IGoogle and Google Reader-What's the deal?

Thing 7 Tangled

(What's the difference between a "feed" page and a reader?)

I've had an I-Google page for a while now. I really enjoying having my favorite sites updated daily. It saves "surfing" time and allows easy access to sites I'm interested in both personally and professionally. I am a bit confused, however, about the difference between a "Reader" page and the other feed pages. I have Google Reader on my I-Google page. What's the real difference between the two? I can see the format is different. For example, on my Reader page, I can't tell where the posts are coming from. There is just a huge list of articles with user names arranged horizontally. There are many in foreign languages and most are things I don't remember adding to my Reader. It is also difficult to delete articles, as I can't find a delete option. Any reader omments or suggestions will be welcomed.

• Re: R.S. S. feeds: I have used sites like ESL Grammar and Quizzes, and that have been helpful and have sometimes used the most recently added materials.
• Re: Student use: There are surely many ways that students could utilize a reader page. Of couse, they need to be able to access it on a regular basis and that is still an issue sometimes. In terms of an academic setting, I am thinking of ways that students could use it. For example, they could choose one of their feeds to stay "on top of". They could then blog about the topic and their response to it and other students could read the blogs and respond to them. The possibilities are there; I think that I need to collaborate with other teachers to discuss and share ideas.