Google Reader is a tools that lets you subscribe to, and easily manage, all your RSS subscriptions in one place. It handles different RSS formats so that you can see video feeds, listen to audio feeds, and even read all those text feeds! This is a great time saver because, with Google Reader, you only have to go to one site to read, listen to, and view, all the updated content from any site you follow.
An example RSS Reader
This reader is pulling in content from my blog. Clicking on the links will show you more of the post and also let you link to the specific blog post.
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track recent articles posted in your favorite online journals
track student postings to all those Web 2.0 tools you've been integrating into your courses
stay up-to-date on news from all those online news sites, or simply track those content areas that interest you
learn about the latest new videos posted to YouTube, Google Video, and other video sharing sites or just get updates on those videos that are tagged with tags you're following
Benefits
saves time
keeps track of what you have and have not seen (especially important if you're using it to follow posted assignments from your students)
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