Happy New Year, everyone!
May 2011 bring much health and happiness to all!
Check Your Progress
I have emailed all 23 Things participants (at their gmail address) with progress updates. The updates tell you which Things you have completed, according to my records.
Check your gmail address. If you don't have an email from me about your progress, email me at 23things@brev.org.
As a reminder for all the Things, please ensure that you have "reported" your progress as directed on each Thing:
- If you were to send me an email, make sure you sent it to 23things@brev.org
- If you wrote a blog post, make sure it is labeled ("tagged") with the correct Thing Number
- If you posted to the 23Things wiki, make sure you put your name with your post
Remember, if you don't report it, I can't give you credit for it!
No Scrooge Here!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
After the holidays, I'll resume posting new "things".
Don't worry about not completing all the Things. We will be extending the program deadline to allow plenty of time for the remaining things!
It's Another Catch Up Week!
There was a flurry of activity this past week -- lots of you catching up on your Things. So, let's do it again. No new Thing this week.
If you have completed everything through Thing #12: Congratulations, you're up-to-date. If not: You have some time to catch-up. If you haven't started: Why Not? There's time!
One important tip -- please remember to Tag all your blog posts with the proper Thing number. You'll need to do that to make sure you get "credit" for completing that Thing.
Be sure and check out a few new blog features this week:
If you have completed everything through Thing #12: Congratulations, you're up-to-date. If not: You have some time to catch-up. If you haven't started: Why Not? There's time!
One important tip -- please remember to Tag all your blog posts with the proper Thing number. You'll need to do that to make sure you get "credit" for completing that Thing.
Be sure and check out a few new blog features this week:
- Links to more of your blogs. Sorry, there's a limit to how many I can include, so I'll swap them out in a few weeks and post some different ones.
- A link to an article from Library Journal called "Managing Personal Change". It's great!
- A link to a list of all the scheduled Drop-In Sessions through January 2011
- New updates to:
- Thing #12 YouTube: Top Ten YouTube Videos of 2010 announced
- Thing #9, the sunsetting of delicious ?? (scroll down to bottom of Thing #9 for the update)
Drop In Sessions Schedule
Having trouble keeping up with the 23 Things? Stuck on a particular Thing? Have questions? Haven't started yet?
Training Coordinator Susan E. Szymula will be opening the Training Lab at Central for additional drop-in sessions for anyone needing assistance with the 23 Things.
Click here for the schedule.
Training Coordinator Susan E. Szymula will be opening the Training Lab at Central for additional drop-in sessions for anyone needing assistance with the 23 Things.
Click here for the schedule.
It's Catch-up Week #2!
That’s right, it’s another Catch-Up Week. There are no new tools to explore this week!
If you have completed everything through Thing #12: Congratulations, you're up-to-date. If not: You have some time to catch-up.
I will be opening the Training Lab at Central for a drop-in session for anyone needing assistance with the 23 Things. Help will be available 9 am - 12 noon and 2 - 5 pm on Wednesday, December 15. All are welcome and no registration is needed. Remember to bring any usernames/passwords for any accounts you have created for the 23 Things.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
If you have completed everything through Thing #12: Congratulations, you're up-to-date. If not: You have some time to catch-up.
I will be opening the Training Lab at Central for a drop-in session for anyone needing assistance with the 23 Things. Help will be available 9 am - 12 noon and 2 - 5 pm on Wednesday, December 15. All are welcome and no registration is needed. Remember to bring any usernames/passwords for any accounts you have created for the 23 Things.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Read the entire Thing, including any links, before attempting the activity.
- Follow the step-by-step instructions for each Thing.
- Make sure you report your progress as directed.
- Remember to check your Gmail and Google reader accounts.
- Look for and read the comments on this -- and your own-- blog.
If you need assistance:
- Attend a drop-in session
- Ask co-workers, friends, family, teenagers
- Buddy up with another participant
- Email Training Coordinator Susan Szymula at this address: 23things@brev.org
"Re: @wawoodworth | Old Spice"
This video is part of Thing #12! No, really. Scroll down for the details!
Thing #12: Videos
If you’ve ever seen a YouTube video like the Re: @wawoodworth one above, you’ve experienced video sharing.
Video Sharing
Video sharing sites allow web users to upload, share, and play videos on the Web. You can watch user videos on flickr, Vimeo, and many other sites.
You Tube
YouTube, founded in 2005 and now part of Google, is the most popular online video community, allowing millions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos.
YouTube revolutionized the way video is shared on the Internet by making it easy to upload and share videos. On YouTube, there’s something for everyone. Like many websites, you may also find stuff Not Worth Watching.
Anyone can view videos on YouTube. However, in order to upload videos or to benefit from the site’s more "social" features users need to register for a free account. Registers users can: upload and share their own videos; Comment on, rate, and make video responses to favorite videos; and build playlists of favorites to watch later.
How Libraries are Using Video
Think about the possibility of sharing library information via video. Many libraries, including our own Suntree/Viera, are using YouTube videos to share information. Libraries can use video to:
• promote a program
• introduce your library to the community
• commemorate the opening of new facilities, or the phasing out of videos
• recommend books
On You Tube, a user’s videos appear on their own “channel”. Here are some library channels with lots of great ideas: Allen County Public Library, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, The Library of Congress, The American Library Association, and The New York Public Library.
The Huffington Post recently featured “Librarians Go Gaga: 9 Of The Funniest Library Videos Ever”. Note their video rating system: the low end is called “Give Them A Fine”, the high end, “Friend Of The Library.
Thing #12 Activity:
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Search for and view some videos on a topic of your choice on YouTube. If you can't think of a topic try looking for more library-related videos – there are plenty!
2. Write a blog post about your experience: What's your take on YouTube? What uses do you see for it in your library? Would you use it in your personal life? Be sure to tag your post as “Thing 12”.
Optional Additional Resources:
For more information on using YouTube, see YouTube Help and the YouTube Glossary . The YouTube Handbook includes tips for producing uploading videos.
Optional Activities:
1. Embed the YouTube video you selected into your blog post. Click the Share button under the video for an easy way to add it to Blogger. NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post "Thing #12".
