Google Reader

I love Google Reader! I also recognize that it's a black hole. It's amazing how much time you can spend reading this and that, and of course, one thing leads to another. On the other hand, it's a lot faster to move from one site to another on Goggle Reader than it is to use your bookmarks. What this week's exploration has taught me is how much I need a new computer. I've been saying this for a year or two, so it's not a fresh discovery. As I sat on more than one occasion until my long blue scroll bar stopped jumping around, I realized that I could cut my online time in half if I weren't constantly waiting until the scroll bar moved or stopped moving.
One of the feeds I added that I think some of you might like is 101 Cookbooks (http://101cookbooks.com/) , a cooking blog with fabulous recipes and beautiful photographs. There are also lots of links to other food and cooking blogs. I have noticed that people at Primary Source like to eat!
One way I think Primary Source might use feeds is to have teachers who are going on a trip set up Google Reader and then give them several blogs or newpapers to add. For example, Time Magazine has a really interesting China blog (http://china.blogs.time.com/)that I couldn't seem to add to my Google Reader, but that may be my computer. Another possibility would be China Daily if it has a feed. This would be interesting reading for teachers who will be going on a China trip and would give them a sense of what was happening in the country before they visited.