The thing I like about RSS and newsreaders is how they save so much time. It's a hassle to check many different sources. If those many different sources all have something new, it's going to take time to read all those new posts. This is like a giant bookmark that updates you as to when you need to read the new posts. It's nice when things work for you instead of the other way around.
This will save me some time everyday in my personal life. I have friends from around the world. It's nice to stay in touch with them and know what's going on in their lives. What's even nicer is to have a reminder pop up and tell me, "Hey! So-and-so has posted something new!".
Teachers could take advantage of this by receiving current updates as to when sites and blogs that they follow have something new. The sooner you know it, the sooner you can check it and add it into your lesson plan to share with your students or share with your colleagues.
I found setting up an RSS feed difficult, but I did learn from this activity. I never knew what that button actually did and now I do. :)
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