Let's turn our attention to two of the largest social networking sites on the web - MySpace and Facebook.
You probably know of MySpace as the site most kids and teens are glued to after school. But what's the attraction? At MySpace, you can rediscover old friends, meet new people who share your interests, discover new music, watch videos, keep a blog, inform your friends of upcoming events, share photographs, send messages to others, join groups based on anything under the sun, fall in love, play games, search the classifieds, watch a film trailer, and be a groupie. It is a world within itself, with all the trials and treasure of real life. It's even being used by the police and fbi to solve crime.
Facebook is very similar to MySpace in concept. It originally was marketed to the college crowd and continues to draw in this older age group. Here's an article with a nice graphic that breaks down how Facebook users spent their time in August 2007. Facebook has a cleaner look to it overall than MySpace and seems a bit more private as well. With Facebook, you are often asked to confirm facts that someone posts about you, such as when and how you met someone. This certainly makes you feel a bit more connected to someone instead of just clicking a button that marks a person as a friend.
You receive a lot less junk mail through Facebook than Myspace, particularly from artists looking to expand their listening base. However, Myspace has just recently added some new options to make it easier to avoid unwanted friend requests and other spam. Which of these two sites is better? That depends completely on the user. Some use both to cover all their networking needs - MySpace for friends and family and Facebook for professional contacts.
Discovery Exercise
1. Explore MySpace or Facebook. (Optional: Make an account for yourself at MySpace and/or Facebook. Feel free to put in fake information if you're concerned about your privacy. You will need to give them a real email address, however, in order to verify the account(s).)
2. Search for someone - in Facebook, someone you know; in MySpace, a friend, author, library, band, etc. Even books and movies sometimes have their own pages.
4. If you are in MySpace, use the search engine to look for libraries that have their own pages.
5. Post in your blog about your experience using a social networking site. What did you like or not like about the site? How do you think these sites might be useful to libraries?
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
#11 A Thing About LibraryThing
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Are you book lover or cataloger at heart? Or do you enjoy finding lost and forgotten gems on the shelf to read? Then LibraryThing may be just the tool for you. Developed for booklovers, this online tool not only allows you to easily create an online catalog of your own it also connects you to other people who have similar libraries and reading tastes. Add a book to your catalog by just entering the title -- It’s so easy that you don’t even need MARC record training to do it – or connect with other users through your similar reading tastes. There are lots of ways to use LibraryThing. You can even view your books on a virtual shelf, add a widget to display titles that are in your catalog, or install a LT Search box on your blog.
So why not join the ranks and create your own library online? With over 65,000 registered users (BTW-LibraryThing also has a group forum for librarians) and over 4.7 million cataloged books, you're bound to discover something new.
Discovery Resources:
About LibraryThing
Library Thing tour
LibraryThing blog (updates & news)
Discovery Exercise:
1. Take a look around LibraryThing and create an account.
2. Add a least 5 books to your library.
3. Blog about your findings and be sure to link to your LibraryThing catalog.
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Are you book lover or cataloger at heart? Or do you enjoy finding lost and forgotten gems on the shelf to read? Then LibraryThing may be just the tool for you. Developed for booklovers, this online tool not only allows you to easily create an online catalog of your own it also connects you to other people who have similar libraries and reading tastes. Add a book to your catalog by just entering the title -- It’s so easy that you don’t even need MARC record training to do it – or connect with other users through your similar reading tastes. There are lots of ways to use LibraryThing. You can even view your books on a virtual shelf, add a widget to display titles that are in your catalog, or install a LT Search box on your blog.
So why not join the ranks and create your own library online? With over 65,000 registered users (BTW-LibraryThing also has a group forum for librarians) and over 4.7 million cataloged books, you're bound to discover something new.
Discovery Resources:
About LibraryThing
Library Thing tour
LibraryThing blog (updates & news)
Discovery Exercise:
1. Take a look around LibraryThing and create an account.
2. Add a least 5 books to your library.
3. Blog about your findings and be sure to link to your LibraryThing catalog.
#10 Play Around With Image Generators
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Generators? No, I’m not talking about those gas powered back-up things. The generators I’m talking about allow you to easily manipulate image and graphics to create fun images like these:
For this discovery exercise, we just want you to have fun. Find a few fun image or text generators to play around with and write a post in your blog about one of your favorites and display the result. Often adding the image you mocked up to your blog is as simple as copying and pasting code that the page provides. If not, you may just need to right click on the image and then save it to your hard drive before using Blogger’s image button to add it to your post.
