23 THINGS

2.0 Technologies - the 23 Things The basic concept is that you work your way through the 23 things listed below. The links to Helene Blowers’ Learning 2.0 blog site will provide you with necessary background info and explain each Discovery Exercise. If you are having difficulties, feel free to ‘phone a friend’, but have a go at working it out for yourself first – you might surprise yourself!
Week 1: Introduction1. Read this blog & find out about the program. (Please note, you will not be eligible for the prizes).2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.
Week 2: Blogging3. Set up your own blog & add your first post.4. Start recording your progress on the Tracking Log and begin your Web 2.0 journey.
Week 3: Photos & Images5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.7. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week and submit it to CNRLstaff.
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds
Week 5: Play Week10. Play around with an online image generator.11. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.12. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo
Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati13. Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)14. Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.15. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.
Week 7: Wikis16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.17. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.
Week 8: Online Applications & Tools18. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.19. 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 audio20. Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.21. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.22. Take a look at the titles available on NetLibrary and learn how to download audiobooks. 23. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.