Whether you're a classroom teacher or administrator, it's clear that there is a LOT of information to keep track of. Depending on TV news and radio (even NPR) is like trying to catch a swarm of locusts with a fly swatter...it's the wrong tool for the job, and just not big enough. The Web has exploded. There is just no way to keep up by visiting one web page at a time.

Here in San Antonio ISD, we have several choices to keeping up:

You can use a variety of tools to subscribe to RSS feeds, which bring the content of the Web to you. Below is a short list of some of the services. The first list is of web-based RSS feedreaders that you can access anytime, anywhere. The second list is of computer programs you can install on your computer.

WEB-BASED RSS FEEDREADERS

1) Google Reader: If you have a free, Google account, you can use the Google Reader to easily subscribe to content.

2) Netvibes: Another way to subscribe to RSS feeds included in blogs and podcasts.

Unfortunately, some web-based services may have content that is not K-12 education appropriate. For that reason, you may also want to consider using one of the following programs that you download and install on your computer. Again, you are encouraged to carefully consider what you are loading on your computer.

COMPUTER-INSTALLED RSS FEEDREADERS

* Windows Computer? Try Curio Studio’s Great News RSS Aggregator

* Macintosh Computer? Try Vienna

* Linux Computer? Try LifeRea (install with sudo apt-get install liferea)