Before I started checking out the different ways to find good RSS feeds, I did read the Cool Cat Teacher blog on How to Create Your Circle of the Wise. I thought that she gave some very sage advice. In my short time checking out the new technology the web has to offer, I have already encountered enough verbal garbage to fill a new landfill. I don't need any more of that, so I liked her advice.
The Edublogs' award winners site had some sites that I will keep in mind for future use. Of particular interest to me were sites that were intercultural, that librarians use, and the science blogs. I like that this site had a list of categories of winners and the categories were by year. A good resource to have. No problem subscribing with this site. The RSS feed button is in the navigation bar. However, some of the links required that you log in as a member which I did not want to do.
I decided to search for the same thing on all the sites. I wanted current science news from either of the poles that could be used in a science class. Google Blog Search was extremely easy to use. I just used the search blogs button and the first link was a great link to a ton of information-all current blogs from some of the most amazing places. I didn't feel like the search the web button was as good. Topix.nex was easy, too. I just typed my key words into the search window. This site was news article feeds and although a lot of the most up-to-date information was easy to find, I really disliked all of the pop-up ads! Syndic8.com totally confused me. It had a lot of choices, wasn't easy to use, I never could get to the information I wanted. I finally just gave up and moved on. One of the most unusual feeds was one I saw on this site: "Will Code for Food." I didn't go to it but had to wonder what that was all about. It sure aroused my curiosity. Technorati was also not as easy to use to find feeds. I also absolutely hated the annoying, audible pop-up ads. I had to alter my search terms twice, and I did not think the information that I ultimately obtained was as useful as the information that I obtained with Google Blog Search. However, I did see something interesting during my search on Technorati. I watched a video on what happens when you combine potassium chlorate with gummy bears, and let me just say it's violent. I'm not sure exactly what potassium chlorate is, but I sure wouldn't want to have any of it in my mouth if I'm eating a gummy bear!!!! I found the video so interesting that I had to watch a second one and then read the ensuing discussion among viewers. The discussion was not scientific, more nonsensical, but very hilarious.
I didn't subscribe to any more of the feeds because I had just done that in thing #10, and I didn't want to subscribe to any more right now. I did learn a bit about finding good feeds. I definitely think that I will use Google Blog Search in the future, particularly if I am looking for good, current science blogs. It was the easiest to use and connected me immediately with the type of information that I was looking for.
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