Throughout our Learning 2.0 programs, you've been exploring many of the new internet technologies and websites that are empowering users with the ability to create and share content. But there are so many more emerging every day. And although time will only tell which of these new collaborative, social networking and information tools will remain on top, one thing is for sure, they're not going to go away (at least anytime soon).
For this discovery exercise, participants are asked to select any site from this list of the 13th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners and explore it. The Webby Awards honor excellence in interactive design, creativity, usability and functionality on the Internet in over 100+ Website, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Web categories.
With so many to choose from, it might be handy to first select a category that interests you, like Education, Social Networking or Youth, and then select a tool/site to explore from that shorter list.
Be careful to select a tool that is Free. Some services may require a plug-in or download.
Assignment:
- Select any site/tool from the list of the 13th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners.
- Explore the site/tool 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?
