Week 6: Collaboration! Online Applications & Tools

What are Online Applications & Tools

Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.

Discovery Exercise:

Log into your gmail account

Explore the site and create a some test documents.

Try out Google Docs features and create a blog post about your discoveries.

Wikis
Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them. Visit this Blog Entry about WIKIS

Everyone who has registered their blog has added an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.

So you have already covered this 2.0 Thing. I snuck that one in on you. Relax and put your feet up.

Blog Exercise:

Blog about how wikis could be useful to DCPL. And try to comment on this blog. Just a hello so I know you are out there.

Week 3!

WOW! We are 1/3 of the way through the program. I am beat. I have read more blogs in the last 3 weeks than I have ever read. Keep them coming. I am learning so much. Today, I spent the afternoon preparing for the next exercises. I hope you find them fun.

We have several newcomers to the program and I am estatic. The staff is going to make this such a success. I know this is really different for most of you. I applaud your willingness to take the challenge. Some of you are out discovering have already discovered some of things we will be investigating and sharing them. This is wonderful.

Keep up the hard work. I look forward to reading your blogs in the coming weeks.

WEEK 1: Getting Started

During week 1 we will set up gmail accounts, and learn about lifelong learning from others.

Setting up a Google account
1) Go to Gmail's website.




2) Click on "Sign up for Gmail!"


3) Fill out the required fields, including choosing a login name/email name. (As a suggestion, think about what you might use this email address for before picking "onehotmomma".)
4) Click on "I accept. Take me to my account." to accept the Terms of Service and create your account.
5) From your new email account, please send mail to me at twenty2dot0staff@gmail.com.

Explore the lifelong learning sites.

1. Open up the 7 & 1/2 Habits online tutorial and view the online tutorial. This requires speakers.

As you watch and listen, write down which habit among the 7 & 1/2 that is easiest for you and which is hardest. You will use your personal blog (which you will set up next) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning.


1. Seven Characteristics of Highly Effective Adult Learning Programs by Dorothy Bullington



2. 15 Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning by Scott Young
   
   
   Have fun! If you haven't jumped on board yet, it's never too late to become a lifelong learner.