Rich Site Summary (RSS) is defined as a format for regularly changing content. I understand that the main advantage of RSS is that you can easily stay informed by receiving updates from your favourite blogs or websites without actually visiting them.
Although I like the idea of this, I actually don't mind visiting sites. It really is not that much of an effort and chances are I usually come across something else of interest along the way.
This could be implemented quite effectively in the classroom, especially in the KLA of HSIE. By signing up to an RSS feed from a news website, or just a site of interest relevant to a student's studies, students and teachers could stay up to date with what is happening in the world and by doing so, that would give the students relevant data to implement in their courses. For example: Any new aid or trade agreements Australia may have entered into in the last 6 months - This would obviously be useful information for students studying Australian Geography.
RSS feeds for an educational purpose could be quite useful, however, it is not a tool that I would personally use on my own accord.
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