Re: [LM_NET] TARGET: Gradually easing into Web 2.0

[Thomas Kaun <tomkaun@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi, Mary Ann and all LM_NETters.
A really great, self-paced, way to dip one's toes into web 2.0 is to do the
23 Things on School Library Learning 2.0, a course developed and sponsored
by members of the California School Library Association. <
http://schoollibrarylearning2.blogspot.com/>
Folks from all over the world have participated in SLL2.0 and there is a
session going on right now.
Take a peek.
Tom Kaun


On Jan 24, 2008 3:33 PM, Mary Ann Bell <drmaryannbell@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to compare testing the waters of Web 2.0 to being a swimmer
> and
> deciding to ease into cold water rather than dive in headfirst. What would
> be a series of steps analagous to dipping in one toe, then the other, etc.
> Here is what I have so far:
>
> Before even thinking about it, I would want to know what the heck Web
> 2.0was anyway. For this, I recommend the great YouTube film called The
> Machine is Us/Ing Us, found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
> This would be sort of like laying out your towel and applying
> sunscreen.Idecided that first real step would be to find and follow
> some good
> educational or library related blogs. Using a blog aggregator such as
> Bloglines would be dipping the other toe. Next would be to learn the
> strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia (one foot) and YouTube (the other).
> Moving along with the analogy, I think that learning to use a social
> tagging
> site such as del.icio.us would be next. This might be followed by wikis
> and
> Nings. What next? If I were building a heirarchy of experiences, starting
> with the easiest and moving along until one is fully immersed and swimming
> with the big fish in the Web 2.0 waters, how would I proceed? Yep, I am
> asking for ideas...And there will be a hit. I am already working on a blog
> entry but will also share finished product here for those who are blocked
> from getting to blogs. Thanks in advance for your ideas!--Mary Ann
>
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> Sam Houston State University
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