Listed below are 20 Things (or small exercises) that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and Web 2.0. (Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item)
Week 1: Introduction & Blogging
Read this blog & find out about the program.
1. Set up your own blog & add your first post. Register your blog by e-mail and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.
Week 2: Photos & Images
2. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
3. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
4. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.
Week 3: RSS & Newsreaders
5. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
6. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
Week 4: Play Week
7. Play around with an online image generator.
8. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
9. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.
Week 5: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
10. Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)
11. Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
12. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.
Week 6: Wikis
13. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
14. Add an entry to the WFUPCL Sand Box wiki.
Week 7: Online Applications & Tools
15. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
16. Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.
Week 8: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio
17. Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
18. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
19. Take a look at the titles available on NetLibrary and learn how to download audiobooks.
20. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.
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