1. Keeping it Current with RSS
Brandon Scheirman, Software Trainer

2. Agenda
Understanding RSS
How to make RSS even BETTER
Hands-On
Q&A

3. RSS – the Building Blocks
RSS = Really Simple Syndication
General Process:
Make RSS Feeds
Put RSS Items inside
RSS Items reference content (the “full story”)
Can create Feed Groups in OU Campus
Treat multiple feeds as one big feed
Feed
Item
Content

4. RSS in OU Campus Administrator Steps Create feeds in Content > RSS
Construct your “box”
Must be level 10 to see this
Feed Groups made here too
Next, assign feed to a directory using Access Settings
This tells the system which “box” to put your “cans” in

5. RSS in OU Campus Making Items
Once you’ve assigned a feed, time to make some items!
News Item templates
Edit > RSS for checked-out files
Displaying items on pages
Possibilities are endless, process varies from school to school

6. RSS + Tags = Apply tags to RSS items for categorization
Cuts down on number of feeds you need
Opens up neat filtering possibilities
Easy to recategorize items after making them
Most News Item templates allow you to add tags when you make the item
You can add them after the fact by going to Edit > RSS

7. Let’s Go Hands-On! Travel to Replace [#] with the number on your badge
Replace [#] with the number on your badge
Click the DirectEdit link
Log in as the level 10 user!
Username: admin
Password: found on your badge

8. Thank you. Brandon Scheirman outc18.com/surveys
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