RSS Basics

Description

RDF Site Summary (RSS) is a tool that allows web site developers to share information about their sites with other sites or include information from other sites in their own. It can be used to show weblogs or newsfeeds on a website. Students will explore the XML code behind RSS and how to create and use syndicated text in their own web site.

Objectives

• Students will identify the background and uses for RSS.
• Students will create a basic RSS document.
• Students will add an RSS feed to a web page.
• Students will identify ways to publish an RSS feed and find sources for RSS feeds.

Book

Lesson 1: What is RSS?

Lesson 2: Building an RSS Document

Lesson 3: Using RSS Feeds

Lesson 4: Publishing and Finding RSS Feeds

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