If you’re having difficulty getting your image added to a post in your blog, ask a co-worker for help.
Discovery Resources:
The Generator Blog
Letter James
FD Toys
Also try searching for online generators, text generators or image generators!
Discovery Exercise:
1. Play around with some image generators and find one that you like.
2. Post the result of your discovery process in your blog.
Note: Be sure to include a link to the image generator itself, so other participants can discover it too.
So take some time and have fun with this exercise. And remember to be tasteful too! Images can be created with Dummies Book Generator, FD Toys Magazine Cover, Comic Strip Generator.
#9 Finding Feeds
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* The podcast for this "thing" mentions Feedster which has recently ceased operations.
Please use one of the tools listed in the discovery section.
Now that you have a newsreader (your Bloglines account), you can begin adding other newsfeeds that interest you. There are several ways you can locate newsfeeds:
*When visiting your favorite websites -- look for news feed icons that indicate the website provides it. Often a feed icon will be displayed somewhere in the navigation bar of the site. (Here's an image that contains a sampling of several feed icons).
*Use Blogline's Search tool - Bloglines recently expanded search tool lets you search for news feeds in addition to posts, citations and the web. Use the Search for Feeds option to locate RSS feeds you might be interested in.
*Other Search tools that can help you find feeds:
*Topix.net - This search tool allows you to locate recent newsfeed items based upon keyword or phrase searching. The tool focuses specifically on news and media outlet RSS feeds for information, not weblogs.
*Syndic8.com - Syndic8 is an open directory of RSS feeds that contains thousands of RSS feeds that users have submitted.
*Technorati - Technorati is a popular blog finding tool that lets you search for blogs. Since RSS feeds are inherent to all blogging tools, Technorati Blog Search can help you find RSS feeds for topic specific blogs you may be interested in. Additonal Resource: Technorati Tutorial on finding and adding your blog
Discovery Exercise:
1. Explore some of the search tools noted above that can help you locate some news feeds.
2. Create a blog post about your experience. Don't know what to blog about? Here are some questions to think about ...
Which method of finding feeds did you find easiest to use?
Which Search tool was the easiest for you?
Which was more confusing?
What kind of useful feeds did you find in your travels?
Or what kind of unusual ones did you find?
What other tools or ways did you find to locate newsfeeds?
EXTRA STUFF -- Feed icon information:
In Febuary of this year, the adoption of a standard feed icon among websites and browsers finally began to assist in stopping the madness and confusion caused by so many variations. So far this icon has been adopted by many websites and browers, including Opera and FireFox, where it displays in the address bar:
The next release of Internet Explorer is supposed to have this as well.
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* The podcast for this "thing" mentions Feedster which has recently ceased operations.
Please use one of the tools listed in the discovery section.
Now that you have a newsreader (your Bloglines account), you can begin adding other newsfeeds that interest you. There are several ways you can locate newsfeeds:
*When visiting your favorite websites -- look for news feed icons that indicate the website provides it. Often a feed icon will be displayed somewhere in the navigation bar of the site. (Here's an image that contains a sampling of several feed icons).
*Use Blogline's Search tool - Bloglines recently expanded search tool lets you search for news feeds in addition to posts, citations and the web. Use the Search for Feeds option to locate RSS feeds you might be interested in.
*Other Search tools that can help you find feeds:
*Topix.net - This search tool allows you to locate recent newsfeed items based upon keyword or phrase searching. The tool focuses specifically on news and media outlet RSS feeds for information, not weblogs.
*Syndic8.com - Syndic8 is an open directory of RSS feeds that contains thousands of RSS feeds that users have submitted.
*Technorati - Technorati is a popular blog finding tool that lets you search for blogs. Since RSS feeds are inherent to all blogging tools, Technorati Blog Search can help you find RSS feeds for topic specific blogs you may be interested in. Additonal Resource: Technorati Tutorial on finding and adding your blog
Discovery Exercise:
1. Explore some of the search tools noted above that can help you locate some news feeds.
2. Create a blog post about your experience. Don't know what to blog about? Here are some questions to think about ...
Which method of finding feeds did you find easiest to use?
