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Weekly tasks
 
Listed below are 23 Things (or small exercises) that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and Web 2.0. 
 
Week 1: Introduction (official start Monday August 20th)
Task 1: Read this blog & find out about the program
Task 2: Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process. 
 
Week 2: Blogging
Task 4: Register your blog and begin your Learning 2.0 journey. 
 
Week 3: Photos & Images
Task 5: Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
Task 6: Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
Task 7: Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week. 
 
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
Task 8: Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
 
Week 5: Play Week
Task 11: Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
Task 12: Roll your own search tool with Rollyo. 
 
Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
Task 13: Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site).
Task 14: Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
Task 15: Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts. 
 
Week 7: Wikis
Task 16: Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
Task 17: Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki. 
 
Week 8: Online Applications & Tools
Task 19: Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings. 
 
Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio
Task 20: Discover YouTubeand a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
Task 21: Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
Task 22: Online communities. 
 
 

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