So now you have this blog, and your classmates have them too, so what do you do when you want to read what your classmates have written? Do you just keep checking frequently? Ask them to tell you when they post something? Nope. There is a much easier way to do it and its called an RSS feed! RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a way to follow a blog and download updates as soon as a new one is posted. You may also see the term Atom and that is another way to retrieve data. They both work basically the same way. An easy one to use is Google Reader. You can type in or "subscribe" to all the blogs you want to follow and it will collect them as they are published. Rather than going to every site, you just go to one place and read all the new info that has been posted.
A free app that I like is RSS Runner for the iPhone or iPod Touch. Works the exact same way as Google Reader, but it is portable! And, if you subscribe to all your websites on Google, then you can type in your Google Reader password to the app and it will retrieve all the sites at once!
Today we will look at the settings on your blog and how you can customize the layout and design. We will also talk about the first blog entry and how to remain professional in your writing. It is very important because what you write now can make a huge impact on you in your future.
Be sure to log out of your Google Account (that's what you use for Blogger) before you leave class so no one else can hack your account.
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