Which Search tool was the easiest for you?
Which was more confusing?
What kind of useful feeds did you find in your travels?
Or what kind of unusual ones did you find?
What other tools or ways did you find to locate newsfeeds?
EXTRA STUFF -- Feed icon information:
In Febuary of this year, the adoption of a standard feed icon among websites and browsers finally began to assist in stopping the madness and confusion caused by so many variations. So far this icon has been adopted by many websites and browers, including Opera and FireFox, where it displays in the address bar:
The next release of Internet Explorer is supposed to have this as well.
#8 Make life "really simple" with RSS & a newsreader
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You’ve heard of RSS? You’ve seen those small funny tags on websites? You’ve heard co-workers and acquaintances swear by it, but still have no idea what RSS is? Well don’t worry, according to a recent survey you’re still in the majority, but this is changing rapidly. In the information world, RSS is not only revolutionalizing the way news, media and content creators share information, but it also is swiftly changing the way everyday users are consuming information.
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” and is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web.
Just think about the websites and news information sources you visit every day. It takes time to visit those sites and scour the ad-filled and image-heavy pages for just the text you want to read, doesn’t it? Now imagine if you could visit all those information sources and web pages in just one place and all at the same time … without being bombarded with advertising… without having to search for new information on the page you’d already seen or read before… and without having to consume a lot of time visiting each site individually. Would that be valuable to you? Well, it’s available now through a newsreader and RSS.
This week’s discovery exercises focus on learning about RSS news feeds and setting up a Bloglines account (a free online newsreader) for yourself to bring your feeds together.
Discovery Resources:
*CNET Video: RSS – Feel the Need for Feeds (3:32) – a good over view of what RSS is and
the benefits to users.
*Feed Me: A gentle introduction to Internet feeds - a good tutorial from Palinet, a library
cooperative
*Using Bloglines Tutorial (how to keep up with dozens of blogs everyday) – This online
tutorial walks you through how to setup a Bloglines account and add newsfeeds. Follow
Steps 1 to 3 to set up your Bloglines account. Steps 4 – 9 are optional and cover how to
subscribe to different types of feeds (podcasts, Flickr albums, etc)
*Adding RSS Feeds to Bloglines - A short YouTube video that PLCMC created showing how to add feeds.
*Additional Bloglines news feed subcription information (screenshot image)
*Your co-workers - tap into their knowledge or work through your discovery process
together.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Follow the discovery resources above to learn more about RSS and newsreaders.
2. Create a free online Bloglines account for yourself and subscribe to at least 10 newsfeeds
to your reader. See Using Bloglines Tutorial steps 1-3 for instructions.
Newsfeeds:
*SPLS Learning 2.0 participants - Subscribe to several of your co-workers' feeds. This is as easy as typing the blog URL into the subscribe field in Bloglines. Try it, it's easy!
*Then try adding a few other types of news feeds from news sources and even PLCMC's Readers Club site. (Select at least 3 from the list below to subscribe to)
*The Learning 2.0 blog feed
*Charlotte.Com news feeds (pick at least one)
*PLCMC Core Compentency blog
*Reader’s Club new review feeds
*Unshelved - Library cartoon feed
3. Create a post in your blog about this exercise. Optional: If you're up to the challenge, you can provide the URL address to your public bloglines account (find where to find this below)
Don’t know what to blog about? Think about these questions:
What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
How to find your public Bloglines URL:
1. Click on the Share tab within your Bloglines account:
2. Scroll down the right screen pane and locate the public URL (see screenshot)
3. Be sure to add this as part of your post to demonstrate your completion of this activity.
In conclusion ...Here is link to Michael's public Blogline's account: http://www.bloglines.com/public/MikeSchor
PS: Once you tackle this discovery exercise, you've tackled the most difficult one of the whole 23. :)
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You’ve heard of RSS? You’ve seen those small funny tags on websites? You’ve heard co-workers and acquaintances swear by it, but still have no idea what RSS is? Well don’t worry, according to a recent survey you’re still in the majority, but this is changing rapidly. In the information world, RSS is not only revolutionalizing the way news, media and content creators share information, but it also is swiftly changing the way everyday users are consuming information.
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” and is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web.