AND/OR
2. If you have access to a digital video camera (see if your library has a flip video camera!) or even a cell phone that takes video, make your own video and upload it to YouTube. You’ll find helpful tips in the YouTube Creator’s Corner, Video Toolbox, and the YouTube Handbook. If you do make a video, be sure to embed it in your blog. We all want to see it! AND: Remember to tag your blog post "Thing #12".
UPDATE:
YouTube Blog releases list of Top Videos for 2010. See the list here.
Thing #11: Photo Fun with Online Image Generators
In Thing #10, Images and Photos we learned about photo sharing and flickr. Now we are going to have some fun with photos.
Most of us don’t have the time, talent, or resources to create custom graphics or logos for our special projects. Luckily, these fun tools let you create many types of images – pictures, comics, animations, trading cards, calendars, and much more – easily and at no cost. When using these “online image generators”, the possibilities are endless!
Using Images in Libraries
There are many ways to use images in your library:
• Use graphics to convey basic information
• Add images to PowerPoint presentations, brochures, and flyers
• Include images in your blogs, or on social networking sites
• Create a calendar with an image related to what you’re promoting that month
• Make a mosaic with multiple images related to your books, videos, or other resources
• Librarians at Carleton College are using trading cards as a way to reach their students
Resources
These websites all feature online image generators:
• Big Huge Labs -- trading cards, jigsaw puzzles, special photo effects
• Image Chef -- animations, word mosaics, photo frames
• Toon Doo -- custom cartoons
• The Generator Blog – a blog of image generators
• Letter James – images to personalize, e-cards
images created using The Generator Blog, Glass Giant and Image Chef
Thing #11 Activity: Add an Image to your Blog
For this Thing, we just want you to have fun.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Visit some of the sites included in the Resources section above and look at the available images.
2. Select an image, customize it, and save it. The easiest way to save an image is to right click on it and left click the “Save Picture As…” option. If this option is not available, save your image by following the site’s instructions. Be sure to save the image to your desktop so you can easily find it for step 3, below.
3. Add a post to your blog about how you can use these tools in your library and upload your image to your blog. Here’s how to upload an image to your blog. NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post with "Thing #11".
Optional Additional Resources:
To learn more about using images to market your library’s view the webinar, Library Images and Video: Engage, Inspire and Tell your Story from Webjunction.
image created using spell with flickr
In Thing #10, Images and Photos we learned about photo sharing and flickr. Now we are going to have some fun with photos.
Most of us don’t have the time, talent, or resources to create custom graphics or logos for our special projects. Luckily, these fun tools let you create many types of images – pictures, comics, animations, trading cards, calendars, and much more – easily and at no cost. When using these “online image generators”, the possibilities are endless!
Using Images in Libraries
There are many ways to use images in your library:
• Use graphics to convey basic information
• Add images to PowerPoint presentations, brochures, and flyers
• Include images in your blogs, or on social networking sites
• Create a calendar with an image related to what you’re promoting that month
• Make a mosaic with multiple images related to your books, videos, or other resources
• Librarians at Carleton College are using trading cards as a way to reach their students
Resources
These websites all feature online image generators:
• Big Huge Labs -- trading cards, jigsaw puzzles, special photo effects
• Image Chef -- animations, word mosaics, photo frames
• Toon Doo -- custom cartoons
• The Generator Blog – a blog of image generators
• Letter James – images to personalize, e-cards
images created using The Generator Blog, Glass Giant and Image Chef
Thing #11 Activity: Add an Image to your Blog
For this Thing, we just want you to have fun.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Visit some of the sites included in the Resources section above and look at the available images.
2. Select an image, customize it, and save it. The easiest way to save an image is to right click on it and left click the “Save Picture As…” option. If this option is not available, save your image by following the site’s instructions. Be sure to save the image to your desktop so you can easily find it for step 3, below.
3. Add a post to your blog about how you can use these tools in your library and upload your image to your blog. Here’s how to upload an image to your blog. NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post with "Thing #11".
Optional Additional Resources:
To learn more about using images to market your library’s view the webinar, Library Images and Video: Engage, Inspire and Tell your Story from Webjunction.
UPDATE: Check out this recent article in the New York Times for more photo fun sites. Thanks to Diane Vosatka for sharing.
Thing #10: Images and Photos
Remember cameras that used film? Remember negatives? Flash bulbs? Photo albums? I do.
If not, you may be more familiar with digital photos. With the advent of the digital age and low-cost PCs, digital cameras, and cell phones that take photos and video there has been an explosion in the amount of pictures we are taking. There has also been an explosion in the use of online image and photo sites. These sites allow users to store, organize, and share their online.
What is photo sharing?
Photo sharing is just like swapping snapshots with your friends -- only online! And, without the need to actually print them, it is easier to share them.
Watch Commoncraft’s “Photo Sharing in Plain English”, here.
Individuals share their photos to keep family members and friends updated, to back up their photos, or because they enjoy getting comments on their photography. Institutions share photos to promote and encourage interest in their services or special events.
flickr
flickr is a website to store, sort, search, and share your photos online. Users upload their photos and then share them with family, friends, or the world. Photos can be “tagged” (remember tags from Thing 9?)with descriptive words and phrases—to help users easily identify and search for them.
flickr and Libraries
Libraries use flickr to share photos of their programs and services, to highlight their collections, and to feature special events. Check out some of these libraries on flickr: the Smithsonian Libraries, the Library of Congress, or the New York Public Library.
Two interesting library-related photo projects on Flicker are: Librarians' Desks and 365 Days of Library Pictures. Even ALA has a flickr account.
Other Photo Sharing Sites
There are other popular photo-sharing sites: Google’s Picasa, HP’s Snapfish, Shutterfly, Kodak Gallery and PhotoBucket.
Thing #10 Activity: Explore flickr
Step-by-Step Instructions:
In Thing 10, you have two options. Pick one option and complete it to finish Thing #10.
Option 1: Explore flickr
1. Go to flickr.
2. Search for a photo by using the Search box. Enter any keyword or keywords (such as: libraries, houses, library signs, Florida, or whatever interests you) to find photos with those tags. Click Search.
3. Browse through your search results for an image you find interesting.
4. In a new window, log into your blog and add a post about the photo you selected. Include a link, or the URL(you can copy and paste it from the address bar), to the image. NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post with "Thing #10".
