23 Things

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.

Please note: Details about each task will be activated each week (starting 10 October) with posts related to each item.

Week 1 - Introduction

• Thing 1 - Read this blog & find out about the program.
• Thing 2 - Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.

Week 2 - Blogging

• Thing 3 - Set up your own blog & add your first post.
• Thing 4 - Register your blog and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.

Week 3 - Photos & Images

• Thing 5 - Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
• Thing 6 - Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
• Thing 7 - Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.

Week 4 - RSS & Newsreaders

• Thing 8 - Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
• Thing 9 - Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.

Week 5 - Play Week

• Thing 10 - Play around with an online image generator.
• Thing 11 - Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
• Thing 12 - Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.

Week 6 - Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati

• Thing 13 - Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)
• Thing 14 - Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
• Thing 15 - Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.

Week 7 - Wikis

• Thing 16 - Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
• Thing 17 - Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.

Week 8 - Online Applications & Tools

• Thing 18 - Take a look at some online productivity tools (word processing, spreadsheet).
• Thing 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

• Thing 20 - Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
• Thing 21 - Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
• Thing 22 - Take a look at the titles available on the library's ebook and eaudio service and learn how to download audiobooks.
• Thing 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).