RSS feeds (or lack of) in myinternet:

How they work.

After mucking around I think I finally know how the RSS works in myinternet.

• You have the option to receive an RSS feed from a noticeboard or file box on any myinternet class page. (Potentially a great way to keep in touch easily)
• You can also create a property which reads RSS feeds and put it on any class page.
• This can be used to read external feeds like the ABC or BBC and many, many others.

Now for the problems:

• The RSS feed reader property CAN"T READ feeds from myinternet properties -the is a bug that they can't solve!
• Many common RSS feed readers (Google Reader, IE& Feeds etc. ) CAN'T READ the myinternet property feeds - a bug!
• Their workaround is to recommend Firefox plugin Feed Readers!!!! As the only working solution!!
• I am currently using "Sage" - a Firefox plugin - and it works! It is actually very cool to be able to see file that have been added to a myinternet filebox without having to go to the page.

• It is a pity Sage is pretty lightweight and that all my other feeds are in Google Reader

Go Go Editure!!!!!

Information for Secondary Reference Teachers:

Possible Agenda items:

• ASI "break/fix" finished
• Changes to myinternet/myclasses
• Issues with myinternet.
  
• Responding to curriculum pressures.
• Roles Curriculum/ICT
• Spread of technology around the school (e.g. IWBs, laptop trolleys) care, maintenance,TIME (bloody teachers!!??
• Kevin Rudd's computers
• What is likely to happen?
• Issues for me!
• Wireless model in schools.
• Working towards a managable role.
• Ongoing issues:
• Bandwidth to schools
• Training staff
• Staff laptops/Salary sacrifice
  
• Macs on my network??
  
• What are your teachers asking to do that pushes the envelope??
• What concerns do you have at the moment?
  

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Do you have enough bandwidth???

An interesting statement from http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604540

Today the Internet bandwidth per student
is 2.90 Kbps (or kilobits per second per student) according to the survey.
Furthermore, schools say they will grow this to 9.57 Kbps per student by 2011—a
3.3-fold increase. But the ADS 2006 team believes that as much as 40 Kbps may be
needed in five years. As the number of computers in schools increases
and the ways in which students use computers change, more and more
bandwidth will be needed.

It is unlikely, however, that many schools
are budgeting for a 14-fold increase, although technology directors are
generally aware of the challenge. The hard costs of the bandwidth required
to support the growth in online learning, home connectivity, and ubiquitous
computing are unknown and likely to require additional research.