Here are the Handful of Things that we will explore with WLSLearns:
(Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item)
- Week 1: Introduction
- Read this blog & find out about the program.
- Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.
Week 2: Blogging
- Set up your own blog and add your first post.
- Register your blog with John, and begin your WLSLearns experience.
Week 3: Photos & Images - Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
- Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups and third-party sites.
- Create a blog post about anything technology-related that interests you this week.
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders - Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own newsreader account.
- Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
Week 5: Tagging, Folksonomies, & del.icio.us - Learn about tagging and discover del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site).
- Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries, and blog your thoughts.
Week 6: Wikis - Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
- Add an entry to the WLSLearns wiki sandbox.
Week 7: Online Applications & Tools
- Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
- Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it, and write a blog post about your findings.
