The 23 Things

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 September 18, 2007 in order to to receive a free USB/MP3 player. Those staff that complete all items by September 18, 2007 will also qualify for the laptop drawing.

23 Learning 2.0 Things*
(Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item; future activities will be inactive until the start of that week!)

Week 1: Introduction (official start of week June 11, 2007)
1. Read this blog & find out about the program.
2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.
Week 2: Blogging
3. Set up your own blog & add your first post.
4. Register your blog and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.
Week 3: Photos & Images
5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
7. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
Week 5: Play Week
10. Play around with an online image generator.
11. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
12. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.
Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
13. Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us bookmarking tool.
14. Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
15. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.
Week 7: Wikis
16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
17. Add something to a wiki and write about it.

Week 8: Online Applications & Tools
18. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
19. 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
20. Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
21. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.

Week 10: Social Networking Tools and Final Thoughts

22. Take a look at some social networking sites that allow users to network with others
23. 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 Ohio University Libraries staff is as easy as sending an e-mail and posting to your blog.
First you'll need to register your blog. This will be covered in the directions the second week for "thing" #4.
Once you start recording your discoveries through your own blog, the program administrators will receive your posts through a special Bloglines account set up specifically for Learning 2.0. Only program administrators will have access to this account.