tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880120131377628681Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:46:52 +0000for <b><a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/">JPL Learning 2.0</a></b><br><br> This site was created to support JPL's Learning 2.0 program; a self-discovery learning program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies and reward them for doing 23 Things. This project is based on the original <b><a href="http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com" >Learning 2.0 Program</a></b> at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.http://jpl2-things.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jacksonville Public Library)Blogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880120131377628681.post-668362340755908442Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:19:00 +00002009-08-20T17:19:51.927-04:00<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">JPL Learning 2.0: The 23 Things*</span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 1: Introduction</span><br /><br />And away we go...<br /><br /><ol><li>Read this <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/1-discovery-has-never-been-so-much-fun_20.html">initial post</a> to find out about the program.</li><br /><br /><li>Read <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/2-lifelong-learning-l2-powered-by-odeo.html">this entry</a> to discover a few pointers on lifelong learning and how to nurture your own learning process.</li><br /><br />Wow! This first week of JPL L2.0 has been great with lots of JPL staff members starting our learning journey. <br /><br />From your comments so far, I can see that we are going to have fun discovering these great tools that are out there on the web for us to use.<br /><br />For those of you already on board with this learning adventure, thanks for proving that JPL has more than it’s share of early adopters. And for those of you who are still watching what's going on, join on in. You can start anytime. <br /><br />Here’s a quick poll to end the first week on …<br /><!-- // Begin Pollhost.com Poll Code // --><br /><form method=post action=http://poll.pollhost.com/vote.cgi><table border=0 width=350 bgcolor=#EEEEEE cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2><tr><td colspan=2><font face="Arial" size=-1 color="#000000"><b>Why are you participating in JPL Learning 2.0?</b></font></td></tr><tr><td width=5><input type=radio name=answer value=1></td><td><font face="Arial" size=-1 color="#000000">I enjoy learning new things.</font></td></tr><tr><td width=5><input type=radio name=answer value=2></td><td><font face="Arial" size=-1 color="#000000">Because it looks like FUN.</font></td></tr><tr><td width=5><input type=radio name=answer value=3></td><td><font face="Arial" size=-1 color="#000000">My boss is making me do it.</font></td></tr><tr><td width=5><input type=radio name=answer value=4></td><td><font face="Arial" size=-1 color="#000000">To get an MP3 player, of course!</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><input type=hidden name=config value="THlubmVhSgkxMjEzODQyMTQ1CUVFRUVFRQkwMDAwMDAJQXJpYWwJQXNzb3J0ZWQ"><center><input type=submit value=Vote>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=submit name=view value=View></center></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#FFFFFF colspan=2 align=right><font face="Arial" size=-2 color="#000000"><a href=http://www.pollhost.com/><font color=#000099>Free polls from Pollhost.com</font></a></font></td></tr></table></form><br /><!-- // End Pollhost.com Poll Code // --><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 2: Blogging</span><br /><li><a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/3-grab-yourself-blog-in-3-easy-steps_20.html">Set up your own blog</a> &amp; add your first post.<br /><li><a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/4-register-your-blog-and-join-party-if_462.html">Register your blog</a> with the JPL Training Office and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.</li><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 3: Photos & Images</span><br /><li><a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/5-discover-flickr-photo-sharing.html">Discover Flickr</a> and learn about this popular image hosting site.</li><br /><li>Have some Flickr fun and discover some <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/6-more-flickr-fun-like-many-web-2.html">Flickr mashups &amp; 3rd party sites</a>.</li><br /><li>Create a <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/10/hello-learning-2.html">blog post about anything technology related</a> that interests you this week.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">You will create 3 separate blog posts this week.</span></li><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 4: RSS &amp; Newsreaders</span><br /><li>Learn about <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/8-make-life-really-simple-with-rss.html">RSS feeds</a> and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.</li><br /><li>Locate a few <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/9-finding-feeds-now-that-you-have.html">useful library related blogs and/or news feeds</a>.</li><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 5: Play Week</span><br /><li>Play around with an <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/10-play-around-with-image-generators.html">online image generator</a>.</li><br /><li>Take a look at <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/11-thing-about-library-thing-are-you.html">LibraryThing</a> and catalog some of your favorite books.</li><br /><li>Add a <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/12-add-jaxcat-gadget-this-one-is-just.html">JaxCat search gadget</a> to your blog.</li><br /><br /><br /><strong>Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies &amp; Technorati</strong><br /><li>Learn about <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/13-tagging-folksonomies-social.html">tagging</a> and discover a Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)</li><br /><li>Explore <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/14-getting-not-so-technical-with.html">Technorati</a> and learn how tags work with blog posts.</li><br /><li>Read a few perspectives on <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/15-on-library-2.html">Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries</a> and blog your thoughts.</li><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 7: Wikis</span><br /><br /><li>Learn about <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/16-so-whats-wiki-wiki-is-collaborative.html">wikis </a> and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.</li><br /><li>Add an entry to the <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/17-playing-around-with-pb-wiki-sandbox.html">Learning 2.0 SandBox</a> wiki.</li><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 8: Online Applications &amp; Tools</span><br /><br /><li>Take a look at some <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/18-web-based-apps-theyre-not-just-for.html">online productivity</a>(word processing, spreadsheet) tools.</li><br /><li>Explore any site from the <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/11/19-discovering-web-2.html">Web 2.0 awards</a> list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Week 9: Podcasts, Video &amp; Downloadable audio</span><br /><br /><li>Discover <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/12/20-you-too-can-youtube-within-past-year.html">YouTube</a> and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.</li><br /><li>Discover some useful search tools for locating <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/12/21-podcasts-smodcasts-word-podcast-is.html">podcasts.</a></li><br /><li>Take a look at the titles available on <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/12/22-audio-books-or-end-is-near-in.html">NetLibrary </a> and learn how to download audiobooks.</li><br /><li>Summarize your thoughts about this <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2008/12/23-is-this-really-end-wow.html"> program </a> on your blog.</ol><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Some New Things</span><br /><br /><strong>Thing 24:</strong> <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2009/08/twitter-24.html">Twitter</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Thing 25:</strong> <a href="http://jaxpubliclibrarylearning.blogspot.com/2009/08/thing-25-social-networking-discovery.html">Social Networking</a></li>http://jpl2-things.blogspot.com/2008/10/wow-this-first-week-of-jpl-l2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jacksonville Public Library)