23 Things

Welcome! 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. Students are encouraged to complete all 23 items on this list by Tuesday, April 7th and then participate in a discussion of the 23 Things.

Week 1: Introduction (start June 27th)

Read this blog entry & find out about the program.
Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to contribute to your own learning process.

Week 2: Blogging

Set up your own blog & add your first post.
Register your blog as a follower on this blog 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 and/or technology 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 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 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 Project Gutenberg (for free) and learn about audiobooks and e-Books.
Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.* 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).