My understanding of what Web 2.0 really is has not changed. I've been collecting web 2.0 applications for a while now. What did change was my understanding of how many new applications are out there. Some descriptions I read for new programs made absolutely no sense to me because I have no use for them. They are someone else's solution to a problem that is very specific to them. Some were very technology based on a deeper level than I function.
My favorite discoveries are Voicethread, Slideshare, Glogster, and a better understanding of Flickr. (I couldn't understand why someone would want to confuse themselves with that many photos. Now I understand how great it can be to have access to that many public domain photos to use with so many other programs.)
At first I didn't want to take the time to read too many other colleague's blogs. As time passed I realized they were a good source of ideas for using some of the web 2.0 applications we were exposed to. Seeing what other people in our group did with an application was a source of inspiration. Of course, who expected that one of our bloggers would use this experience to be so creative and entertaining (Wheezy!)
I think the program was well planned and executed. I must say I really needed the extra week to keep up. I can't say I'd change anything in the 23 Things program. It might be interesting to try shorter programs but more of them.
I would definitely do this again. I love technology and often experiment with it on my own. It's nice to have a reward at the end and comrades to share the journey. Thanks again to our tech director and our technology personnel that helped us learn.
2 comments:
Very glad to hear you were able to get some ideas from others! I totally agree about what you can learn by reading others blogs and getting their ideas! Awesome!
I have gained another whole list of Things I want to explore - just from reading the blogs of others in the 23 Things project.
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