Feedly
By Polly Conway,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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What’s It About?
FEEDLY is a website that allows users to organize, read, and share the content of their favorite sites. It's a content aggregator, which means you tell it which websites you like and want to follow, and it tracks their content and makes it viewable on one page. You can access blogs, news sites, podcasts, and YouTube channels -- basically anything on the Internet. To add a source to your Feedly feed, just click on the plus icon in the upper left. To organize sources in terms of importance, click Personalize. You can save articles across devices or share them on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Evernote, Pinterest, or LinkedIn.
Is It Any Good?
Since Google Reader was discontinued in early 2013, people have been searching for a new way to organize their favorite websites. Feedly has been the most popular choice so far, and it's a pretty solid replacement. The interface can initially be a bit difficult to navigate, and help is not readily available. But after experimenting with settings, you should be able to set up a feed based on your interests.
The only negative is that Feedly can grab content from any website on the Internet, meaning that kids have access to potentially inappropriate stuff. Although you have to specifically search for inappropriate subjects for them to appear in your feed, Feedly probably isn’t a good idea for kids who aren't mature enough to use the site for its intended purpose, which is to simplify the browsing experience. It may be useful for older teens who could use it to gather up-to-date information for school assignments or other projects.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how technology has changed their lives. Getting overwhelmed by too many online options is a real issue, and Feedly can address it by streamlining content.
Talk to your kids about organization. How does it feel to have everything in neat categories, whether it's in their rooms or online?
Website Details
- Subjects: Language & Reading: reading, reading comprehension, using supporting evidence
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: collecting data, decision-making, thinking critically, Creativity: combining knowledge, Tech Skills: social media, using and applying technology
- Genre: Social Networking
- Pricing structure: Free
- Last updated: November 5, 2015
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