What is RSS for my colleagues

How I understand what is RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication). When I start blogging I should teach my students that writing for webspace is different from usual, as it is more like a continious conversation. A motivating factor for students is that their posts are read and commented on. So they should take an active part by reading their groupmates blogs and commenting in them. It may be very timeconsuming and thus difficult and frustrative to cope with all information. That's where RSS is a helping tool. Teach students to use RSS and they'll get a brief summary, headlines of what is new in their peers blogs, and then decide what to open and read more carefully. RSS also saves time and effort for the teacher. It enables you to control all your students writings - who, how often, what, where writes . The following article very clearly illustrates the importance of RSS in blogging. The following article very clearly illustrates the importance of RSS in blogging.The Technology of Reading and Writing in the Digital Space: Why RSS is crucial for a Blogging Classroom

My native city - invitation for a project

Thank you everybody for welcoming and words of support. It makes me feel enthusiastic and even responsible. I'll go on trying.

Here I've found out how to add pictures.

Look, the first is a winter evening on the river Oka under ice. NizhnyNovgorod ( means 'new city lower than older city of Novgorod') is situated on the confluence of two large rivers the Oka and the Volga.

The second is a part of old center with the Kremlin ( a fortress with towers) (dates back to the XV century) and old churches. The city was founded in 1221.

I love living here, it's much quieter than in the capital, though moscovites call us provincials.

Well, we might design an international blogging project about native places. I teach at the civil engineering university and my students are 16-19 year-olds, some are from different parts of Russia. Would you like to join?

Hello,dear friends!

I'm new to this virtual world. Before starting blogging with my students I want to try and learn how the thing works and how effective it might be and how much fun it may give. So, anyone with any ideas and comments, of course, are very welcome. I'm from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It's the third largest city in our country. I'm going to post a picture of it later. Now I wonder has the world head anything about it? And what is the first assotiation that come into your head when you see the word 'Russia'? Thanks, see you.