That little orange button - "Real Simple Syndication," RSS, I never actually knew what that acronym stood for until today. This simple tool I learned is a lot like Netflix. Instead of searching for news and information, and checking through a usual list of sites, the information can be compiled and delivered to the reader, much like Netflix delivers movies to otherwise Blockbuster frequenting recipients. I like that RSS simplifies and encourages the day-to-day activity of Lifelong Learning. RSS allows a reader, a learner, a student, an individual to read and learn about a topic of their choice from a multitude of sources on a daily basis in a timely and efficient fashion.Given today's students' infatuation with technology it would be a disservice not to introduce them to this tool. In an educational setting, RSS feeds have the potential to provide more information than a teacher could ever provide during the time frame of a class period and delivers in a format the student would likely enjoy. A teacher could easily use RSS to distribute lectures or class materials to their students, and can even be delivered by app onto a student's phone or mobile device.
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