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 December 18th in order to to get their name in the prize draws. The draws will be held during the staff Christmas breakfast on the morning of December 21st. You don't have to be present to win a prize.
23 Learning 2.0 Things
Introduction
- Read this blog and find out about the program.
- Discover why learning 2.0 matters to the library world.
Blogging - Set up your own blog and add your first post.
- Register Your Blog
Wikis
- Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
- Add an entry to the SAPL Wiki
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.
Photos and Images
- Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
- Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups and 3rd party sites.
- Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.
RSS and Newsreaders - Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
- Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
Play Week - Play around with an online image generator.
- Take a look at LibraryThing and catalogue some of your favourite books.
- Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.
Tagging, Folksonomies and Technorati - Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us
- 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.
Online Applications and 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.
- Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.
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