Thing+Six

 **Thing Six** One of the key concepts of "Web 2.0" in education is the understanding that we are all becoming "networked learners." The tools connect us to an expansive, interconnected web of experts, ideas and resources, and allow us to participate and contribute. A core element of your learning network is your **RSS reader** (also known as a newsreader or aggregator). **Fill it with quality feeds and the expert knowledge, learning and ideas come to you!** **Discovery Exercise (Feed Your Reader)** ** PART 1 : Find __two or three__ Edublogs of interest to you and add them to your reader** You will have to invest a little time to find the first couple of bloggers whose voices really resonate for you, but once you find a couple of folks you really like, adding others becomes easy. __Probably the best way to build your "feed library" is to find one or two bloggers you like and check out their "Blogrolls" to see whose blogs they read__. In the "blogosphere," you will find that the voices you value are often connected to one another.
 * ** Introduction **

**A few places to __begin__ looking for Education-themed Blogs**

(**NOTE:** Beyond these suggestions, you may also want to try using the "blog search engines" listed below in **PART 2**, especially to find education blogs related to your subject area or field(s) of interest).

> This is a list of many "recognizable" names in the Edublogosphere. While it doesn't give a description of each blog, it's a great starting point for exploration. Edublogs Magazine profiles several of them in [|this 2008 article].
 * DISCLAIMER:** A "highly-ranked" education blog is not the only indicator of quality or relevance in content. I am just trying to point you to some options to get you started finding feeds. There are, no doubt, many "little" and "niche" bloggers out there with important messages that would resonate for each of you. I hope you will take some time to find those voices.
 * **Livemocha: Top 100 Technorati-Ranked Edublogs** - [|http://www.livemocha.com/pages/resources/education-blog-list] 

> A fantastic resource for finding valuable education blogs. Check out the winners and nominees, especially in the first seven categories -- click a category under "2009 Nominees," then scroll to the bottom of each page to see the list. You can also explore the winners and nominees for last year by clicking the "2008" link on the right column. > A list of education blogs by discipline (un-vetted but worth a look). > An un-vetted but rich list of possibilities. Many recognizable names, some hopefully serendipitous finds. > An RSS-driven collection of the most recent posts from several dozen education-focused blogs and news sources. Click the title of any article to go to the originating blog or news source. ** HELP TIP :** If you **can't find** an RSS feed/subscription icon or link on a blog, just **copy and paste the main blog URL** (site address) into the**Add Subscription** box in your **Google Reader**. The reader will "sniff" the site for a feed.
 * **2****009 Edublog Award Winners and Nominees** - []
 * **CASTLE Moving Forward Wiki** - http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Education+Blogs+by+Discipline
 * **Support Blogging! Links to School Bloggers** - []
 * **OEDb: Top 100 Edublogs** - []
 * **Alltop Education News** - []

** Learning Tasks: **

** Task - Add a "Fun" Feed to Your Reader **
 *  Daily Dilbert Comic - @http://feeds.feedburner.com/tapestrydilbert
 *  Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes - @http://www.rottentomatoes.com/help_desk/syndication_rss.php
 *  Flickr "Interestingness" Photos Feed - @http://feeds.feedburner.com/flickr_interestingness
 *  Dictionary.com Word of the Day - @http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/
 *  Read DaVinci's Notebooks one Page at a Time: @http://www.interconnected.org/home/more/davinci/
 *  Family Fun Feeds - @http://familyfun.go.com/utilities/global/feature/content-syndication/
 *  Follow Your Favorite Sports Team - @http://sports.yahoo.com/top/rss
 *  Horoscope - @http://www.astrology.com/feeds/
 * <span style="color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Lucida,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"> Weather - @http://www.weather.com/weather/rss/subscription
 * <span style="color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Lucida,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"> Answers.com Daily Feeds - @http://www.answers.com/main/answers_rss.jsp
 * <span style="color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Lucida,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"> Amazon.com Daily Gold Box Deals - @http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27/104-2450860-6665567
 * <span style="color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Lucida,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"> Currency Exchange Rates - @http://www.currencysource.com/rss_currencyexchangerates.html
 * <span style="color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Lucida,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"> Daily Jigsaw Puzzle - @http://www.flashpuzzlezone.com/

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