Xerte Online Toolkits & RSS

1. Xerte Online Toolkits & RSS Ron Mitchell Pat Lockley

2. Xerte Online Toolkits & RSS - Topics • RSS definition • Using external RSS feeds with a dynamically updated Xerte object • Creating your own RSS feeds using the the RSS Feed template • Using the feed template to make a course • Using the feed template to distribute resources • Automatic feeds on normal LO’s using the Properties panel • Using the sitewide RSS feed • Using your own individual feeds • Using your own folder feeds • Using XOT to display rss feeds in Moodle topic area • Updating learners (or colleagues) automatically via Outlook or any other RSS feed reader. • Xpert • The Sitewide syndication feed • The Sitewide export feed

3. RSS – A couple of definitions... • RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardised format. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS • Rich Site Summary; RDF Site Summary; Really Simple Syndication, a newsfeed technology that standardises the publication of regularly updated Web works, such as blogs and news articlesen.wiktionary.org/wiki/RSS XOT & RSS: allows dynamic content to ‘feed’ into LO’s and provides automatic and manual ways of sharing LO’s via RSS and Syndication feeds.

4. What is an RSS FeedThink of it like a magazine subscription http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10628494

5. What does an RSS feed look like?A list of links http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml

6. The links in an RSS Feed are clickableTaking you to a resource http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11645950

7. Adding an RSS Feed into Xerte Online ToolkitsA page that updates itself

8. Adding an RSS FeedInsertMiscRSS Feed

9. How does an RSS Feed look

10. Making an RSS Feed in Xerte Online ToolkitsCan be used to make a course

11. Making an RSS Feed in Xerte Online ToolkitsOr to distribute links to people

12. RSS Feeds in Xerte Online ToolkitsHighlight an itemThen click properties

13. RSS OptionsLots to choose from – remember to make your item public – RSS feeds can’t be password protected.

14. The Site FeedAll of the sites content

15. Your FeedAll of your content

16. A feed for a folderGroup your content togetherHighlight a folderClick Properties

17. A feed for a folderGroup your content togetherHighlight a folderClick Properties

18. Displaying RSS in Moodle topic areasEmbed an LO in a Label to display multi-page RSS in a topic area. Tip: change iframe dimensions e.g. 600 x 400 & include a link to view in a new window Or of course just use the RSS block – but in my opinion this isn’t a great solution

19. Displaying RSS in Moodle topic areasThis can include a feed from a Moodle forum Note: The RSS pages in LO’s exported and imported to another online site (rather than linked or embedded from a Toolkits install) will not work*. This is a Flash Player security issue rather than specifically a Xerte issue. *(Can’t find rss_proxy.php)

20. Displaying RSS in Moodle topic areasOr custom page types like my Twitter page http://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/play_5499

21. Displaying RSS in Moodle topic areasOr custom page types like my textwall page http://www.learningapps.co.uk/moodle/xertetoolkits/play.php?template_id=2

22. Adding a XOT RSS feed to Outlook1. Select Tools > Account Settings

23. Adding a XOT RSS feed to Outlook 2. Select RSS Feeds > New and add your XOT feed

24. Adding a XOT RSS feed to Outlook 3. Accept the defaults or click change folder & create or select a folder. You can also select inbox.

25. Adding a XOT RSS to Outlook4. Click Send/Receive – existing and new LO’s added to that RSS will appear in your inbox or selected folder.

26. Regional use of XOT RSSWhat if 8 institutions in the East Midlands shared their RSS feeds?...

27. National use of XOT RSS Better still - What if all the institutions with XOT installations shared their RSS feeds?... Or indeed their syndication feeds!?...

28. National use of XOT RSS ...and you automatically receive notification when new LO’s are added to any of those installation’s feeds!

29. Other RSS readers e.g. Google ReaderJust select Add a subscription and add the feed link

30. Other RSS readersEven just the RSS feed viewed in the browser can be useful e.g. Saved as a favourite or added to delicious An organisations Site-wide feed can be used to easily share cross-curriculum examples where the material might otherwise never bee seen by other areas/staff.

31. XpertRSS Feeds of learning content http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert/

32. SyndicationGetting your content into Xpert

33. Export and ReuseDownload ready made items

34. Export and ReuseDownload ready made items View/Consume/Link/Embed: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_1154 Download/Import/Repurpose as normal zip: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/export_1154 Download/Import as SCORM zip:http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/scorm_1154 Syndication feed: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/syndicate.php

35. What’s the URL of your installation?Please add rss.php to the end and share in the text chat e.g.http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/rss.phphttp://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/rss.phphttp://mitchellmedia.co.uk/moodle/xertetoolkits/rss.php

36. Additional support/tutorials:http://techdis.ac.uk/getxerte

37. Link to an LO about RSS:http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_1505 and a link to this presentation click here