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 * The 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. You are encouraged to complete all 23 items on this list by **May 16, 2008** in order to receive the 18 hours of Staff Development credit through Eduphoria. Those that complete all items by **April 7,** **2008** will earn a Creative Zen (which will allow you make podcasts) and also be entered into a drawing for a new laptop computer and microphone for use in your library.


 * 23 Web 2.0 Things***

1. Read this wiki post and find out about the program. 2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nuture your own learning process.
 * Life Long Learning**

3. If you haven't already done so, create an avatar or upload your picture into your profile [|NeedHelp?] Post your 'The 23 Things' disscussion to [|Denton Library Staff Forum] Directions. [|Click Here] for a good site for avatars. 4. If you created a Denton ISD Ning Blog for your library (or already have one), post your URL in the forum. OR post ideas on how libraries might use blogs. Do both at the [|Denton Library forum]and begin your **Learning 2.0 Thru Play** journey.
 * Blogging**

5. Explore either [|Flickr] and learn about these popular image hosting sites. 6. Have some fun and discover some mashups and 3rd party sites and reply to the Denton ISD Forum about what you learned from the session at the Feb. 18 inservice. 7. Learn all about the cool tools that Google has to offer and reply to the Denton ISD Forum about what you learned from the session at the inservice.
 * Photos and Images**

8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own newsreader account. 9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.
 * RSS Feeds and Newsreaders**

10. Play around with an online image generator. 11. Take a look at LibraryThing or [|Shelfari] and catalog some of your favorite books. 12. Learn about MySpace and other social networking sites.
 * Hodge-Podge**

13. Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmarking site). 14. Read about [|Technorati] and learn how tags work. 15. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.
 * Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati**

16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovatives ways that libraries are using them or reply to the Denton Library Forum about what you learned from the session at the Feb. 18 inservice. 17. [|Voice Thread]- Create a story using Voice Thread. In your blog discuss one activite you would use with students using Voice Thread. 18. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
 * Wikis and Voice Thread**

19. Explore any site from the [|Web 2.0 awards list], play with it and write a blog post about your findings.
 * Online Applications and Tools**

20. Discover [|YouTube] or [|TeacherTube] and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos. 21. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts and reply to the Denton ISD Forum about what you learned in the inservice. 22. Take a look at the titles available on [|NetLibrary] and learn how to download audiobooks. You might also want to read the article on digital books in the November 26, 2007 issue of Newsweek. 23. Need to convert something from one format to another? Check out [|Zamzar]. Explanation: Take any file you have, and you can convert it to an image, a document or spreadsheet, a movie or an audio file!! Took my photostory and created a movie from this. Then you can upload to a blog, a webpage, etc...It'll email you the conversion pretty quick. 23. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your reply to the Denton ISD Forum.
 * Videos, Podcasts, and Nings**

By the end of the inservice you should have completed at least 4 of these items maybe more, particularly #6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, and 20. Credits Learning 2.0 is a discovery learning program created by Helene Blowers. Content and style for Learning 2.0 Through Play has been borrowed and duplicated with permission, under a Creative Commons License.
 * NOTE: This project is loosely based upon the website 43Things (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titles __43Things I (or You) might want to do this year -Information Outlook - Feb. 2006__.

Additional content for this program borrowed and duplicated with permission from School Learning 2.0 by the California School Library Association.