The 23 Things

Valentina March 20th, 2007

BCL? Go to Broward County’s 23 Things.

Listed below are over 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. NSU staff are encouraged to complete the exercises on the list each week in order to qualify to win one of the weekly rewards. Those staff that complete and record all 23 items by November 8th will also qualify for the Grand Prize drawing and other prizes that will be awarded at TLC 2.0 Wrap up party on November 15th.


For those who just can’t get enough, we’ve added a few bonus things ;-)

Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item. The release date next to each week represents the date on which the exercises will be activated. The due date for each week represents the date you must complete your tasks by if you want to qualify for the weekly incentives.

12/14/2007 UPDATE Attention NSU Community: While the NSU Libraries staff have completed the Learning Challenge, other members of the NSU community are welcome to complete the 23 Things.   We cannot offer you any incentives, but we encourage you to learn about these Web 2.0 tools. Work together with your colleagues and departments to explore. Many of the exercises have a library related theme, but you can substitute ‘library’ for any department or area you work in whether it be human resources, student affairs, information technology, student engagement, or alumni relations.  Ask yourself how some of these tools could (or could not) be incorporated into your work, your departmental mission and goals, events and programs, or your personal life. Explore. Learn. Play. Have Fun!  Please direct questions to Carrie Gits gits@nova.edu x4666.

Week 1: Introduction (Release Date: 8/22 Due Date: 8/29)

  1. Introduction & Registration.
  2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.

Week 2: Blogging (Release Date: 8/22 Due Date: 9/5)

  1. Set up your own blog & add your first post.
  2. Register your blog on the TLC 2.0 program blog and begin your Learning Challenge 2.0 journey.

Week 3: Photos & Images (Release Date: 9/5 Due Date: 9/12)

  1. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
  2. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
  3. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.

Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders (Release Date: 9/12 Due Date: 9/26 yeah for extensions!)

  1. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
  2. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.

Week 5: Play Week (Release Date: 9/26 Due Date: 10/3)

  1. Play around with an online image generator.
  2. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
  3. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.

Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati (Release Date: 10/3 Due Date: 10/10)

  1. Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)
  2. Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
  3. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.

Week 7: Wikis (Release Date: 10/10 Due Date: 10/17

  1. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
  2. Add an entry to the TLC 2.0 SandBox wiki.

Week 8: Online Applications & Tools (Release Date: 10/17 Due Date: 10/24)

  1. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
  2. 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 & Social Networking Sites (Release Date: 10/24 Due Date 10/31)

  1. Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
  2. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
  3. Take a look at Facebook, create a profile, find colleagues or join a group.
  4. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.

All 23 Things (Release Date: 8/22 Due Date 11/8)

Even if you missed the opportunity to complete your exercises each week you now have until Wednesday, November 8th to complete all 23 Things AND record them. If you do this then you will receive a certificate and qualify to win one of the grand prizes! Winners will be announced at the TLC 2.0 wrap-up party on Thursday, November 15th.

Still hungry for a challenge? Here’s a couple of fun bonus exercises!

  1. Create a Second Life
  2. Learn about Twitter
  3. Instant Messaging
  4. Audiobooks

You’ve come along way! Want to check your progress you can do so by clicking, Check Your Progress

  • Comments(2)

2 Responses to “The 23 Things”

  1. # Ericon 30 Oct 2007 at 7:21 am

    Eric…

    Thanks for the nice read, keep up the interesting posts…..

  2. # neblogon 20 Feb 2008 at 2:38 am

    A great list. Libraries deserve all our support so they can stay relevant in the internet age.

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