def get_rss_dash_modules():
    """
    Convert all RSSDashboarModule objects into FeedDashboardModules.

    Returns a list of modules, or an empty list.

    In the __init__ method of your custom dashboard add:

    self.children.extend(get_rss_dash_modules())

    Note it says extend not append.
    """
    from models import RSSDashboardModule
    from admin_tools.dashboard.modules import Feed
    modules = []
    for feed in RSSDashboardModule.objects.all():
        modules.append(Feed(title=feed.title, feed_url=feed.feed, limit=
            feed.limit))
    return modules
