We will be using Google Reader to read everyone’s blogs through a single unified interface. Google Reader is what is known as a blog aggregator: it pulls content from lots of blogs into one place. (In case you’re interested, the technology that makes such a thing possible is RSS, which we will cover towards the end of the course.)
You are going to import a file that contains a list of the class blogs into your Google Reader account. To get started, follow these steps:
- Download this file: Google Reader Subscriptions OPML File – this is a list of all of the blogs for everyone in the class. Remember where you save this file.
- Go to http://google.com/reader and log in – you will be able to use the same account you used to set up your Blogger blog during class.
- Once logged in to Google Reader, click the little “Manage subscriptions” link at the bottom left of the page.
- On the Settings page that comes up, click the “Import/Export” tab.
- Where it says “Select an OPML file:” browse for the file you downloaded in Step 1. Then click “Upload” to finish the import.
- Google Reader Settings > Import/Export
And Bob’s your uncle. Now when you go to the Google Reader home page, you should see all the blog posts from everyone in the class in one big list. If your blog is not listed there, please email the address to me.