OR
Option 2: Create a flickr account
1. Go to flickr.
2. Click Create Your Account.
3. Use a digital camera (your library may have one, or you can use your own) to capture a few pictures of something in your library. (For this activity, don’t photograph people!)
4. Upload these to your new Flickr account and tag at least one of the images with the tag “BCL23Things”.
5. In a new window, log into your blog and add a post about the photo you took. Include a link, or the URL(you can copy and paste it from the address bar), to the image. Even better: upload the image to your blog (here’s how). NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post with "Thing #10".
Optional Additional Resources:
Flickr has lots of helpful resources available on its site: Welcome to the Flickr Tour, How To Get The Most Out of Flickr. See flickr’s most popular tags here.
For more info on flickr in libraries see Webjunction’s “31 Flavors - Things to Do With Flickr in Libraries”.
If not, you may be more familiar with digital photos. With the advent of the digital age and low-cost PCs, digital cameras, and cell phones that take photos and video there has been an explosion in the amount of pictures we are taking. There has also been an explosion in the use of online image and photo sites. These sites allow users to store, organize, and share their online.
What is photo sharing?
Photo sharing is just like swapping snapshots with your friends -- only online! And, without the need to actually print them, it is easier to share them.
Watch Commoncraft’s “Photo Sharing in Plain English”, here.
Individuals share their photos to keep family members and friends updated, to back up their photos, or because they enjoy getting comments on their photography. Institutions share photos to promote and encourage interest in their services or special events.
flickr
flickr is a website to store, sort, search, and share your photos online. Users upload their photos and then share them with family, friends, or the world. Photos can be “tagged” (remember tags from Thing 9?)with descriptive words and phrases—to help users easily identify and search for them.
flickr and Libraries
Libraries use flickr to share photos of their programs and services, to highlight their collections, and to feature special events. Check out some of these libraries on flickr: the Smithsonian Libraries, the Library of Congress, or the New York Public Library.
Two interesting library-related photo projects on Flicker are: Librarians' Desks and 365 Days of Library Pictures. Even ALA has a flickr account.
Other Photo Sharing Sites
There are other popular photo-sharing sites: Google’s Picasa, HP’s Snapfish, Shutterfly, Kodak Gallery and PhotoBucket.
Thing #10 Activity: Explore flickr
Step-by-Step Instructions:
In Thing 10, you have two options. Pick one option and complete it to finish Thing #10.
Option 1: Explore flickr
1. Go to flickr.
2. Search for a photo by using the Search box. Enter any keyword or keywords (such as: libraries, houses, library signs, Florida, or whatever interests you) to find photos with those tags. Click Search.
3. Browse through your search results for an image you find interesting.
4. In a new window, log into your blog and add a post about the photo you selected. Include a link, or the URL(you can copy and paste it from the address bar), to the image. NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post with "Thing #10".
OR
Option 2: Create a flickr account
1. Go to flickr.
2. Click Create Your Account.
3. Use a digital camera (your library may have one, or you can use your own) to capture a few pictures of something in your library. (For this activity, don’t photograph people!)
4. Upload these to your new Flickr account and tag at least one of the images with the tag “BCL23Things”.
5. In a new window, log into your blog and add a post about the photo you took. Include a link, or the URL(you can copy and paste it from the address bar), to the image. Even better: upload the image to your blog (here’s how). NOTE: Remember to tag your blog post with "Thing #10".
Optional Additional Resources:
Flickr has lots of helpful resources available on its site: Welcome to the Flickr Tour, How To Get The Most Out of Flickr. See flickr’s most popular tags here.
For more info on flickr in libraries see Webjunction’s “31 Flavors - Things to Do With Flickr in Libraries”.
Thing #9: Tagging and Social Bookmarking
What is Tagging?
Tagging is an open and informal method of categorizing that allows users to associate keywords with online content such as webpages, pictures and posts.
Tagging content makes it easier for you and others to retrieve. You can add as many tags as you like which makes it easy to describe items that cover many different concepts. And, unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines (i.e. Library of Congress subject headings), tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. You should, however, maintain consistency so your tagged items display together. For instance, if you tag one item “Brevard County”, but tag the next item “Brevard”, they won’t appear together!
Tags are descriptive words or phrases used to describe the subject, location, name, category, people, places, date, ideas -- anything you can think of! Tagging is designed to be both personal (you choose which tags you want to use) and collaborative (others can see the tags you've assigned).
Even if you don’t know the term “tagging”, you should be familiar with the concept.
Social Bookmarking
Say you are surfing the web at home and find a website you really like. You add it to “My Favorites” so you don't have to look it up again. Now let's say you're at work and you want to go back to that site. You remember that you bookmarked it in “My Favorites”, but that was on your home PC not at work. This is where Social Bookmarking steps in.
Social Bookmarking allows you to save your all your favorite websites online, share them with others, and even see what sites other people bookmarked. And, you can “tag” bookmarks with relevant keywords to help you (and others) to retrieve them easily.
For more information, view Commoncraft’s “Social Bookmarking in Plain English” video, featuring Delicious, here.
Delicious
Delicious (formerly del.icio.us) is a social bookmarking site that lets you save bookmarks to a central location (no more copying them to multiple browsers on multiple computers) and classify them all with tags.
In addition to tagging your bookmarks, you get to see how other users have tagged the same links and see related websites are important to them. This is an excellent way to find websites that may be of interest to you.
Delicious and Libraries
View some Library Delicious tag collections:
Menasha Public Library
San Mateo Public Library
La Grange Park Public Library
TheInternetPublicLibrary
Maui Community College Library
Other Social Bookmarking Sites
Thing #9 Activity: Explore Delicious
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Explore Delicious. Try clicking on a bookmark that has also been bookmarked by a lot of other users. Look at comments about the bookmark or the tags that they used to categorize it.
2. Spend a few minutes thinking about this 23Things blog. If you had to assign tags to it, what tags would you use?
3. On your blog, add a blog post about your experience and thoughts about this tool. Consider these blog prompts: Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Would it be an easy way to share bookmarks with groups of people such as book groups? Or just an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? How can a library use tagging and delicious? NOTE: Remember to tag your post "Thing #9".
Optional Additional Resources:
If you would like create your own Delicious account, see Delicious: Getting Started.
