RSS Feeds for teachers

RSS feeds such as bloglines and google reader can be useful both in a teacher's professional and personal life. RSS feeds are meant to make checking websites, blogs, etc. faster and more efficient. Instead of having to check each individual site you can just check the RSS feed to see what is new. A teacher would be able to use this in order to keep up with professional online journals or professional websites. An RSS feed can be used for instructional purposes when checking for current events which is often an activity in the social studies classroom.  In a math classroom, students could use the RSS feed to check on sports scores and calculate certain statistics from the scores.  The RSS feed can be used to check on new science technologies and social problems that are science related.  On a personal level, teachers can use RSS feeds to check the newspapers, news shows, sports scores, blogs, and even get the word of the day. RSS feeds can make life a little bit easier... something everyone can use!!!