The 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. The first 100 staff to complete all 23 items on this list by January 16, 2009, will receive a free MP3 player or equivalent gift card to Best Buy. 

23 Learning 2.0 Things*
(Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item. If you reach a 404 screen, that activity page has not yet been activated.)

Week 1: Introduction ( official start of week November 14th, 2008)
1. Read this blog post to find out about the program and lifelong learning.
2. Discover a few things you may not have known about your old friend Google and also set up a gmail account.
   Week 2: Blogs and Avatars
3. Set up your own blog & add your first posts.
4. Learn about avatars and how you can add one to your blog.
   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. Play around with image generators – the possibilities are endless!
   Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own newsreader account.
9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
   Week 5: Play Week
10. Play around with an chat and instant messaging.
11. Take a look at some social networking sites.
12. Play some online games.
    Week 6 : Tagging and Folksonomies
13. Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us (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.
    Week 7: Wikis
16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
17. Add an entry to the 23 Things SandBox wiki.
    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 the wide world of podcasting and vidcasting.
22. Check out the wide world of audiobooks.
23. Fill out an online evaluation to complete the program.