For more in-depth information, see “How to Use Delicious: The King of Social Bookmarking” from Social Media Examiner and this entry on howstuffworks.com.
For more about using Delicious in libraries, read the September 2007 Library Journal article: "Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us". You can also view a Delicious tutorial on YouTube.
UPDATES:
On December 16, 2010: Stephen Abrams (remember him?) blogged that delicious was going to be discontinued. Read his blog post here. AP posted an article detailing the reasons here.
On December 17, 2010: he had another post saying that Yahoo! was looking for an "exit strategy". He also included tips for alternatives, exporting bookmarks from delicious and more. Read that post here.
Here's a link to alternatives to delicious.
March 2011: The Swiss Army Librarian wrote about his experimentation with diigo as a possible replacement for delicious.
April 2011: Yahoo announces a new owner for delicious and provides a link to Move Your Bookmarks.
Tagging is an open and informal method of categorizing that allows users to associate keywords with online content such as webpages, pictures and posts.
Tagging content makes it easier for you and others to retrieve. You can add as many tags as you like which makes it easy to describe items that cover many different concepts. And, unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines (i.e. Library of Congress subject headings), tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. You should, however, maintain consistency so your tagged items display together. For instance, if you tag one item “Brevard County”, but tag the next item “Brevard”, they won’t appear together!
Tags are descriptive words or phrases used to describe the subject, location, name, category, people, places, date, ideas -- anything you can think of! Tagging is designed to be both personal (you choose which tags you want to use) and collaborative (others can see the tags you've assigned).
Even if you don’t know the term “tagging”, you should be familiar with the concept.
We have been using tags as labels in the 23 Things blog to identify and link to the individual Things in our program:
Users can add tags to records in our LS2 PAC catalog. This title, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, has been tagged as “Harry Potter 7” – helpful for unfamiliar with the correct order of the titles!
Social Bookmarking
Say you are surfing the web at home and find a website you really like. You add it to “My Favorites” so you don't have to look it up again. Now let's say you're at work and you want to go back to that site. You remember that you bookmarked it in “My Favorites”, but that was on your home PC not at work. This is where Social Bookmarking steps in.
Social Bookmarking allows you to save your all your favorite websites online, share them with others, and even see what sites other people bookmarked. And, you can “tag” bookmarks with relevant keywords to help you (and others) to retrieve them easily.
For more information, view Commoncraft’s “Social Bookmarking in Plain English” video, featuring Delicious, here.
Delicious
Delicious (formerly del.icio.us) is a social bookmarking site that lets you save bookmarks to a central location (no more copying them to multiple browsers on multiple computers) and classify them all with tags.
In addition to tagging your bookmarks, you get to see how other users have tagged the same links and see related websites are important to them. This is an excellent way to find websites that may be of interest to you.
Delicious and Libraries
View some Library Delicious tag collections:
Menasha Public Library
San Mateo Public Library
La Grange Park Public Library
TheInternetPublicLibrary
Maui Community College Library
Other Social Bookmarking Sites
Delicious is not the only social bookmarking site. Other social bookmarking sites include: Diigo and Spurl.net. Sites such as Digg, reddit, and Newsvine offer a similar system for organization of social news.
Thing #9 Activity: Explore Delicious
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Explore Delicious. Try clicking on a bookmark that has also been bookmarked by a lot of other users. Look at comments about the bookmark or the tags that they used to categorize it.
2. Spend a few minutes thinking about this 23Things blog. If you had to assign tags to it, what tags would you use?
3. On your blog, add a blog post about your experience and thoughts about this tool. Consider these blog prompts: Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Would it be an easy way to share bookmarks with groups of people such as book groups? Or just an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? How can a library use tagging and delicious? NOTE: Remember to tag your post "Thing #9".
Optional Additional Resources:
If you would like create your own Delicious account, see Delicious: Getting Started.
For more in-depth information, see “How to Use Delicious: The King of Social Bookmarking” from Social Media Examiner and this entry on howstuffworks.com.
For more about using Delicious in libraries, read the September 2007 Library Journal article: "Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us". You can also view a Delicious tutorial on YouTube.
UPDATES:
On December 16, 2010: Stephen Abrams (remember him?) blogged that delicious was going to be discontinued. Read his blog post here. AP posted an article detailing the reasons here.
On December 17, 2010: he had another post saying that Yahoo! was looking for an "exit strategy". He also included tips for alternatives, exporting bookmarks from delicious and more. Read that post here.
Here's a link to alternatives to delicious.
March 2011: The Swiss Army Librarian wrote about his experimentation with diigo as a possible replacement for delicious.
April 2011: Yahoo announces a new owner for delicious and provides a link to Move Your Bookmarks.
Thing #8: Wikis
What is a wiki?
A wiki is a collaborative Web site and authoring tool that allows users to easily add, remove and edit content.
With over 3,000,000 articles, Wikipedia, the online open-community encyclopedia, is the largest and likely the most well known of these knowledge-sharing tools.
For a brief explanation of wikis, view Commoncraft’s “Wikis in Plain English” here.
Wikis have several advantages over more traditional websites:
Wikis and Libraries
Librarians are using wikis to collaborate and share knowledge. Wikis can be used for staff manuals, subject guides, and to manage projects. They are also used to produce: subject guides, pathfinders, and book review sites. For a list of library wikis and uses visit the Library Success Wiki and the Blogging Libraries Wiki.
Other Wikis
Wikipedia is not the only wiki out there. Some other examples of popular wikis include: wikiHow, Wiktionary, Wikitravel, and Music Wiki.
Wiki Creation
A Brevard County Libraries 23 Things wiki has been created on Sharepoint. Wikis can be created through free web-based services such as: PBWorks, and Wikispaces.
Thing #8 Activity: Add to the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Wiki
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Go to our SharePoint site and click on the 23 Things Tab.
2. On the left side menu, click Wiki.
3. Read the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Wiki Introduction.
4. Post to at least one of the pages on the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things wiki: Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3, Thing 4, Thing 5, Thing 6, Thing 7, Our Favorite Blogs, Our Favorite Wikis, and/or General Comments.
Here's how:
Very Important: Please do not delete and change any existing content, only add your comment.
Optional Additional Resources:
To learn more about wikis, read What is a Wiki? from the Library Success wiki and the Wiki, wiki, wiki post from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
For more about wikis in libraries, read Webjunction’s Using Wikis to Create Online Communities, and Wikis for Libraries.
