One of my favorite resources for staying “in the know” as far as news and teaching tips is Flipboard, an RSS Feed that brings all the latest news from your favorite online sources to you. Instead of having to look up each blog or site individually, once you subscribe to these on Flipboard, the latest posts and articles are delivered to you in a lovely digital, personalized emagazine. | |
Creating your own Flipboard is simple. Once you have the App, you can create a new account or sign in with your Twitter or Facebook account. Once you are through the sign up process, you can start building your boards. You can even link your social media accounts to Flipboard to streamline ALL of your news sources. Imagine that! You can keep up-to-date with world news AND which one of your friends is doing the laundry. Just kidding. There are actually excellent education resources you can follow on Twitter or Facebook, but those suggestions will come later.
| Besides social media, you can subscribe to other resources in two different ways. You can choose topics in which you are interested (i.e. design, technology, education, art, etc.) and receive news from a variety of sources hand-picked by Flipboard, or you can subscribe to the sites and blogs you already love. Just search the name of a topic or a specific site, and click subscribe. |
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Once your subscriptions are set, you can begin flipping through the latest posts and news. You can send articles to friends or colleagues or “favorite” useful articles easily at the bottom of each page. It is the fastest way to save and share anything you find useful.
Currently, I subscribe to The Huffington Post, NPR, Lifehacker, Teaching English with the iPad, Teaching English, TED Talks, ESPN, and Popular Science. I find these subscriptions particularly useful when choosing a wide variety of nonfiction texts for students. (I also subscribe to Young House Love, the coolest DIY blog ever!)
Currently, I subscribe to The Huffington Post, NPR, Lifehacker, Teaching English with the iPad, Teaching English, TED Talks, ESPN, and Popular Science. I find these subscriptions particularly useful when choosing a wide variety of nonfiction texts for students. (I also subscribe to Young House Love, the coolest DIY blog ever!)
Note: Flipboard can be accessed on the web to read your news, but I have not found a way to manage your subscriptions outside the App.