The 13 Things

Even though the “official” 9 weeks is over, we encourage you to continue the Learning 2.0 project. Please continue to explore the 13 Things throughout the summer months. The ending date for completing all 13 things and receiving your award has been moved to [date] 2008.

And please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance — the Digital Initiatives division and your library colleagues are most happy to answer questions and offer help!

Week 1 (DATE, 2008) — Introduction

• 1. Lifelong Learning and Learning 2.0

Week 2 (DATE, 2008) — Blogs

• 2. Blogging – as Easy as 1, 2, 3
• 3. Post a comment on the Learning 2.0 blog and on one of your colleague’s blogs

Week 3 (DATE, 2008) — Tagging and del.icio.us

• 4. Learn about tagging and discover del.icio.us (a social bookmarking site)

Week 4 (DATE, 2008) — RSS & Newsreaders

• 5. Learn about RSS feeds and set up your own Bloglines account

Week 5 (DATE, 2008) — Photos & Images

• 6. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site

Week 6 (DATE, 2008) — Wikis

• 7. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them
• 8. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 Sandbox wiki

Week 7 (DATE, 2008) — Online Applications & Tools

• 9. Look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet, calendars) tools

Week 8 (DATE, 2008) — Podcasts & Videos

• 10. Discover YouTube and other sites that allow users to upload and share videos
• 11. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts

Week 9 (DATE, 2008) — Library 2.0 and Wrap-up

• 12. Read perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future
• 13. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog