This is a self-paced activity for the summer. Come play with us as we learn about new capabilities on the web.  Listed below are 23 Things (or small      exercises) that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and Web 2.0.   Details about each task will be activated every week with posts related to each item.  You'll have the whole week to complete each exercise and report your accomplishments to the rest of us.  Check out our official home: 23 Things @ GCC

Week 1: Introduction [May 21st-May 27th]
1. Read this blog & find out about the program  [podcast text here]
2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.  [podcast text here]

Week 2: Blogging [May 28th - June 3rd]
3. Set up your own blog and add your first post.  [podcast text here]
4. Share your blog and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.  [podcast text here]

Week 3: Photos & Images [June 4th - June 10th]
5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups and 3rd party sites.
7. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.

Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders [June 11th - June 17th]
8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.

Week 5: Play Week [June 18th - June 24th]
10. Play around with an online image generator.
11. Take a look at [LibraryThing] and catalog some of your favorite books.
12. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.

Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati [June 25th - July 1st]
13. Learn about tagging and discover a Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)
14. Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.
15. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts.

Week 7: Wikis [July 2nd - July 8th]
16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.
17. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 [SandBox] wiki.

Week 8: Online Applications & Tools [July 9th - July 15th]
18. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.
19. Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.

Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio [July 16th - July 22nd]
20. Discover [YouTube] and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
21. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.
22. Take a look at the titles available on [NetLibrary] and learn how to download audiobooks.

Week 10: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio [July 23rd - July 29th]
23. Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.