#1 Discovery has never been so much fun ...

Welcome to 23 Things Learning 2.0. Chances are if you've found your way here you're either:

1. a member of LIS506 who's participating in the Learning 2.0 Challenge.
2. interested in learning about and playing around (yes, playing is allowed in libraries) with some new web 2.0 tools that will help you expand your information literacy toolbox.
   - or -
3. are just here for the grade!

Either way… I'm glad you're here!!

Learning 2.0 is online learning program that encourages students to learn more about emerging technologies on the web that are changing the way people, society and libraries access information and communicate with each other.

Over the course of the next eight and a half weeks, this website will highlight “23 Things” and discovery exercises to help staff become familiar with blogging, RSS news feeds, tagging, wikis, podcasting, online applications, and video and image hosting sites.

So fasten your seat belts, grab your mouse and get ready for a discovery adventure… and remember, it's OK to play in the library and have fun!

Welcome

Welcome to the LIS506 - 23 Learning 2.0 Things Program; a discovery learning program designed to encourage LIS students to explore new technologies and reward them for doing 23 Things. Since the original program's launch, it has fostered Learning 2.0 programs all over the world. If you are interested in duplicating or modifying this program for your organization, please see the original 23 Things Learning 2.0 website.

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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. Students must complete all items by 11/11/10.

23 Learning 2.0 Things

Introduction
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.
   
   Blogging
3. Set up your own blog & add your first post.
4. Register your blog on PLCMC Central and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.
   
   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.
   
   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.
   
   Books & Library Research
10. Check out Zotero a citation management tool.
11. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
12. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.
    
    Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
13. Learn about tagging and discover a Diigo (a social bookmaking site)
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.
    
    Wikis
16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
17. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.
    
    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.
    
    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.
22. Take a look at the titles available on NetLibrary and learn how to download audiobooks.
    
23. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.