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Keywords: RSS, Really Simple Syndication, embed, content, dynamic, websites, news, current
The Remote RSS feeds block is a way to allow you to add dynamic content from websites to your Moodle course. One or more RSS feeds can be added to a course by selecting them from an existing list or adding links to RSS feed URLs.
The RSS block shows current information from external websites within your course for your students to view and investigate further if they wish.
As the information on the other site/s (for example, news headlines or recently added documents) is changed, the block will update to show the latest information.
Course editors (tutors and course administrators) can add them to a course.
Students can view and click the links to read up-to-date news items.
Find the RSS feeds for news categories or other sources you would like to use by navigating to the news on a website or searching, and then clicking on the RSS icon to access the feed URL, which will end in rss.xml
For example, on the BBC website you can go to a news category and then click the RSS button (on the right hand side) to access the feed URL, which will look something like the following:
http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/australia/rss.xml
Further help
Further guidance on the Remote RSS feed block is available from moodledocs.
If you find any inaccurate or missing information you can even update this yourself (it's a communal wiki).
If you have a specific question about the tool please contact the Digital Education team.
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