A wiki is a collaborative Web site and authoring tool that allows users to easily add, remove and edit content.
With over 3,000,000 articles, Wikipedia, the online open-community encyclopedia, is the largest and likely the most well known of these knowledge-sharing tools.
For a brief explanation of wikis, view Commoncraft’s “Wikis in Plain English” here.
Wikis have several advantages over more traditional websites:
- Like a blog, a wiki allows you to edit with an easy to use interface. You do not need to know HTML or know how to use web page building software.
- Wikis are designed with collaboration in mind, so it is easy to add and link new pages.
- Wikis keep track of revisions made to each page.
Wikis and Libraries
Librarians are using wikis to collaborate and share knowledge. Wikis can be used for staff manuals, subject guides, and to manage projects. They are also used to produce: subject guides, pathfinders, and book review sites. For a list of library wikis and uses visit the Library Success Wiki and the Blogging Libraries Wiki.
Other Wikis
Wikipedia is not the only wiki out there. Some other examples of popular wikis include: wikiHow, Wiktionary, Wikitravel, and Music Wiki.
Wiki Creation
A Brevard County Libraries 23 Things wiki has been created on Sharepoint. Wikis can be created through free web-based services such as: PBWorks, and Wikispaces.
Thing #8 Activity: Add to the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Wiki
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Go to our SharePoint site and click on the 23 Things Tab.
2. On the left side menu, click Wiki.
3. Read the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Wiki Introduction.
4. Post to at least one of the pages on the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things wiki: Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3, Thing 4, Thing 5, Thing 6, Thing 7, Our Favorite Blogs, Our Favorite Wikis, and/or General Comments.
Here's how:
Click one of the links on the wiki to add content.
Click Edit.
Do NOT change the contents of the Name Box.
Type your comment and your name under the last entry. Then click OK.
Very Important: Please do not delete and change any existing content, only add your comment.
Optional Additional Resources:
To learn more about wikis, read What is a Wiki? from the Library Success wiki and the Wiki, wiki, wiki post from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
For more about wikis in libraries, read Webjunction’s Using Wikis to Create Online Communities, and Wikis for Libraries.
7 Things Posted, 103 Participants, 1 Week to Catch Up
That’s right, it’s Catch-Up Week. There are no new tools to explore this week:
- If you have completed everything through Thing #7: Congratulations, you're up-to-date.
- If not, you’ve got some time to play catch-up.
- Remember to check your Gmail and Google reader accounts.
- Read the newsletter for program updates and tips.
- Look for and read the comments on this -- and your -- blog.
- Read the entire Thing, including related links, before attempting the activity.
- Walk away if you get frustrated; then try again later.
- If you need assistance:
- Read the Getting Started section
- Read the Frequently Asked Questions
- Ask co-workers, friends, family, teenagers
- Buddy up with another participant
- email Training Coordinator Susan Szymula at this address: 23things@brev.org
Thing #7: Social Networking
Social Networking
We’ve all heard the term “Social Networking”. They even made a movie about it! What is it? How does it work? Is it just for teens?
For a quick explanation, watch this video Social Networking In Plain English, from CommonCraft.
Social Networking is an online service that allows its users to build communities by connecting with others who share similar interests. These communities provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as status updates, instant messaging, or comments. Some allow users to add pictures, slideshows, audio and video clips, and even play games and quizzes. In short, social networks are about connecting people and interacting with each other.
Examples include:
- Facebook: one of the most-visited websites, A social utility that connects people, to keep up with friends, upload photos, share links and videos. Facebook has over 500 million users. Find out more about Facebook here.
- Linkedin: the world’s largest professional network. Geared toward the workplace and managing your professional profile, Linkedin has over 80 million members. Find out more about Linkedin here.
- WebJunction: an online community where library staff gather to learn. WebJunction offers free resources on library management, technology and services; online webinars, courses and instructional materials; and discussions with other library staff. Find out more about WebJunction here.
Online Privacy
Online communities are not without their risks and problems. Privacy is a very real concern to many people as they decide whether or not to join an online community. CommonCraft’s Protecting Reputations Online in Plain English offers some common-sense guidelines.
Libraries and Social Networking
Libraries can use social networks to market their services. The library’s page can include your contact information, opening hours, program information, photos and more. See David Lee King’s blog post, Why do Librarians use Facebook? See how some of our libraries use social networking by clicking here and visiting their sites.
Thing #7 Activity: Join a Social Networking Site
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Select one of these social networking sites and join by completing their on-screen instructions:
NOTE: If you already have an account with one these sites, or any other social networking site, you can skip to #2.
2. On the blog you created in Thing #4, please add a new post giving the name of the social networking site you joined and why selected that one. Remember to tag your post "Thing 7"!
Optional Additional Resources:
Here’s a link to Facebook’s Help Center. For more information, see Mashable’s Facebook Guide Book.
Linked In
Here’s the Linkedin New User Starter Guide. Visit the Linkedin Learning Center to learn about site features. Linkedin also offers free webinars for its users.
WebJunction
Here’s the WebJunction Getting Started Guide. Visit the WebJunction User Guide to learn about the site features. Help can be found here.
Thing #6
Microblogging
Microblogging is a special kind of blogging. Posts are very short. On twitter, one of the most popular microblogging sites, posts are limited to 140 characters or less.
Twitter
Twitter is a free service that allows you to publish brief updates. Twitter started as a way for people to post what they were doing. But it’s now being used for much more, including sharing articles and resources; following the news, weather, and road; connecting with fans, friends and family; sharing and viewing pictures; and participating in real-time events and conferences.
For an overview of Twitter, watch this video from CommonCraft, Twitter in Plain English.
Once you have a free twitter account, you post messages to the twitter website. The posts appear on your profile and are sent to your followers, those who sign up to receive updates.
A Twitter page looks something like this screenshot of the Central Brevard Library and Reference Center’s Twitter account:
Twitter Tips
Here are a few terms to be familiar with:
To search tweets on twitter, use search.twitter.com.
Adding links to a 140-character post can be difficult. Some of those URLs, or web addresses, are really long! You can use a URL shortener like bit.ly to convert long URLs so they fit. Click here to see how.
