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Discovery Exercises and Tasks
Each week, you will complete two or three **Discovery Exercises and Tasks**("Things"), as listed below. Links to the details for each week's "Things" are added as the course progresses, typically on Sunday for the upcoming week. Remember, you are in charge of your learning journey. This course is about exposure, exploration and experimentation, not about "doing it right." Your co-participants and K12L2 coaches are here to support and encourage you!

Due to the topic/content groupings, some weeks will be more challenging/time intensive than others. The average will be 3-4 hours per week, but every task will vary, and different tasks will vary widely for different users.

Stretch Tasks
Along the way, you will also encounter a few **Stretch** activities that are designed to enrich and extend your learning. Everyone is encouraged to try at least some of them, but they are not required. If you are already comfortable with a particular tool or concept, you should definitely complete the Stretch activity!

**¤ NOTE:** Course activities/resources are subject to perpetual revision, as technology is **always changing**. However, no "Thing" will ever be revised //in medias res// (as we are completing it) unless there is a true resource emergency!


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Click the link to view details for each "Thing."

** PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE> I HAVE NOT UPDATED THE LINKS!!! SUMMER 2010 SCHEDULE is June 1 - August 13.**

 * **ONGOING Week 0 - Registration**
 * Thing 0 - Learn about the course, get yourself a Google/Gmail Account and get Firefox (this must be done**before MAY 24, 2010!**)


 * **6/1/10 Week 1 - Introduction**
 * Thing 1 - Review some strategies for Lifelong Learning
 * Thing 2 - Learn a bit about Web 2.0, and Why it Matters
 * Thing 2.5 (Register for your **spiffy new EDUBLOG** and get a tiny jump on Week 2!)


 * **6/7/10 Week 2 - Blogging**
 * Thing 3 - Set up your blog and write your first posts.
 * Thing 4 - Explore some uses of blogs in education; Consider possibilities for blogging in your professional environment.


 * ** PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE> I HAVE NOT UPDATED THE LINKS!!! 6/14/10 Week 3 - RSS and Aggregators**
 * Thing 5 - Learn about RSS and set up Google Reader
 * Thing 6 - Feed your reader: find & subscribe to feeds
 * Thing 7 - Begin to build an RSS reading habit. (**Listed on same page with Thing 6**).


 * **6/21/10 Week 4 - Wikis**
 * Thing 8 - What is a wiki? Explore educational uses for wikis.
 * Thing 9 - Set up your own page on the K12 Learning 2.0 participant sandbox wiki.


 * **6/28/10 Week 5 - Images & Slideshows**
 * Thing 10 - Learn about Creative Commons
 * Thing 11 - Intro to Photosharing and Tagging; Explore Flickr and download some CC photos
 * Thing 12 - Create an online Slideshow using Creative Commons photos


 * ** PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE> I HAVE NOT UPDATED THE LINKS!!! 7/5/10 Week 6 - Discover & Reflect**
 * Thing 13 - Attend a "21st Century" Conference (in your PJs)
 * Thing 14 - Explore one or more tools of choice (Blabberize, Gliffy, Quizlet, Ta-Da List, etc)
 * Thing 7b - Blog about something interesting you've found in your Google Reader.


 * **7/12/10 Week 7 - Social Bookmarking & Tagging**
 * Thing 15 - Intro to Social Bookmarking; Set up a Del.icio.us account and begin adding and tagging resources
 * Thing 16 - Discover LibraryThing


 * **7/19/10 Week 8 - Podcasting & Videosharing**
 * Thing 17 - Intro to Podcasting; Explore podcasts in iTunes
 * Thing 18 - Create a "Bare Bones" podcast
 * Thing 19 - Intro to Video Sharing; Explore YouTube and TeacherTube


 * ** PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE> I HAVE NOT UPDATED THE LINKS!!! 7/26/10 Week 9 - Get Productive**
 * Thing 20 - Use Google Docs to create and share collaborative documents, spreadsheets and presentations
 * Thing 21 - Create a custom start page using Netvibes
 * Thing 7c - Blog about something interesting you've found in your Google Reader.


 * **8/2/10 Week 10 - Connect & Reflect**
 * Thing 22 - Learn about Social Networking and explore the Classroom 2.0 and other education-related NING Networks
 * <span class="wiki_link">Thing 23 - Add your reflections to the K12 Learning 2.0 Voicethread; Blog about your experiences and next steps

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE> I HAVE NOT UPDATED THE LINKS!!! FINISH ANY REMAINING ITEMS BY **8/13/10**

**¤ NOTE:** You __must__ be finished with all tasks by no later than **Friday, August 13, 2010**.