Just think about the websites and news information sources you visit every day. It takes time to visit those sites and scour the ad-filled and image-heavy pages for just the text you want to read, doesn’t it? Now imagine if you could visit all those information sources and web pages in just one place and all at the same time … without being bombarded with advertising… without having to search for new information on the page you’d already seen or read before… and without having to consume a lot of time visiting each site individually. Would that be valuable to you? Well, it’s available now through a newsreader and RSS.
This week’s discovery exercises focus on learning about RSS news feeds and setting up a Bloglines account (a free online newsreader) for yourself to bring your feeds together.
Discovery Resources:
*CNET Video: RSS – Feel the Need for Feeds (3:32) – a good over view of what RSS is and
the benefits to users.
*Feed Me: A gentle introduction to Internet feeds - a good tutorial from Palinet, a library
cooperative
*Using Bloglines Tutorial (how to keep up with dozens of blogs everyday) – This online
tutorial walks you through how to setup a Bloglines account and add newsfeeds. Follow
Steps 1 to 3 to set up your Bloglines account. Steps 4 – 9 are optional and cover how to
subscribe to different types of feeds (podcasts, Flickr albums, etc)
*Adding RSS Feeds to Bloglines - A short YouTube video that PLCMC created showing how to add feeds.
*Additional Bloglines news feed subcription information (screenshot image)
*Your co-workers - tap into their knowledge or work through your discovery process
together.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Follow the discovery resources above to learn more about RSS and newsreaders.
2. Create a free online Bloglines account for yourself and subscribe to at least 10 newsfeeds
to your reader. See Using Bloglines Tutorial steps 1-3 for instructions.
Newsfeeds:
*SPLS Learning 2.0 participants - Subscribe to several of your co-workers' feeds. This is as easy as typing the blog URL into the subscribe field in Bloglines. Try it, it's easy!
*Then try adding a few other types of news feeds from news sources and even PLCMC's Readers Club site. (Select at least 3 from the list below to subscribe to)
*The Learning 2.0 blog feed
*Charlotte.Com news feeds (pick at least one)
*PLCMC Core Compentency blog
*Reader’s Club new review feeds
*Unshelved - Library cartoon feed
3. Create a post in your blog about this exercise. Optional: If you're up to the challenge, you can provide the URL address to your public bloglines account (find where to find this below)
Don’t know what to blog about? Think about these questions:
What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
How to find your public Bloglines URL:
1. Click on the Share tab within your Bloglines account:
2. Scroll down the right screen pane and locate the public URL (see screenshot)
3. Be sure to add this as part of your post to demonstrate your completion of this activity.
In conclusion ...Here is link to Michael's public Blogline's account: http://www.bloglines.com/public/MikeSchor
PS: Once you tackle this discovery exercise, you've tackled the most difficult one of the whole 23. :)
#7 Blog about Technology
For this thing, simply blog about anything technology related. Yes, it can be anything that relates to technology! You just need to share a few thoughts.
Also, be sure to add at least one comment to another participant's blog. That's what online communities are all about - connecting and communication. :)
Also, be sure to add at least one comment to another participant's blog. That's what online communities are all about - connecting and communication. :)
#6 More Flickr Fun
Like many web 2.0 sites, Flickr has encouraged other people to build their own online applications using images found on the site. Through the use of APIs (application programming interfaces), many people have created third party tools and mashups* that use Flickr images. Here is a sampling of just a few…
* Flickr Color Pickr - lets you find public photos in Flickr that match a specific color.
* Montagr – create a photo mosaic from photos found on Flickr.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Explore some of the fun Flickr mashups and 3rd party tools that are out there.
2. Create a blog post about one that intrigues you.
Personally one of my very favorite tools is FD Toys’ Trading Card Maker. And there’s a ton of librarians out there that have created their own Librarian Trading Card.
So have some fun discovering and exploring some neat little apps. And if you're up to the challenge, why not create a trading card of your own. :)
* Mashup Note: Wikipedia offers some great articles that explain mashups. Basically, they are hybrid web applications that take features from one application (like Flickr) and mash it up with another.
#5 Discover Flickr
#5 Discover Flickr
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Photo sharing websites have been around since the 90s, but it took a small startup site called Flickr to catapult the idea of “sharing” into a full blown online community. Within the past year, Flickr has become the fastest growing photo sharing site on the web and is known as one of the first websites to use keyword “tags” to create associations and connections between photos and users of the site.
