How to Add an RSS Feed to a HuskyCT Site
 
Basic Procedure
             
1.
 Find an RSS Feed of interest
           
2.
Capture the feed link information
   
3.
 Create the Javascript for displaying the feed
           
4.
 Add the Javascript for the RSS feed to an HTML page in HuskyCT
             
Detailed Instructions
             
Step 1: Find an RSS Feed of interest
             
  Where to look for RSS feeds
         
 
1.
Many publications, including national newspapers, magazines, and professions journals which maintain web sites
           
    Examples:      
   
   
New York Times
(www.nytimes.com)
   
   
U.S. News and World Report
(www.usnews.com)
   
   
Journal of the American Medical Association
(jama.ama-assn.org)
               
 
 
2.
Websites of individuals, companies, and organizations
         
    Examples:    
   
    Univerity of Connecticut
(http://news.uconn.edu/)
   
    USA.gov
(www.usa.gov)
     
  NOTE: You may have to look around a web site quite a bit to find the RSS feed(s).)
 
 
3.
Blogs
         
    Examples:    
   
    The Wired Campus
(http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/)
   
    Google Blog Search Tool
(http://blogsearch.google.com/)
         
 
 
4.
Websites which feature the creation of collections
         
    Examples:    
   
       
     
    (http://www.flickr.com/)
RSS for a collection of image files you have uploaded to your flickr account
   
     
    (http://del.icio.us/)
  RSS for a collection of bookmarked web sites that you have saved to your Del.icio.us account
         
 
 
5.
Can use RSS feed search tools
         
    Examples:    
     


    BloogZ http://www.bloogz.com/rssfinder
       
    Syndic8 http://www.syndic8.com
       
    Technorati http://www.technorati.com
       
    Daypop http://www.daypop.com
       
    2RSS.com http://www.2rss.com/
       
    Newsniche http://www.newsniche.com/where-to-find-rss-feeds.php
       
    100 most subscribed to RSS feeds http://subhonker6.userland.com/rcsPublic/rssHotlist
       
Step 2: Capture the feed link information
             
  Directions for Windows PC
     
 
1.
Right-click on the RSS symbol for the feed you have found
     
   
 
 
2.
Choose "Copy Shortcut" from the menu that appears  
     
   
 
  Directions for Mac
   
 
1.
Hold down "control" key and click on RSS symbol
 
           
 
 
 
2.
Choose "Copy Link" from the menu that appears (may have option to "Save Link Location"
 
           
   
 
Step 3: Create the Javascript for displaying the feed
             
 
1.
Go to a website that uses " Feed2JS" to generate the Javascript for RSS Feed links
 
   
 
 
 Examples:  
 
 
    
    Feed2JS.org version at http://feed2js.org/index.php?s=build
       
    TLT Group version at http://www.tltgroup.org/feed/build.php
       
    Virginia's Community Colleges version at http://itde.vccs.edu/rss2js/build.php
 
 
2.
 Paste the RSS link information captured previously into the URL box
       
    a. Find the "URL box"
     
 
 
   
    b. Paste the feed link using one of the following methods:
       
     
  • Put cursur in box and then hold down the following two keys: Ctrl and V
   
or
          
   
  • Put cursur in box and then click on the Edit menu at the top of the browser and choose Paste from the menu
     
 
or
          
   
  • Right-click in box and choose Paste from the menu that appears (Note: Mac users will hold "control" key when clicking in box)
         
     
   
    c. URL will appear in box
       
   
 
 
3.
 Click on Preview button to preview the feed
       
     
       
    The feed will be displayed in the "Feed Preview" area
 
 
4.
 Set the parameters for the display of the feed
       
 
       
 
 
5.
 Click on Generate Javascript button
       
   
     
 
The Javascript will appear in a "cut and paste Javascript" box.
     
 
 
6.
 Select and copy the generated Javascript
       
    a. Highlight all the code in the box  
       
   
   
    b. Copy using one of the following methods:
               
   
  • Hold down the following 2 keys on the keyboard: Ctrl and C
    or or        
 
 
  • Click on the Edit menu at the top of the browser window and choose Copy
             
   
    or or        
 
  • Right-click in the high-lighted area and choose Copy from the menu that appears (Mac users use "control" + click)
       
   
    
 
Step 4: Add the Javascript for the RSS feed to an HTML page in HuskyCT
             
 
1.
Create a module for your RSS Feeds
     
    Steps:
   

Go to Build Tab view

Click on Learning Module in the menu at the left

   
    Click on Create Learning Module
   
   

Enter name for module in Title box

Save
 
 
2.
Add a "cover page" for your module
               
    Steps:      
 
 

 

Click on Learning Module title

Choose Edit from the options menu

     
   
 
Click on Content File in menu on left
   
 
Click on Create File
   
 

Enter Title (this can be the same name as the module))
   
    Enter some text in the "Content" box explaining the purpose of the module
   
 
Click Save
 
 
3.
Add a page to the module for one of the RSS feeds
               
    Steps:
    Click on Content File in menu on left
   
    Click on Create File
   
    Enter a Title for the file
   
    Turn "HTML Creator" on
   
    Click on "Source View" tab at the bottom of the HTML Creator screen
   
    Put cursur after <body> tag
   
    Click the "clipboard paste" icon to add the Javascript      
   
    The Javascript will appear after the <body> tag
   
    Click Save