Learning 2.0 Reflective Exercise

As many times as I may have grumbled and felt like these lessons were too long and too much, I am glad I had the opportunity to be exposed to all of these different web based "things". Most were fanscinating (Flikr, YouTube). Some were obscure and useless (mashups), but cool. Some were useful (LibraryThing, Deli.ci.ous, Wikis, online software). Many could be used to make the library a more up to date and interactive place (wikis, blogs, podcasts, custom search engines). Some were a little creepy (created worlds for social networking, MySpace).

Social networking was definitely something that understanding the psychology of it a little more would make that lesson a more meaningful one. Maybe having some teens do a podcast about MySpace and Facebook and why they are so into it could be a starting place. One lesson a week would have been a little easier to keep up with (podcasting one week, YouTube the next). I think a lot of people dropped out when they got behind becasue they felt like they just couldn't keep up.

Val, one of our Learning 2.0 Advocates, was always very helpful. Sometimes it still wasn't that easy to figure out (why did some of the pictures I put in my blog get cutoff, how do you attach, embed or othewise connect to things).

All of this was surprising. Spending time on the web is just not a prioiity and it was great to be gently prodded into the opportunity to take a look at these fascinating things.

Tagging, more work on tagging, spending more time with LibraryThing, figuring out a way to use Deli.cio.us, using Wikis to plan a family get together. My kids and husband thought it was so cool that I had a MySpace account. That creeped me out and was my least favorite excersize. While these things may not have changed my life, but they sure opened up a lot of areas I had never gone and should continue to explore.

I would definitely do this again and recommend it to others. There is just so much out there! A continuing ed version of 27 things/2.0 would be a great thing. Since I didn't know about any of this stuff in the first place, I really don't know of anything else you could have covered. But, thanks for asking.