EDU221iPadAggregator

To read from multiple sources, you can use an [|aggregator app] or a [|feed reader app].** Read reviews, try some out, figure out one that might work for you and your reading needs (blogs, your social media pages, websites, news (political, sports, international, entertainment,...), podcasts, and more). Some do the gathering for you, others let you tell the app which specific sources you want to read.
 * Your job is to select and download an aggregator or feed reader app (some apps do both). You can do a search for "news" in the app store to see lots of choices. Avoid single news source apps (BBC, NPR, ABC, AP, Fox, etc.) and look for ones compile headlines from multiple sources (Flipbook, Headline, Pulse, NewsStack, News360, Newsify, ...).
 * Try it for at least 5 days to keep up with news that interests you and/or read some interesting blogs.
 * Keep a list of features that you think are important in a good aggregator or feed reader. Add your thoughts to [|the class padlet].
 * If you're looking for an interesting blog, pick one written by a technology-using educator. Some ideas (but don't feel limited to): [|Dan Meyer], [|Vicki Davis], [|Wes Fryer], [|Lisa Nielsen], [|Richard Byrne] (from Maine!), or find one on the list of [|Edublog Awards]. In Module 1, you'll be asked to read at least 8 entries by a technology-using educator and write a blog entry about the technology-using educator blogger you've been following.


 * If you already use a news aggregator or feed reader app, try the other genre (i.e., if you've got a feed reader, try a news aggregator or vice versa). If you already use both, find 2 new ones to try out and compare and contrast the new ones with the one you currently use.