RSS

RSS A definition from Wikipedia - RSS formats are specified using [|XML], a generic specification for the creation of data formats. Although RSS formats have evolved from as early as March 1999,[|[4]] it was between 2005 and 2006 when RSS gained widespread use, and the ("") icon was decided upon by several major Web browsers.[|[5]]
 * RSS** (most commonly expanded as "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of [|web feed] formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as [|blog] entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.[|[2]] An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed",[|[3]] or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus [|metadata] such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using [|software] called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "[|aggregator]", which can be [|web-based], [|desktop-based], or mobile-device-based. A standardized [|XML] file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering into the reader the feed's [|URI] or by clicking an RSS icon in a web browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a [|user interface] to monitor and read the feeds.

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A good application of RSS in the classroom would be homework assignments. Create an RSS feed for your homework page and have your students subscribe to it, then all the assignments are delivered to the student's (or parent's) RSS reader.

To create a RSS feed for your web page use Feedity