Twitter and Libraries
Your library can use Twitter in your library to:
Some other sites that offer microblogging (and even more services) are: Tumblr, Posterous, FriendFeed, and Plurk.
Thing #6 Activity: Create a twitter Account
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Right click here and open twitter in a new window. Click Sign Up. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an account. Hints: You’ll need to receive a confirmation by email -- use your new Gmail account as your email address. Make sure to remember your username and password.
2. Complete Step One by clicking on a subject area that interests you and selecting one or more accounts to follow.
3. Skip Steps 2 and 3 by clicking Next Step in lower right.
4. Log out by clicking your username in upper right, then click Sign Out.
5. Log in to your Gmail account and look for the confirmation email from Twitter. Click on the enclosed link to confirm your account.
6. Sign in to your Twitter account and type your first tweet by typing in the “What’s happening?” box. Please include the hashtag #bcl23 in your tweet. Click Tweet. Hint: Your first tweet can just be a brief greeting, like Hello from …
7. Email 23things@brev.org and tell me your twitter username.
Optional Additional Resources:
For assistance, read Twitter 101 and other twitter basics from the twitter Help Center.
For more detailed information: see Mashable’s The Twitter Guide Book, or Twitter School.
For more info on using Twitter in libraries, read Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians) and 100 Ways to Use Twitter In Your Library.
For a list of librarians, job posting and library news you can follow, see the helpful lists at Best Library People on Twitter and 100 Best Twitter Feeds for Librarians of the Future.
Microblogging is a special kind of blogging. Posts are very short. On twitter, one of the most popular microblogging sites, posts are limited to 140 characters or less.
Twitter is a free service that allows you to publish brief updates. Twitter started as a way for people to post what they were doing. But it’s now being used for much more, including sharing articles and resources; following the news, weather, and road; connecting with fans, friends and family; sharing and viewing pictures; and participating in real-time events and conferences.
For an overview of Twitter, watch this video from CommonCraft, Twitter in Plain English.
Once you have a free twitter account, you post messages to the twitter website. The posts appear on your profile and are sent to your followers, those who sign up to receive updates.
A Twitter page looks something like this screenshot of the Central Brevard Library and Reference Center’s Twitter account:
Twitter Tips
Here are a few terms to be familiar with:
- Tweet: a posting on Twitter, no more than 140 characters
- Retweet (RT): a reposting of a tweet originally posted by another user
- Followers: those following you on Twitter
- Following: Those you follow on Twitter
- #: called a hashtag, the # before a word or phrase users can search for tweets on a specific subject or related to a specific event (e.g. #bcl23).
To search tweets on twitter, use search.twitter.com.
Adding links to a 140-character post can be difficult. Some of those URLs, or web addresses, are really long! You can use a URL shortener like bit.ly to convert long URLs so they fit. Click here to see how.
Twitter and Libraries
Your library can use Twitter in your library to:
- update patrons about new materials
- get the word out about library programs and events
- announce news and events for specific groups like children, book clubs, and teens
- point out highlights on library websites
- share tips on finding information online or in your library building
- share posts with links to interesting news stories about libraries and literacy
Some other sites that offer microblogging (and even more services) are: Tumblr, Posterous, FriendFeed, and Plurk.
Thing #6 Activity: Create a twitter Account
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Right click here and open twitter in a new window. Click Sign Up. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an account. Hints: You’ll need to receive a confirmation by email -- use your new Gmail account as your email address. Make sure to remember your username and password.
2. Complete Step One by clicking on a subject area that interests you and selecting one or more accounts to follow.
3. Skip Steps 2 and 3 by clicking Next Step in lower right.
4. Log out by clicking your username in upper right, then click Sign Out.
5. Log in to your Gmail account and look for the confirmation email from Twitter. Click on the enclosed link to confirm your account.
6. Sign in to your Twitter account and type your first tweet by typing in the “What’s happening?” box. Please include the hashtag #bcl23 in your tweet. Click Tweet. Hint: Your first tweet can just be a brief greeting, like Hello from …
7. Email 23things@brev.org and tell me your twitter username.
Optional Additional Resources:
For assistance, read Twitter 101 and other twitter basics from the twitter Help Center.
For more detailed information: see Mashable’s The Twitter Guide Book, or Twitter School.
For more info on using Twitter in libraries, read Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians) and 100 Ways to Use Twitter In Your Library.
For a list of librarians, job posting and library news you can follow, see the helpful lists at Best Library People on Twitter and 100 Best Twitter Feeds for Librarians of the Future.
Thing #5: Your Own Blog, Recording Your Progress
In Thing, #4, you created a blog using Blogger. We will be using these blogs to help track your progress on the 23 Things, see how everyone else is doing, and share what we’ve learned.
Feel free to use your blog to share your thoughts about the 23 Things. Marian Griffin, director of the West Melbourne Public Library, did. Read what she posted on her newly-created blog (called Marian the Librarian, of course!) during the 23 Things testing phase: Today is a flummox. I am sure you can relate to her frustration, and her solution! Thanks, Marian, for letting me share this.
Remember, the goal of the 23 Things is to expose you to new tools. It’s not to frustrate you. It’s okay to walk away for a while if things aren’t working according to the instructions. Sign out, log off, and take a break! Try it again later and don’t be afraid to ask for help.
In Thing #5, you will register your blog with the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things program, customize your blog, and use your blog to record your progress in the 23 Things.
Thing #5 Activity: Register Your Blog and Record Your Progress
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Fill out our online registration form with your name, email address, blog title, and blog address. Click Submit.
This will allow us to include your blog on ours, so it is easier for other participants to find. Within 72 hours, you will see your blog listed in the “Our Bloggers” section of the 23 Things blog. You will also receive a confirmation email at your gmail address.
2. Open blogger.com in a new window. Log in to your blogger account. The Dashboard for your blog will appear.
The Dashboard
the Add and Arrange Page Elements screen
the Template Designer screen
Experiment with different templates, backgrounds, and layouts. You can change the color scheme in Backgrounds and fonts in Advanced.
4. When you have a design you like, click Apply to Blog.
5. Click Back to Blogger.
6. Click View Blog to see your changes.
7. Click New Post in the upper right. A blank new post box appears. Add the title “Thing 5”. Write a post about Thing 5 and what you learned about creating and customizing your own blog. In the Labels box, type “Thing 5”. Tagging this post will help identify it on your blog.
