Week Thirteen. Grand Finale

Grand Finale

#22 Explore any site from the Web 2.0 Awards list, play with it, and blog about it.

Throughout the course of this Learning 2.0 program we’ve explored just a small sampling of the these new internet technologies and websites that are empowering users with the ability to create and share content. But given time there are so many more we could explore. Current estimates place the number of web 2.0 tools at somewhere between 300 & 500 with only a handful emerging as market dominators. And although time will only tell which of these new collaborative, social networking and information tools will remain on top, one thing is for sure, they're not going to go away (at least anytime soon).

For this discovery exercise, participants are asked to select any site from this list of Web 2.0 Awards nominees and explore it. With so many too choose from, it might be handy to first select a category that interests you (like Books or Personal Organization) and then simply select a tool/site to explore. Be careful to select a tool that is Free and that doesn't require a plug-in or download. The majority of these free, so this shouldn’t be a problem.

Discovery Exercise:

Select any site/tool from the list of Web 2.0 Awards nominees (If you prefer to select from just the winners, here’s a link to the short list.)
Explore the site you selected.
Create a post about your discovery. What did you like or dislike about the tool? What were the site’s useful features? Could you see any applications for its use in a library setting?

#23 Post your thoughts about the Learning 2.0 program on your blog

Here are some questions to prompt your thinking:

What have you personally learned from this program?
What have you learned about yourself, others and the organisation in which you work?
What was the most important skill you have learned and why?
What action will you now take if any?
Would students use these technologies as part of the library’s online environment?

Is there some specific technology that you would like to see ECU library adopt ?

Congratulations! You deserve a good pat on the back for getting this far and give yourself the doggie Web 2.0 award found on the Library Intranet!