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Post by cweston77 on Jan 27, 2013 21:55:25 GMT -5
A "killer app" denotes a software application that is a game-changer in regards to online work and play. With the increasingly interactive and user-created content fo the web, it's easy to get overwhelmed and buried by the volume of content. I think Richardson calls this a killer app for teachers because it allows them to aggregate relevant content in less time. Instead of visiting 30 sites for information or research, a RSS subscription allows the teacher to visit one. RSS is a killer app because it enables teachers to search smarter and not harder for content.
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Post by ajnix on Jan 29, 2013 1:55:59 GMT -5
I like the principals behind RSS, but I think other technologies have overtaken its usefulness in terms of researching. In particular, Google Alerts makes more sense when trying to scour the Internet for recent updates on a specific topic. Looking at my Google Reader just makes me sad because of all the information I'm being bombarded with. There's no way I could ever read this much content and that’s being generated from 4 blogs (other than our cohorts of course). So in your example it would be like visiting 30 websites at once which just isn't practical. I will concede the necessity of an RSS for student’s blogs and other websites that aren't updated very often.
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Post by Louis on Jan 30, 2013 18:55:53 GMT -5
I agree with your thinking and I like the idea of how you are able to leverage your time. We all seem so torn by so many different things both with technology and in our personal lives. Anything that can help us focus our resources is truly a "killer" app.
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