8. Click Publish Post.
9. Click View Post.
10. Sign out.
Optional Additional Resources:
To do even more with your blog, check out blogger design tips from Mashable:
Thing #4: Blogging
Blog is short for web log. A blog is an easily updatable web page that displays entries in chronological order (like this one). If you ever kept a diary or a journal, you are familiar with the basic concept. Take that diary one step further – put it on the web for people to read – and you have a blog. Everyday people create a blog so they can share their everyday events, both ordinary and extraordinary, with the World Wide Web. Each new blog entry is called a “post”.
Blogs have a few of other features which make them a powerful way of distributing new content. You can include text, images, and links in your posts. RSS feeds (from Thing #2) allow readers to subscribe to the blog and automatically receive updates. Each post can be commented on by those who read it, allowing for feedback and further discussion.
This CommonCraft video explains Blogs in Plain English. (Note: this links to Sharepoint and is only accessible in the library.)
Read this brief article fom Webjunction "Blogs for Libraries: What are blogs and why should librarians care about them?"
Read this brief article fom Webjunction "Blogs for Libraries: What are blogs and why should librarians care about them?"
Blogs are created using blogging websites like Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad, and LiveJournal.
Thing #4 Activity: Create a Blog
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Go to blogger.com and sign in at the top right-hand corner with your Google Account username and password from Thing #1.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your own blog in these steps:
- Sign up for Blogger
- Enter a “Display Name” for your blog. This is the name used to sign your blog posts. It can be your full name, initials, or a nickname.
- Click the checkbox for “I accept the Terms of Service”.
- Click Continue.
- Name your blog
- Enter a “Blog title” for your blog.
- Enter a ”Blog address”, or “URL”. Click “Check Availability”.
- If your address is Not Available, try a variation of your blog title.
- Important: Make of a note of your blog title and your blog address. You will need them later! For example: My blog title is "Susan Studies 23 Things" and my blog address is http://susanstudies23things.blogspot.com.
- Click Continue.
- Choose a starter template
- Select a design. Note: This design can be changed later.
- Click Continue.
4. Enter your first post. Call it “Thing #4” and tell a little about yourself. Remember, others can see your blog. Only reveal what information you are comfortable sharing with everyone!
5. Click Publish Post.
6. View Your Post. If you can see your post, you have just completed the activity for Thing #4!
7. Click Sign Out in the Upper Right Corner.
In Thing #5, you will record your completion of Thing #4.
Optional Additional Resources:
To learn more about Blogger: Take a tour or get help.
To learn more about writing your blog, read What makes a good blogpost? by Steve Wheeler
To search blog contents, use a blog search engine like Technorati, or BlogScope.
Thing #3: Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Beyond
Web 2.0
Wikipedia defines Web 2.0 like this: “The term Web 2.0 is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web….Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but rather to cumulative changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.”
First coined in 2004, the term Web 2.0 became the buzz word for technology on a social level that enabled “regular” people to add content and value to the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts include social-networking sites like Facebook, video-sharing sites like YouTube, wikis, blogs, and more.
Some argue that Library 2.0 is more than just a term used to describe new technology concepts. It is also a term that can be used to describe both physical and mindset changes that are occurring within libraries to make our spaces and services more user-centric and inviting. Others say libraries have always been 2.0: collaborative, customer friendly and welcoming.
Brevard County Libraries 23 Things will help you learn about Web 2.0.
Thing #3 Activity: What is Web 2.0?
1. Watch this video featuring Library Visionary and 23 Things inspiration Stephen Abram kicks off 23 Things at Murdoch University Library in Australia.
2. Consider: How has the Internet, and the vast resource it can be, affected your use of time at work and/or at home? Why are you participating in 23 Things program? What do you hope to learn?
3. Send an email message to 23things@brev.org saying what you hope to learn. Use Thing #3 as the subject of your email.
For more about Web 2.0 and its impact on libraries, check out Web 2.0: Where will the next generation of the web take libraries? Five experts weighed in with their opinions on where Web 2.0 will take us:
o Away from the “icebergs”
o Into a new world of librarianship
o To more powerful ways to cooperate
o To better bibliographic services
o To a temporary place in time…
To read about how Web 2.0 started, you can read this article by Tim O’Reilly, What is Web 2.0?, from 2005. O’Reilly revisited the idea in 2009 with Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On.
The School Library Journal site has a section devoted to "Web 2.0" updates, here. It even has an RSS feed! (Thanks to Marlena Harold, SB, for this link!)
Wikipedia defines Web 2.0 like this: “The term Web 2.0 is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web….Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but rather to cumulative changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.”
Web 2.0 is collaboration – interactive information sharing through the web, moving from just reading a website to actually contributing to it.
First coined in 2004, the term Web 2.0 became the buzz word for technology on a social level that enabled “regular” people to add content and value to the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts include social-networking sites like Facebook, video-sharing sites like YouTube, wikis, blogs, and more.
You will be exploring these, and other sites and technologies, through the 23 Things. In fact, this program was created using Web 2.0. (For instance, right now you are reading the 23 Things blog.)
Library 2.0
Library 2.0 is term used to describe a new set of concepts for developing and delivering library services. The name, as you may guess, is an extension of Web2.0, and shares many of its same philosophies and concepts. Patrons can interact with us on sites like Facebook, and they can even contribute content by adding tags and Patron Reviews in LS2PAC.
Some argue that Library 2.0 is more than just a term used to describe new technology concepts. It is also a term that can be used to describe both physical and mindset changes that are occurring within libraries to make our spaces and services more user-centric and inviting. Others say libraries have always been 2.0: collaborative, customer friendly and welcoming.
Beyond
Technology changes with astonishing speed. Both sides agree that libraries of tomorrow, even five or ten years from now, will look substantially different from libraries today.Brevard County Libraries 23 Things will help you learn about Web 2.0.
Thing #3 Activity: What is Web 2.0?
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Watch this video featuring Library Visionary and 23 Things inspiration Stephen Abram kicks off 23 Things at Murdoch University Library in Australia.
2. Consider: How has the Internet, and the vast resource it can be, affected your use of time at work and/or at home? Why are you participating in 23 Things program? What do you hope to learn?
