You've heard about it. You've seen it demonstrated time and again. So what's holding you back from using RSS? Maybe you just don't have time to learn it or maybe you're too busy searching for information on the web. Consider that fact that RSS can do the searching, the filtering, and the storing of relevant and timely information for you. Consider these features of RSS:

During our June 6th ITS Town Meeting we took a little time to map out our current Personal Learning Networks (PLN).  First we brainstormed some ingredients for a PLN recipe:

• People (colleagues, friends, family)
• Traditional Text (books, journals, periodicals)
• Traditional Media (TV and Radio)
• Social Media (weblogs, wikis, podcasts)
• Time (reflective time)

We then took time to actually map out our PLN and followed up with a look at some existing diagrams of other's PLNs that included the use of social media tools. 

The Summer/Fall 2008 catalog of courses for Monroe #1 BOCES Staff Development is now available.  The BOCES ITS have many offerings under the Educational Technology heading including several courses on Blogging, Podcasting, Wikis, Using Digital Media in the Classroom, Community Projects with Technology, and the summer Technology, Learning and Technology Conference.