For this discovery exercise, you are asked to take a good look at Flickr and discover what this site has to offer. Find out how tags work, what groups are and all the neat things that people and other libraries are using Flickr for.
Discovery Resources:
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Photo sharing websites have been around since the 90s, but it took a small startup site called Flickr to catapult the idea of “sharing” into a full blown online community. Within the past year, Flickr has become the fastest growing photo sharing site on the web and is known as one of the first websites to use keyword “tags” to create associations and connections between photos and users of the site.
For this discovery exercise, you are asked to take a good look at Flickr and discover what this site has to offer. Find out how tags work, what groups are and all the neat things that people and other libraries are using Flickr for.
Discovery Resources:
- Flickr Learn More tour (6 steps)
- Mediamazine Flickr Tutorials
- Flickr: Popular tags
- Flickr: Interesting- Last 7 days
Flickr Services (3rd party applications & mashups) and let’s not forget to look at some other libraries on Flickr
Discovery Exercise:
In this discovery exercise, you have two options…
1) Take a good look around Flickr and discover an interesting image that you want to blog about. Be sure to include either a link to the image or, if you create a Flickr account, you can use Flickr's blogging tool to add the image in your post. Another option you have for including images in your post is to use Blogger's photo upload tool.
-- OR --
2) If you're up to an easy challenge ... create a Free account in Flickr and use your location's digital camera to capture a few pictures of something in your branch. Upload these to your Flickr account and tag at least one of the images “SPLS” and mark it public. Then create a post in your blog about your photo and experience. Be sure to include the image in your post. Once you have a Flickr account, you have two options for doing this: through Flickr's blogging tool or using Blogger's photo upload feature.
So go ahead, explore the site and have some Flickr photo fun and if you're interested in looking at some photo hosting sites, then why not check out Jamie's recommendations & this Wired story. (Thanks Jamie for the link).
PS: A quick word about photo posting etiquette - When posting identifiable photos of other people (especially minors) is it advisable to get the person's permission before posting their photo in a publicly accessible place like Flickr. Never upload pictures that weren't taken by you (unless you have the photographer's consent) and always give credit when you include photos taken by someone else in your blog.
#4 Register your blog and join the party ...
If you’ve made it this far, you already have three items or “things” completed of the 23 that are required to earn the USB MP3 player.
But how do you qualify? Good question! By registering your blog and recording your progress on each of the 23 things. For the sake of simplifying this process for SPLS staff involved, you will just need to send an email to splslearning2.0@gmail.com with your name, blog address and "thing" number completed.
Starting with Thing #5, you also need to include the URL for the permanent link to each of your blog posts that capture your thoughts, comments or findings about your discovery process. And depending upon the Blogger template that you selected, the permanent link for each individual posts can be found either through the post’s title or through a link in the post's footer area that contains the date.
Click on this link to see an actual post.
But how do you qualify? Good question! By registering your blog and recording your progress on each of the 23 things. For the sake of simplifying this process for SPLS staff involved, you will just need to send an email to splslearning2.0@gmail.com with your name, blog address and "thing" number completed.
Starting with Thing #5, you also need to include the URL for the permanent link to each of your blog posts that capture your thoughts, comments or findings about your discovery process. And depending upon the Blogger template that you selected, the permanent link for each individual posts can be found either through the post’s title or through a link in the post's footer area that contains the date.
Click on this link to see an actual post.
#3 Grab yourself a blog in 3 steps
Now that you’ve done some exploring around this website and understand how this program will work, it’s time to setup your very own personal blog to begin recording your thoughts, discoveries and exercises in. For this program, we recommend that you use Blogger*, a popular free online blog hosting service that is extremely easy to use.
Creating a blog using Blogger takes just three steps:
1. Create an account (view screenshot)
2. Name your blog (view screenshot)
3. Select your template. (view screenshot)
Once you’ve created your blog here are two important things to know:
- *To add posts: The maintenance interface that you will use to add posts, edit or change the step-up your blog is accessed online at http://www.blogger.com/ Be sure to write down your login and password.
- *To view your blog: Your blog address is http://(xxxx).blogspot.com, (xxxx)=the unique identifier you entered in Step 2. Be sure to also write down your blog address.
