January 22, 2008

The 23 Things

Week 1: Introduction
  • Thing 1: Find out more about the Learning 2.0 program by exploring our website
  • Thing 2: Discover the 7 1/2 habits of highly successful lifelong learners
Week 2: Blogging
  • Thing 3: Set up your own Blogger account and create your blog
  • Thing 4: Register your blog and start tracking your progress
  • Thing 5: Learn to share information & collaborate through blogs
Week 3: Photos & Images
  • Thing 6: Learn about online photos & images by exploring Flickr
  • Thing 7: Have some Flickr fun & discover some mashups & 3rd party sites
Week 4: RSS and NewsReaders
  • Thing 8: Learn about RSS feeds and readers and set up your own newsreader account
  • Thing 9: Locate a few useful blogs or news feeds that interest you
  • Thing 10: Explore how blogs and RSS are being used in education
Week 5: Web-Based Productivity Applications
  • Thing 11: Create a Google document and share it with others
  • Thing 12: Explore potential uses for Google Docs at Marymount
Week 6: Play Week
  • Thing 13: Play around with an online image generator
  • Thing 14: Explore some of the best rated and most popular productivity websites
Week 7: Wikis
  • Thing 15: Learn about wikis and some ways they are being used by educators
  • Thing 16: Edit a page and add a new page to the MCPV Learning 2.0 Wiki
Week 8: Social Bookmarking, Tagging & Folksonomies
  • Thing 17: Learn about something Del.i.cious (a social bookmarking site)
  • Thing 18: Get some tips on organizing your bookmarks with tags.
Week 9: Podcasts and Videos
  • Thing 19: Locate educational videos on YouTube or TeacherTube
  • Thing 20: Discover some useful tools for locating podcasts and share some podcasts that you found interesting
Week 10: Instant Messaging and Online Social Networks
  • Thing 21: Discuss the potential benefits of Instant Messaging.
  • Thing 22: Learn about social networking sites and discuss their benefits and potential concerns
  • Thing 23: Share some last thoughts on the "MCPV Learning 2.0" program