Bloglines… How do I do it?
Bloglines is a web-based RSS Feed reader. It allows you to read various weblogs and news feeds without having to install any special software onto your computer. It also allows you to access the feeds you read from various locations, not just at home. You can read them at work, a friend’s house, or even an internet cafe on the banks of the Rhine. You have the ability to read them at your heart’s content from where ever you might be at any given time.
Setting up a Bloglines account is easy. When you get to the site (http://www.bloglines.com/), use the “Sign Up Now It’s Free!” link in the middle of the page. The page should look like this:
***Please note that to view any photo, you only need click on it and it will open in a separate browser window.***
Once you have clicked the link, follow the procedures to create your account like so:
(***Please note that I used my email address, make sure to use your own***)
Click the “Register” button at the bottom of the form. After you have done so, you will receive an email confirming the creation of your account. Once you have received the email, you will have to respond to make your account active.
Once you click the “Register” button, you will be taken to a page that looks like this:
Now, it is time to add some feeds to your Bloglines account. We will start off easy and I will give you the various feed addresses you can add. I will start by having you add my edublogs.org account.
In the left hand margin of the page, you will need to click the link that says “add.” The left hand margin will look like this:
Once you click the “add” link the main window, to the right, will take you to the following page (Please note that if you have not confirmed you account yet, you will not be allowed to add any feeds until you do so by following the instructions in the email sent to you when you registered for your Bloglines account):
Once you have this page on your screen you need to do the following:
Type the address to my blog in the data box, http://rdblack2112.edublogs.org
After you have clicked the “Subscribe” button, the next page will load:
Click the “Subscribe” button, and you have now subscribed to my blog at edublogs.org. Quite easy, right? Now it is your turn to try it on your own, sort of… I will email you a list of blogs from various members of our group and you can now add them to your list of subscriptions in Bloglines.
At this point, I am going to let you venture out and explore these blogs. If you have any trouble adding these blogs shoot me an email (rdblack@access.k12.wv.us) and I will do my best to help you along the way. Good luck and happy blogging. I really can’t wait to see you all dive in head first and blog like champions. I know it is a kind of therapy at times for me. I hope you all enjoy and this was helpful.
-Mr. Black
I love bloglines for checking different site and rss feeds. I use it all the time. Some people are just way to intimidated by stuff like this. If they only knew how easy it really was.