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**Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is You-er that You** **The 27 Things (Discoveries) **  **Helpful Hint: Click on the blue links for more information**

> //** Week 2 Blogging **// > > **Week 3: Photos and Images** > > **Week 4: RSS and Newsreaders** > > **Week 5: Play Week** > [|The Generator Blog] > [|Glitter Graphics] > [|FD Toys] > > **Week 6: Social Bookmarking and other Social 'Things'** > > **Week 7: Instant Online Survey** > > ** Week 8: Online Applications and Tools ** > > **Week 9: Video and Downloadable audio**
 * // Week 1: Introduction //**
 * 1) Discover a few pointers from [|7.5 habits of successful lifelong learners] and learn how to nurture your own learning process.
 * 2) Think of 1-3 wonderings (as questions) that you may have about "The 27 Things Adventure".
 * 3) Create your own personal blog and write your first post to include your wonderings along with a goal you may have for the next 9 weeks
 * 1) If you have not already done so, register your blog with Jeanette.
 * 2) E-mail an invited guest and a friend, tell them about 'The 27 Things Adventure' and invite them in to your blog.
 * 3) Learn how to [|add a gadget to your blog]. You may also like to read how Allannah has also set up a help page for [|adding bling to your bog]. You can check out the gadgets Jeanette's embedded within her personal blog by [|clicking here].
 * 1) Explore [|Flickr] -a very popular image hosting site.
 * 2) Check out [|Mappr] - take Flickr images and paste them on a map; [|Flickr Color Pickr] - find public photos in Flickr that match a specific color and [|Montagr] – create a photo mosaic from photos found on Flickr, [|Bubbleshare] is another awesome photo sharing site. (Check out how bubbleshare has been used within our PeaK-ICT website).
 * 3) Write a **reflective** blog post about this week's discoveries.
 * 1) Watch a clip about [|RSS feeds] and learn how to [|add blogs to your Reading List].
 * 2) Locate and add a least five participants' of this adventure or teachers' blogs to your list.
 * 3) Read the most recent post for each blog, add short, informative comments and write your own **reflective** post about this week's discoveries.
 * 1) Search for online image generators, text generators or image generator. You may like to try these :
 * 1) Take a look at some [|voicethread examples in education]. Read what [|Lois] has written then create your own [|voicethread] about blogging and invite 3 friends/colleagues in to comment.
 * 2) Take a journey with Allanah and learn about podcasting. If you're brave enough, give it a go by [|clicking here] then write a **reflective** blog post explaining how you could use any of the play week tools in the classroom.
 * 1) Learn about [|social bookmarking] and discover the [|Delicious] site.
 * 2) Embed a [|clustrmap] in your blog to keep a track of your visitors.
 * 3) Make yourself a [|Voki], share your speaking avatar with a friend and then write a **reflective** blog post about this week's discoveries.
 * 1) Create an online survey for your readers using [|Survey Monkey] that is based on the content, layout and design of your blog.
 * 2) E-mail at least 2 new friends, participants' or invited guests to join this adventure and ask them to complete your survey.
 * 3) Write a PMI (plus, minus and interesting) blog post about this week's discoveries.
 * 1) Take a look at some online productivity tools like [|Zoho Writer] or [|Google Docs]..
 * 2) Explore sites from the [|Web 2.0 awards list], recommend at least 2 'tools' to another blogger then write a post about this week's discoveries.
 * 1) Watch the clip [|A vision for K12 students]. Discover [|Teacher Tube] and [|You Tube] - sites that allow users to upload and share videos.
 * 2) Find a 'powerful' video clip that focus on either Web 2.0 tools, the Digital Age and/or the 21st Century Learner and embed it into your blog.
 * 3) Send the links to Jeanette and 2 other participants' or invited guests explaining why you have chosen to share the selected clip.
 * 4) Write yourself a simple thank you note for completing the challenge and then post a SWOT summary (ie: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) post or create a mindmap (using [|Mindmeister)] as a reflective 21st century thinking and learner of the 27 Things Adventure.