Thing #7

I can see the usefulness of news feeds in studying current events in the classroom. Of course, reliable and reputable feeds would have to be found and used. That is the only frustration that I have felt with this activity. There is just so much out there, that I found it difficult to weed through all of the available feeds to find some that I felt useful. Then, some of the websites that I use, did not have the newsfeed capability, which was disappointing. I have a bunch of newsfeeds on the Google Reader and it makes it easier to receive more focused news for me, but finding news that is applicable to elementary ages is a bit more difficult.