For this discovery exercise, participants are asked to select any site from this list of Web 2.0 Awards nominees and explore it. With so many to choose from, it might be handy to first select a category that interests you (like Books or Organization) and then simply select a tool/site to explore. Be careful to select a tool that is Free and that doesn't require a plug-in or download. The majority of these are free, so this shouldn’t be a problem.
Discovery Exercise:
- Select any site/tool from the list of Web 2.0 Awards nominees. (If you prefer to select from just the winners, here’s a link to the short list.)
- Explore the site you selected.
- Create a post about your discovery. What did you like or dislike about the tool? What were the site’s useful features? Could you see any applications for its use in a library setting?
Web 2.0 – with so much to explore, just start with ONE. :)
3 comments:
I really liked Google Docs. It was easy to use and to navigate. It had a nice "Help" info page that took one step by step through the process. I really liked that you did not have to create the document in Google, but could upload documents you already created. You invite those you wish to read or edit the document. you can include images, add comments. I think this would work great at the library where several people may need to work on ONE document (something for a grant maybe, publicity item, or even a training manual. I think this was the most useful item we learned about.
My use of Google Docs did not work. My upload did not seem to take, maybe because I rushed through it. Will give it another try before I give up on it and can still try "Thinkfree, and Zoho to see if they will work better for me.
I decided to check out yahoo answers, last fm, and cocktail builder. Most sites that I first tried to access were either expired links, or would not allow me to access for some reason. yahoo answers requires a signup. I'm really tired of having to register for every little thing I want to access - so I was not a fan of this site. Cocktail builder was informative, easy to manuever through, and to the point. I liked not having to search three times for the same thing. Last FM is a music site that allows free song/concert plays, bios of the artists, and album info. I would use this for checking out some artists to see if I wanted to purchsae their cd's for the library. I think I'm going to try this before placing my next order.
Chris
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