Web 2.0 Class
Just finished my first Web 2.0 class for the public, and it went really well. We did have some raw beginners who didn't follow the entire thing, but afterwards I was happy with the questions and with people wanting to revisit the sites. I did a very general overview of Web 2.0 and then showed them the most popular 2.0 sites.
We visited 43 Things, Google, Blogger, BlogLines, Del.icio.us, Digg, Flickr, Netvibes, Pandora, Podcast.net, Ta-Da List, Wikipedia, and YouTube. I did a handout with the URLs, a paragraph on IM, a salespitch for Firefox, and then ended it with our library blogs and a pitch for our upcoming new website.
I had a ball, I hope the patrons did too, and we have had requests for an evening repeat. I would be happy to share my handouts with anyone. They are really basic and simple.
Comments
Sounds like a great class! I was hoping to teach a web 2.0 class later this year, can you e-mail me your handouts?
I've got Sites and Soundbytes as a live bookmark on all of our staff computers here! Thanks for the site!
steev baker
director, kewaskum pl
Posted by: steev baker | January 24, 2007 10:32 AM
Sure will!
Posted by: Tasha | January 24, 2007 10:57 AM
I'm a reference librarian at the Nashua Public Library in Nashua, NH, and I too would love to see a copy of your handouts. I promise to give you credit for any content I might use, and if I prepare my own handouts, I'll certainly send you copies.
Thanks, Steve
Posted by: Steve Butzel | January 26, 2007 11:16 AM
Love your blog & your management style - both exemplary for libraries.
I too am planning to offer my library's first Web 2.0 class for the public. Would greatly appreciate getting your handouts via email to help me plan, if it's not too much trouble. And thanks for offering them.
tom mendelson, seattle pl
Posted by: Tom Mendelson | February 23, 2007 11:54 AM