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The folks at Common Craft have done it again.  This time they explain what Google Reader is all about.

Find the video here. I’ve also embedded the video below – although it is from YouTube.

The folks at Common Craft have a fantastic series of videos explaining internet tools in easy to understand terms.

Here’s their explanation of podcasting:

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Having a blog is a must when podcasting. The blog takes care of all that RSS mumbo jumbo that allows people to subscribe to your show. It also provides a means for your listeners to leave comments about each episode and post you make.

“Blogs in Plain English” is from CommonCraft:

Edublogs: Free blogs for educators. This is the service we use for this site.

Click here for a handy PDF created by Nathan Toft and Jane Smith explaining how to set up student accounts for Edublogs using only one email account!

*** The folks at Edublogs have simplified signing up multiple students. All going well, the work around mentioned above should no longer be necessary ***

Getting Started With Edublogs: guides, videos, tips and resources for getting started.

Feedburner: Type in your edublogs URL and it will create a feed that iTunes can easily understand. Huge time saver!

10 Dollar Domains: For a yearly investment of just over ten dollars, you can purchase your own domain name as a pointer to your websites and blogs.

iTunes: Installing this free software makes it easy to subscribe to podcasts and transfer them to your iPod. Handy to have even if you do not own an iPod. There is also an extensive directory of podcasts. A word of caution: not all podcasts are appropriate for students.

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Google Reader: Web based site to track whatever blogs and podcasts you would like to track. You can listen to shows through Google Reader instead of visiting each podcast site.
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What the heck is RSS anyway? Here’s “RSS in Plain English” from CommonCraft:

Download Video: Posted by leelefever at TeacherTube.com.