RSS feeds are pretty keen. As long as you can sort through the feeds and find quality stuff. Having information delivered to your doorstep is a real boon. I think it would also be a great source of information for students, as long as they can find appropriate sources. Which worries me a bit. I've been slowly getting my students on google and once one of them found out that through customization they can add Yo Mama jokes as one of the customization bits in igoogle. That wouldn't be an issue, except once we have 1-1 technology, will students be on task or looking at things not-so important.
However, suppose learning how to manage your time on the internet is an important skill students will need to learn.
As for the photo sharing, that was kinda fun. I got to finally go play more with Flickr. I've had an account since '06 and really haven't done much with it. Granted, it's my personal one and I will probably need to make another one for school. I'm a firm believer of keeping my school and personal information separate.
As for how I would use it, I can see using it to have students create stories from pictures, take virtual trips or share stories about life in America. I've been inspired to contact some of my friends overseas to see if they wouldn't be interested in doing a classroom connection. I think it would be awesome to try and get my students in touch with other students around the world. Especially being ELL, it may inspire them to try harder if they have an actual audience. I know I would strive to make fewer mistakes.
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