Congratulations and welcome to all of you who have chosen to participate in this program and who are on your way to developing an understanding of the Web 2.0 tools readily available in today’s society.
Each week we will be sending out an email with explanations, encouragement and sites of interest.
To begin, click on the heading of each week, or the underlined link, to take you to the activities page. There, you will need to follow the steps to complete the week's 'thing'.
The Program
Learning 2.0 is an online, self paced learning program designed to help you discover web 2.0 technologies freely available on the internet.
The program was developed by Helene Blowers from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. She has licensed the program under Creative Commons and it is now used by libraries around the world.
Equipment Needed
- Computer with Internet access
- Sound card to listen to podcasts
- Headphones if you plan to complete the program in a public area
- Quicktime (normal on most computers)
You will also be creating a few accounts during this program and it is suggested you keep a record of all your username/logins and passwords, it can get a little overwhelming.
You can write these down, or take a screen shot (Ctrl + Print Scrn buttons then paste into Word or Paint and save) of registration pages.
Click on the link below for Activity #1 to get started!
Week 1
#1 About this program
#2 Create a Blog
#3 Let us know!
#4 What is this Web 2.0 business?
Week 2
#5 Check out...Google Docs
#6 Check out...Google Maps
#7 Check out...Google Books
Week 3
#8 Setup an iGoogle home page!
Week 4
#9 Explore Virtual Worlds
Week 5
#10 Have fun with online image generators!
#11 Create an online library collection with LibraryThing
Week 6
#12 Store photos online with Flickr
Week 7
#13 Get social with...MySpace
#14 Get social with...Facebook
Week 8
#15 What is an RSS feed?
#16 Stay informed!
Week 9
#17 Organise yourself with Delicious
Week 10
#18 What is a wiki?
#19 Create your own search engine with Rollyo
Week 11
#20 Listen to some Podcasts
#21 Stay tuned with YouTube
Week 12
#22 & #23 Discover...Ebooks & Audiobooks
Conclusion & Feedback
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