What a journey 23 Things was . ******************************************************************
23 Things
23 Things Recording Progress
Listed below are 23 Things (or small exercises) that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and Web 2.0. Staff are encouraged to complete all 23 items on this list by October 31st in order to to receive a free USB/MP3 player. Those staff that complete all items by October 6th will also qualify for the laptop drawing and other prizes that will be awarded on All Staff Day.
23 Learning 2.0 Things*
(Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item)
Week 1: Introduction ( official start of week August 7th)
Read this blog & find out about the program.
Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.
Week 2: Blogging
Set up your own blog & add your first post.
Register your blog on PLCMC Central and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.
Week 3: Photos & Images
Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
Week 5: Play Week
Play around with an online image generator.
Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.
Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)
Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.
Week 7: Wikis
Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.
Week 8: Online Applications & Tools
Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.
Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio
Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
Take a look at the titles available on NetLibrary and learn how to download audiobooks.
Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.
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It was difficult but I enjoyed it and learned so much, so much.....
My favorite :
tagging
You Tube
Image generators
Technorati
Library 2.0
NetLibrary
Flickr
- 23 things for 1 MP3 player ???
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