My thoughts on using the search tools Topix.net, Syndic8.com and Technorati to find RSS feeds of interest.
Topix.net was totally confusing and the only thing I found useful on it was the Kids and Teens Directory, where approriate web sites for kids and teens could be found. I was amazed to find that Lakewood Library in the US had put step by step instructions on how to do book reports and book reviews on it's site, maybe Manukau Libraries can look at doing something similar as homework help for kids/teens on their website. Another site worth looking at under this directory was the Hersey's Kitchen, for all those chocolate lovers out there the recipes are mouth watering and the accompanying pictures are great however I digress.Syndic8.com took a long time to load which was fairly frustrating, however once the site was loaded it didn't look very inviting/attractive and getting it to do a search was pain staking to say the least another long wait. With bated breath the result screen came up and you guessed it I didn't like this either. I would definitely be giving Syndic8.com the big thumbs down.
Technorati was very easy to use and I was able to find blogs about subjects I was interested in quite quickly either by doing a search, or clicking onto the related tags. The loading time was fast which impressed me the most, no waiting around so for me Technorati gets my vote.
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Cheers for the tip on Lakewood Library; we'll definitely take a look. When you get to the later lesson on wikis, some libraries have done some really cool stuff with putting together resource pages on various topics - and I was thinking today about making one for kids approaching homework assignments - where one page on the website could hook them into a range of resources; little 'how to' articles, useful web links, help sheets for our databases, Any Questions, and maybe even little video clips to give ideas on how to tackle various homework tasks. Lots to think about!
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