tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19368406316345479122012-02-07T12:40:16.983-08:00acl elgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687703906190483964noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936840631634547912.post-33065038737531825642007-09-04T21:30:00.000-07:002010-02-11T11:49:07.502-08:00Listed below are 23 things (or small exercises) that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge of Web 2.0 tools freely available on the Internet. Click on the links under each thing, to find out about the <strong>discovery exercises</strong> for you to do.<br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >2.0 - Learn through play - <a name="23">23 things to do*</a></span><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;color:#ff6600;" ><strong>Week 1: Introduction</strong></span><br /></span></span></span><br />1. Read <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/1-discovery-has-never-been-so-much-fun.html">ACL Learn 2.0 introduction</a></strong> to find out about this programme.<br /><br />2. Read the instructions and discovery exercise on what to include in each post and <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/3-week-2-set-up-your-own-blog-add-your.html"><strong>set up your own blog</strong></a>.<br /><br />3. <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/4-week-2-register-your-blog-on-and.html"><strong>Register your blog</strong></a> with the administrator so they can track and provide feedback on your progress<strong>.</strong><br /><br /><strong><br /><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color:#ff6600;">Week 2: Social</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Networking</span></span><br /></span></em><br /></strong>4.<strong> </strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/4-week-2-social-networking.html"><strong>Take a look at the various sites</strong></a> such as Linkedin, Bebo, MySpace, FaceBook.<br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></strong></span><p><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Week 3: Photos &amp; Images</em></span></span><br /></strong></span><br /></p><p><strong></strong>5. <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/5-week-3-explore-flickr-and-learn-about_10.html"><strong>Explore Flickr</strong></a> and learn about this popular image hosting site.<br /></p><p>6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/6-week-3-have-some-flickr-fun-and.html">Flickr mashups &amp; 3rd party sites</a></strong>.<br /></p><p>7. Edit your <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/7-week-3-create-blog-post-about.html">own images</a></strong>.<br /></p><p>8. Play around with an <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/10-week-5-play-around-with-image.html">online image generator</a></strong>. </p><p><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color:#ff6600;">Week 4: RSS, Newsreaders &amp; Twitter</span><br /></span><br /></strong></span>9. Learn about <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/8-week-4-learn-about-rss-feeds-and-set.html">RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account</a></strong>.<br /></p><p>10. Find out how to <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/9-week-4-locate-few-useful-library.html"><strong>tweet using twitter</strong>. </a></p><p><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color:#ff6600;">Week </span><span style="color:#ff6600;">5: Searching and cataloguing</span></span><br /></p></span></strong></span><p><br />11. Take a look at <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/11-week-5-take-look-at-librarything-and.html">LibraryThing</a></strong> and catalogue some of your favourite books.<br /></p><p>12. <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/12-week-5-roll-your-own-search-engine.html"><strong>Roll your own search tool</strong> </a>with Rollyo.<br /></p><p><br /><br /><strong><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies &amp;</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Technorati</span></span></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><br /></span></span><br /></p></strong><p>13. Learn about <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/13-week-6-tagging-folksomonies-social.html">tagging and discover a Del.icio.us</a></strong> (a social bookmarking site) </p><p>14. Explore <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/14-week-6-getting-not-so-technical-with.html">Technorati and learn how tags</a></strong> work with blog posts.<br /></p><p>15. Read a few perspectives on <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/15-week-6-on-library-20-web-20.html">Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries</a></strong> and blog your thoughts. </p><p><br /><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><em>Week 7: Wikis</em></span><br /></span><br /></p></strong><p>16. Learn <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/16-week-7-learn-about-wikis-and.html"><strong>about wikis and discover some innovative ways</strong></a> that libraries are using them. </p><p><br />17. Add an entry to the <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/17-week-7-playing-around-with-pbwiki.html">Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki</a>.</strong><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></p></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></span></strong></span><p><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Week 8: Online</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Applications &amp; Tools</span><br /></span></strong></span></span><br /></p><p>18. Take a look at some <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/18-week-8-take-look-at-some-online.html">online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools</a>.</strong><br /></p><p>19. Explore <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/19-week-8-take-look-at-librarything.html"><strong>any site from the Web 2.0 awards list</strong></a>, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;">Week 9: Podcasts, Video &amp; ebooks<br /></span></strong></span><br /></p><p>20. Discover <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/20-week-9-discover-youtube-and-few.html"><strong>YouTube and a few sites</strong></a> that allow users to upload and share videos.<br /></p><p>21. Discover some <a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/21-week-9-podcasts-you-dont-need-ipod.html"><strong>useful search tools for locating podcasts</strong></a>.<br /></p><p>22. Take a look at <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/22-week-9-audiobooks-or-end-is-in-sight.html">eBooks, eAudio Books and Downloadble Media</a>.</strong> </p><p><strong></strong>23.<strong> </strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/10/23-week-9-is-this-really-end-or-just.html"><strong>Summarise your thoughts about this program</strong></a><strong> </strong>on your blog and complete the survey.<br /><br /><strong><br /></p></strong><p>* This list of "things" can also be found on the <a href="http://www.43things.com/person/hblowers">43Things</a> website. Note: This project is loosely based upon the website <a href="http://www.43things.com/">43Things</a> (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titled <a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FWE/is_2_10/ai_n16133338">43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year</a> (Information Outlook - Feb 2006).<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a name="progress">Recording Progress:</a></span><br /><br />You can view the progress for ACL staff in the <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pKOc6_jfuL1QQoPJcNUkDOA">ACL learn 2.0 Tracking Log</a><br /><br />First you'll need to register your blog. This will be covered in the directions the first week for <strong><a href="http://elgar-acllearn-things.blogspot.com/2007/09/4-week-2-register-your-blog-on-and.html">thing #3</a></strong>.<br /><br />PS: If you're not a <a href="http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/" target="_blank">ACL</a> staff member, you can follow along as well. Just use the list discovery items found on the <a href="http://www.43things.com/person/hblowers" target="_blank">43Things website</a> to record your progress. Note - non staff are not eligible for prizes.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">get a feed<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1936840631634547912-3306503873753182564?l=elgar-acllearn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>acl elgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687703906190483964noreply@blogger.com2