected
 * 8) Discuss your experiences with others in the class Ning
 * 9) Take a screen shot* of your desktop showing the feeds you have added to your Reader
 * 10) Create a word document.
 * 11) Insert the screen shot you have taken of your RSS feeds
 * 12) Respond to the 2 questions posed at the beginning of this activity.

**Submit: ** Send the Word document in which you include a screen shot* of your Reader page showing the sites to which you have subscribed as an attachment to buntepbird2@gmail.com. Use the subject line RSS Feed- your lastname

* A screen shot is a picture of your desktop. The process varies from system to system. Use the  or ask for assistance if you are unable to figure out how to take a screen shot.