3. Send an email message to 23things@brev.org saying what you hope to learn. Use Thing #3 as the subject of your email.
Optional Additional Resources:
For more about Web 2.0 and its impact on libraries, check out Web 2.0: Where will the next generation of the web take libraries? Five experts weighed in with their opinions on where Web 2.0 will take us:
o Away from the “icebergs”
o Into a new world of librarianship
o To more powerful ways to cooperate
o To better bibliographic services
o To a temporary place in time…
To read about how Web 2.0 started, you can read this article by Tim O’Reilly, What is Web 2.0?, from 2005. O’Reilly revisited the idea in 2009 with Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On.
The School Library Journal site has a section devoted to "Web 2.0" updates, here. It even has an RSS feed! (Thanks to Marlena Harold, SB, for this link!)
Thing #2: RSS Feeds and Google reader
Looking for the latest news headlines, or updates from blogs like this one? Need a way to keep up to date with changes to your favorite websites?
RSS, or “Really Simple Syndication”, is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web. RSS allows you to view new content from web sites, blog entries, etc. in one place, without having to visit the individual sites.
Using a single website called a reader, you can “subscribe” to your favorite sites and have the “RSS feeds” -- the new stuff -- sent directly to your reader. Readers are also known as “aggregators”, “news aggregators”, or “feed readers”. For the 23 Things, we will be using Google reader.
To subscribe to the RSS feed from a website or a blog, look for the word “subscribe” or an icon like this:
For a quick (less than 3 minute) explanation of RSS, watch “RSS in Plain English” from CommonCraft here. (Note: this links to Sharepoint and Is only accessible in the library.)
Some browsers already include readers, like the Feeds Tab in Internet Explorer 7 . You can also add RSS feeds to personalized home pages like MyYahoo! or dashboards like netvibes.
Google Reader is a free web-based reader. You are going to use the Gmail user name and password you created in Thing #1 to create an account in Google reader. (If you haven’t done Thing #1 yet, scroll down to see it, or click Thing 1 under Labels on the right.)
Thing #2 Activity: Set up a Google reader Account and Subscribe to this 23 Things Blog
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Right click here and left click "Open in a New Window"to open Google reader.
2. Sign in to Google reader using your Google Account (the Gmail account email and password from Thing #1).
3. Read the entries on the “Welcome to Google Reader” pane on the right. One includes a brief video tutorial for you to watch. View it for some great tips.
Note: If you cannot see the "Welcome to Google Reader" panel try pasting this URL into your browser:
https://www.google.com/reader/view/#welcome-page
while you are logged into your Google reader account. The Welcome panel seems to disappear if you click anywhere else on the screen. So you may you may have to paste that address in again if you don't finish reading it.
4. In the Welcome Panel, scroll to the entry called: “That’s It, Time to Start Reading”, in the “Search by Topic”, type library and click Search. A list of library-related feeds will appear.
5. Select at least one of these library-related feeds and add it to your Google reader by clicking:
6. To subscribe to this blog, click the RSS icon under “Subscribe” at right. Click “Add to Google”. A Google Screen opens. Click “Add to Google Reader”.
7. Click Sign Out in upper right.
8. Sign in to Google reader using your Google Account (the Gmail account email and password from Thing #1). You are now subscribed to our 23 Things Blog.
9. Send an email to 23things@brev.org with the subject "Google Reader" and tell me at least two RSS feeds you have subscribed to. One should be this blog!!
Optional Additional Resources:
Click here to improve your Google reader skills by reading “HOW TO: Use Google Reader Like A Rockstar” from Mashable. Google reader help can be found here.
Thing #1: Create a Gmail Account
Google offers much more than a search engine. Google has over two dozen other products, including Gmail, a free web-based email application. Setting up a Gmail account for yourself is Thing #1.
In the 23 Things program, we are going to explore and use Google products like Google Reader, Google Docs, and iGoogle. The first step to using these products is setting up a Google account.
Your new Gmail account user name and password will serve as your Google account and allow you to access the other Google products more easily. You will use this same username and password in later Things.
You will also use this email address to register for the 23 Things program and receive 23 Things email updates.
Thing #1 Activity: Create a Gmail Account
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Click here to go to Gmail.
2. Click “Create an account”. (If you already have a Gmail account you would like to use for the 23 Things project, please skip to Step #4 below.)
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your own Gmail account. Important tips:
- You will be required to select a user name and password. Make sure you remember it!
- Uncheck the “Stay Signed In” and “Set Google as my default homepage” boxes.
- If you have another email address, enter it in the “Recovery Email” box in case you forget your Gmail password.
Optional Additional Resources:
Become a Gmail Master by learning tips and tricks to using your Gmail account. Click Here.
Click here to Download a printable guide to Gmail.
Learn About the 23 Things Program
Welcome to the Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Program Blog!
The Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Program is an online learning program that encourages you to learn about emerging technologies that are changing the way we access and share information, and the way we communicate.
Every week, through this blog, you will be introduced to one or two new “Things”. “Things” can be tools, technologies, websites, even ideas. We hope you have fun in the process.
For each “Thing”, there will be an activity for you to complete and a way to document your progress. Documenting your progress, and completing the program by February 15, 2011, makes you eligible for an incentive prize and special prize drawing.
To familiarize yourself with this project, be sure to read the Getting Started page. The Frequently Asked Questions (or, “FAQs”) should answer most of your questions about this program.
So fasten your seat belts, grab your mouse, and get ready for a learning adventure!
Watch for Thing #1, coming October 1, 2010.
The Brevard County Libraries 23 Things Program is an online learning program that encourages you to learn about emerging technologies that are changing the way we access and share information, and the way we communicate.
Every week, through this blog, you will be introduced to one or two new “Things”. “Things” can be tools, technologies, websites, even ideas. We hope you have fun in the process.
For each “Thing”, there will be an activity for you to complete and a way to document your progress. Documenting your progress, and completing the program by February 15, 2011, makes you eligible for an incentive prize and special prize drawing.
To familiarize yourself with this project, be sure to read the Getting Started page. The Frequently Asked Questions (or, “FAQs”) should answer most of your questions about this program.
So fasten your seat belts, grab your mouse, and get ready for a learning adventure!
Watch for Thing #1, coming October 1, 2010.
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