Can you believe it's already Week 4 of the 23 Things? Here are this week's activities:
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders 8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own newsreader account <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/8-make-life-really-simple-with-rss-a-newsreader/> . 9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/9-finding-feeds/> . Need some motivation? Find a 23 Things buddy -- someone you work with or someone from another library that's participating or wants to participate. This is a great time to start the 23 Things if you haven't already. Don't know where to start? Here are the things we've done so far: Week 1: Introduction ( official start of week November 14th, 2008) 1. Read this blog post to find out about the program and lifelong learning <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/1-discovery-and-lifelong-learning/> . 2. Discover a few things you may not have known about your old friend Google <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/2-google-and-gmail/> and also set up a gmail account. Week 2: Blogs and Avatars 3. Set up your own blog <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/3-grab-yourself-a-blog/> & add your first posts. 4. Learn about avatars <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/4-avatars-identity-and-privacy/> and how you can add one to your blog. Week 3: Photos & Images 5. Explore Flickr <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/5-discover-flickr/> and learn about this popular image hosting site. 6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/6-more-flickr-fun/> . 7. Play around with image generators <http://ctls23things.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/7-image-generators/> - the possibilities are endless! Please contact me with any questions you have about the program. Thanks for being a part of it! Kam