If you run into problems or would like more information about blogs and using Blogger here are some discovery resources you can use:
- Freevlog’s Quicktime Tutorial: Setup a Free Blogger Blog Note: Ignore the opening comments about downloading Firefox if your PC doesn’t have it. This will work in Explorer just fine.
- Blogger’s Quick Tutorial
OK -- Now, it’s your turn...
Discovery Exercise:
- Setup a blog for yourself through Blogger.
- Add a test post or two. Note: Use one of your test posts to create an entry about the habits among the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits that is easiest and hardest for you & why.
- Have fun!!!!
IMPORTANT NOTE: How you choose to identify yourself on your blog is your choice. You can blog under a screen name, anonymously, or as yourself. However, in order to qualify for the staff incentives , you will need to register by sending an email with your name and blog address to splslearning2.0@gmail.com.
Use of Blogger is only a recommendation. If there is another blog hosting site that you are more comfortable with, please feel free to use it.
#2 Lifelong Learning
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Among libraries, lifelong learning is one of those core values we shelve our books by. So it makes sense that before we embark on this new online learning and discovery journey that we should take a few minutes to review a few habits that can assist in creating lifelong learners.
These habits, which we’ve called the Seven and 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners, will provide you with a refresher on what it means to be a lifelong learner.
Discovery Exercise:
1) Make sure you have headphones or speakers attached to your computer.
2) Open up PLCMC's 7 & 1/2 Habits online tutorial and view the online tutorial.
* (The contract you create at the end of the tutorial is for your reference and does not
need to be submitted)
3) As you watch and listen, write down which habit among the 7 & 1/2 that is easiest for you and which is hardest. You will use your personal blog (which you will set up next) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning.
Have fun! If you haven't jumped on board yet, it's never too late to become a lifelong learner.
PS: Sorry for the discrepancy between the podcast and online tutorial. The tutorial is actually 14 minutes. In the final preparation of the tutorial, there was just too much information to cut it down. :)
Next Up: Creating your blog so you can begin tracking your journey.
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Among libraries, lifelong learning is one of those core values we shelve our books by. So it makes sense that before we embark on this new online learning and discovery journey that we should take a few minutes to review a few habits that can assist in creating lifelong learners.
These habits, which we’ve called the Seven and 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners, will provide you with a refresher on what it means to be a lifelong learner.
Discovery Exercise:
1) Make sure you have headphones or speakers attached to your computer.
2) Open up PLCMC's 7 & 1/2 Habits online tutorial and view the online tutorial.
* (The contract you create at the end of the tutorial is for your reference and does not
need to be submitted)
3) As you watch and listen, write down which habit among the 7 & 1/2 that is easiest for you and which is hardest. You will use your personal blog (which you will set up next) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning.
Have fun! If you haven't jumped on board yet, it's never too late to become a lifelong learner.
PS: Sorry for the discrepancy between the podcast and online tutorial. The tutorial is actually 14 minutes. In the final preparation of the tutorial, there was just too much information to cut it down. :)
Next Up: Creating your blog so you can begin tracking your journey.
#1 Discovery has never been so much fun ...
Welcome to the SPLS Learning 2.0 program & blog. Our Learning 2.0 programming is modeled after PLCMC's Learning 2.0 program & blog. You'll notice that many of our exercises are based off of PLCMC, so we have to give credit where credit is due!
Chances are if you've found your way here you're:
1) A member of SPLS's staff who is participating in the Learning 2.0 Program.
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.
- and/or -
3) Just interested in earning a cool USB MP3 player!
Either way… we're glad you're here!!
Learning 2.0 is an online learning program that encourages staff 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.
This website highlights “23 Things” and discovery exercises to help staff become familiar with blogging, RSS news feeds, tagging, wikis, podcasting, online applications, social networking 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!
23 Learning 2.0 Things
Week 1: 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.
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) Get to know your fellow libraries, librarians and customers with MySpace and Facebook.
Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
13) Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmarking 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 Learning 2.0 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 some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
22) Take a look at the titles available through Greater Phoenix Digital Library and learn how to download audiobooks.
23) Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.
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) Get to know your fellow libraries, librarians and customers with MySpace and Facebook.
Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
13) Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmarking 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 Learning 2.0 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 some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
22) Take a look at the titles available through Greater Phoenix Digital Library and learn how to download audiobooks.
23) Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.
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