If you are a regular reader of blogs then it's worth using a tool called a 'reader'. A reader is a bit like your own customisable newspaper which enables you to read all the blogs that you follow from a single place.
Feedly is a free blog reading tool which makes it easy to keep up with news in your field. If you're using blogs with your students then Feedly is also a useful way to track their activity and organise their blogs into yeargroups. The short video below provides an introduction to how to use Feedly:
Personalizing your Feedly from Feedly on Vimeo.
Using a blog reader such as Feedly helps you make the best use of your time. For example, you might allocate 30 minutes a week to skim through new items in your Feedly, then use a tool such as Diigo (featured in last week's e-Learning Lunch) to bookmark any interesting content. As you add new blogs to your Feedly reader you can create folders in the menu to organise your blogs into themes:
I hope you find it useful!
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