23 Things

2006-08-03T11:28:00.000-07:00

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

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.

* This list of "things" can also be found on the 43Things website. Note: This project is loosely based upon the website 43Things (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titled 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006).

Recording Progress:

Recording progress for PLCMC staff in the L2 Tracking Log found on PLCMC Central is as easy as cut-n-paste.

First you'll need to register your blog. This will be covered in the directions the second week for item #4.

Once you start recording your discoveries through your own blog, you will need to check-off the item and enter the permanent link to the individual blog post that covers the exercise or "thing."

Depending upon the Blogger template that you selected, the "permanent link" for each individual post can be found either through the post’s title or through a link in the posts footer area the contains the date.

To record progress for an individual item in the Tracking Log:

Click on the permanent link for the individual post.

Example:

Here is where you would find the perma link for this sample blog post:

Click on this link to see actual post.
Select the "permanent link" url from the address bar at the top of your browser and right click. Select Copy.
Open the Learning 2.0 Tracking log and locate the item number that you've just completed.
Right click on the address line for the item and select Paste.

Here's how you would record it in the L2 Log:

Click on image to see it at actual size..

See, it's as easy and copy-n-paste. To keep up with recording your progress, I
I would suggest that you make a habit of recording your progress weekly.

PS: If you’re not a PLCMC staff member, you can follow along as well. Just use the list discovery items found on the 43Things website to record your progress. Alas I’m sorry that I can’t include any MP3 players or laptop as incentives. For you, I hope just the fun of following along is enough. :)

Learning 2.0 - 23 Things

23 Things