23 Things

Listed below are 23 Things (or activities) that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and Web 2.0 tools.

Summer 2009 Session

Start Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009

Complete ALL 23 Things by Monday, August 10, 2009, 11:59 PM.

Spring Branch employees only -- If finished by August 10th, Spring Branch employees will receive 18 hours off-contract PDLC credit. (dates in PDLC only act as markers for time in PDLC -- use your own timeline to be finished by August 10th.) The PDLC number for this staff development is 1671.10005.

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Out of district players -- If finished by August 10th, players from outside SBISD will receive a certificate indicating 18 hours of professional development participation.

Face-to-Face (F2F) Recess

Come and play together (for no extra credit) at the SBISD Media Center from 8-4 on these dates only: Thursday, June 18th ; Wednesday, June 24th ; Tuesday, July 7th.
The Kickball Captains and some graduates will be available for help durng these come-and-go sessions. Players will help each other as well!

Spring Branch Administrators only (Spring 09 players):
Reminder: your completion date remains June 4, 2009 for PDLC credit.

Ready! Set! Play! Begin here. (Be sure and click on the hot links. They tell you what to do!)

23 Things*

Week 1: Life Long Learning

• Thing #1: Read this blog and find out about the program.
• Thing #2: Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process. You will write a post about this after creating your blog.

Week 2: Blogging
(Remember the weeks are just guidelines and markers for PDLC. You may use your own timeline as long as you finish on time! You do NOT have to have things done by any date EXCEPT the final date -- August 10th)

• Thing #3: Set up your own blog, create an avatar, and add a post about what you did.
• Thing #4: Register your blog and begin your Library2Play journey. (To be officially registered you must have posts written for Thing 2 and Thing 3.)

Week 3: Photos & Images

• Thing #5: Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
• Thing #6: Have some fun and discover some mashups and 3rd party sites.
• Thing #7: Learn about all the cool tools that Google has to offer.

Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders

• Thing #8: Learn about RSS feeds and set up your own newsreader account.
• Thing #9: Locate a few useful library-related blogs and/or news feeds.

Week 5: Hodge-Podge

• Thing #10: Play around with an online image generator.
• Thing #11: Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your books.
• Thing #12: Creating Community Through Commenting

Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati

• Thing #13: Learn about tagging and discover Delicious, a social bookmarking site.
• Thing #14: Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
• Thing #15: Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the future of libraries.

Week 7: Wikis & Rollyo

• Thing #16: Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 Sandbox wiki.
• Thing #17: Rollyo

Week 8: Online Applications & Tools

• Thing #18: Take a look at some online productivity tools (word processing, spreadsheets).
• Thing #19: Explore the Web 2.0 Awards List.

Week 9: Videos, Podcasts, & Nings

• Thing #20: Explore YouTube And TeacherTube and how to download and embed the videos.
• Thing #21: Find, create, and use podcasts and videocasts.
• Thing #22: Explore Nings.
• Thing #23: Summarize your thoughts about this program.

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* Note: This project is loosely based upon the website 43Things (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titled 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006). Our adaptation comes largely from School Library Learning 2.0 An online learning program for CSLA members and friends and Learning 2.0 Through Play by Mary Woodard Library Director at Mesquite ISD, Texas.