Getting started . . .

The very first step is to let us know you want to play with us. Just add a comment to this blog post (click on the comments link below) and weigh in. You can post your comment as Anonymous if you don't already have a blogger account, but make sure to tell us who you are!

To forestall the first questions, you can work the 23 Things around your vacations and trips, and yes, you can fall behind and then catch up. Not a problem!

Your guides for the 23 Things will be Karen Schwalm and Christine Moore, just in case you were curious.

Welcome to 23 Things!

This is a self-paced activity for the summer. Come play with us as we learn about new capabilities on the web.

Listed below are 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.

(Note: Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item. We'll begin on May 21st.)

Week 1: Introduction [May 21st-May 27th]
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 [May 28th - June 3rd]
3. Set up your own blog and add your first post.
4. Tell us about your blog and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.

Week 3: Photos & Images [June 4th - June 10th]
5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups and 3rd party sites.
7. Create a blog post about anything technology-related that interests you this week.

Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders [June 11th - June 17th]
8. Learn about RSS feeds and set up your own Bloglines newsreader account.
9. Locate a few blogs and/or news feeds of personal or professional interest. and blog about them.

Week 5: Play Week [June 18th - June 24th]
10. Play around with online image generators.
11. Take a look at LibraryThing and music collection sites to catalog some of your favorite titles.
12. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.

Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati [June 25th - July 1st]
13. Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)
14. Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
15. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0 and education and blog your thoughts.

Week 7: Wikis [July 2nd - July 8th]
16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that people are using them.
17. Explore the 23 Things wiki on PBWiki.

Week 8: Online Applications & Tools [July 9th - July 15th]
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 [July 16th - July 22nd]
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 on LibriVox and learn how to download audiobooks.

Week 10: Reflections [July 23rd - July 29th]
23. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.