Extending access via OPML
Right from the outset, one of the fundamental principles in the design of our podcast directory was to make access to information easier for children, young people and educators.
One of the technologies we adopted was the creation of Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) files to provide a full list the information about the podcast channels in the directory. As the number of channels continues to grow, this list is also becoming longer!
We have now created a series of OPML files for each of the categories that we use for podcast channels. From now on it will be possible to select, say, the OPML file for humanities and import this into a RSS reader so that updates to the channel feeds are downloaded automatically.
The beauty of using a RSS reader is that the list of podcast channels can be edited to reflect a particular topic, area of interst or whatever. We hope that you will find that extending access in this way is useful within the classroom or any other educational setting.
Full details are provided on the OPML page of our website.
One of the technologies we adopted was the creation of Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) files to provide a full list the information about the podcast channels in the directory. As the number of channels continues to grow, this list is also becoming longer!
We have now created a series of OPML files for each of the categories that we use for podcast channels. From now on it will be possible to select, say, the OPML file for humanities and import this into a RSS reader so that updates to the channel feeds are downloaded automatically.
The beauty of using a RSS reader is that the list of podcast channels can be edited to reflect a particular topic, area of interst or whatever. We hope that you will find that extending access in this way is useful within the classroom or any other educational setting.
Full details are provided on the OPML page of our website.
posted by Dave Jobbings at 2:12 PM
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