RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, allows you to take some of the important headings off of one site and display them on another. This can be handy if you have an RSS feed from a newspaper and you put that on your website. It means everytime the kids go to your site, they get a smattering of the latest news. Without even meaning to, you’re keeping them up to date and educated.
For this little tool you need to be a bit of a web geek, but not a really big web geek. FeedoStyle allows you to put news or other events on your site. The free version updates about once an hour, but you can pay for upgrades if you find it important for the students who have more up to date headlines.
If you have a bit of a knowledge of HTML and webpage making, it’s not hard to put a FeedoStyle RSS feed onto your website. You can adjust the size of the box, the speed that messages scroll by, and several other things. Even if it’s a bit geeky, it’s a fun little toy that’s even educational.