Thing #11

Of the three tools given (Google Blog Search, Technorati, and Topix.net) I found Technorati to be my favorite. Google Blog Search was the most helpful for finding blogs, but Technorati actually found news article and other information that I would have never found on Google. Topix.net confused me too much. I didn't understand how to search or what I was searching for. I found that it said that it didn't search weblogs, and  didn't really understand why it was even an option to look at. It had a terrible layout and was very ad-heavy. The easiest method was to search by topic on Google Blog Search; I found a really great website called Literacy and Laughter through that search. It didn't actually have an RSS feed button that I could find, but I book marked it because it's a really great class website that's updated frequently. I also found a great article on how to properly use Wikipedia in the classroom via Technorati.