Semester 1

Each week’s adventure will be posted on Monday morning of that week.

Start date: May 5, 2008
Completion Date: August 9, 2008

The Adventure By Week

Week 1
Introduction
Read the wiki and find out about the Project. Learn more about Web 2.0, the facts about the new world we’re working in, and how to nurture your own lifelong learning.
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Week 2
Firefox
Experiment with the web browser Firefox and get comfortable using it as your primary browser.
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Week 3
Blogging
Set up your own blog and add your first post. Register your blog on the Project Play Wiki. Plus - fun extra!
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Week 4
RSS & newsreaders
Learn about RSS feeds and set up your own Bloglines account. Locate some useful library-related blogs and/or news feeds. Learn about feeding RSS into a web page or blog. Plus - fun extra!
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Week 5
Google Docs & Google Calendar
Take a look at online document sharing and online calendar tools with with Google Docs & Calendar. Plus - fun extra!
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Week 6
Wikis
Learn about wikis and how libraries are using them. Look up your community in Wikipedia and add a link to your library. Play in our sandbox wiki. Plus - fun extra!
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Week 7
Catch up week
Time to catch up or have more time to play.
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Week 8
Photos & images
Explore Flickr and learn more about this popular image hosting site. Learn how to use free online photo editors. Discuss copyright issues and post your own images if you have a digital camera available to you. Plus - fun extra!
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Week 9
Social networking
Explore MySpace, and Facebook., and Friendster. Why are these tools so popular? Plus - fun extra!
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Week 10
LibraryThing thingies
Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books. Look at their suggestor and unsuggestor features. Try Shelfari and Book Mooch. Plus - fun extra!
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Weeks 11-12
End of 1st semester & extra time to finish up
Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the future of libraries - summarize your thoughts on your blog. Summarize your thoughts about Project Play and your experience on your blog.
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