Welcome to the Experience WJ Project! This group was created to welcome you to the new platform to encourage you to engage, explore and have fun with the new site. There are a series of fun and interesting tasks that group members will be working though, each designed to get you the highest quality experience and the most value out of your time on the new WebJunction.
The way it works:
- We’re recommending you move in order through the steps, but after the first few, you may skip around and feel free to explore additional aspects of each step and challenge yourself when you can!
- Please remember to tag with or use “expwj” in what you do as a part of the project. With this tag, we’ll be able to see the project grow with your actions, connections and content.
- There is a discussion for each of the experience steps mentioned below. Share your questions or thoughts about each step and feel free to post a new discussion thread to suggest additional “experiences”.
Tips:
- Check out the Member Center for guides and discussions if you need help. The User Guide provides loads of information to get you onboard and the Contribute page helps explain why you benefit from more engagement on the WebJunction site.
- Encourage other staff at your library to join you the Experience WJ Project. It’s more fun to learn with colleagues, especially with the new social tools on the site.
- There is no pressure here, but remember, the more you play and experience here, the greater your rewards.
By the way, we’re going to be giving away some prizes to participants in this group. More details to follow!
The Experience WJ Project:
1. Sign in if you’re already a WJ member, or Create an Account if you’re new.
2. Edit your Account
- Fill out all fields on your account that you feel comfortable sharing.
- Under Professional Interests, be sure to add “expwj” as one of your interests.
- On your “Profile Viewing Options” tab, customize how much of your personal and professional information is visible to others.
3. Join this Group!
- Invite others to join the group.
- Check out other new groups listed on the Member Center homepage.
4. Make some Friends on WebJunction
5. Comment on Profiles
- Post a comment on your own profile and include mention of your involvement in the “expwj” group.
- On 5 of your new friends public profiles, post a similar comment with the “expwj” group included.
6. Comment on and Rate a Document
- Find a document in a topic area of interest to you
- If it hasn’t been tagged with “expwj,” add the tag to indicate that a group member has browsed there.
- Add a comment to the document. Remember that comments can alert contributors and editors about dead links, outdated content, suggested additions, or other related web resources.
- And rate the document: Rating can help surface content that members are finding valuable, or not so valuable. Don't be afraid to be honest; the tool is there to help surface anonymous feedback.
7. My WebJunction
- Go to the Updates area of your “My WebJunction” and click through to 3 items listed there (discussions, created documents) and if it hasn’t been tagged already, tag with “expwj” to indicate you browsed there.
8. Recommend a Document or Course
- Your recommendations can help guide others to relevant content and courses.
- Recommending content is a great way to share the wealth of WJ resources with colleagues who don’t yet know about WebJunction.
9. Bookmark your favorite Pages on the site
- Use the bookmark feature to capture 5 pages on the site
- Your bookmarks are collected on “My WebJunction” and can be shared with others on your public profile. Your bookmarks can help others with similar interests and needs find the best resources and areas on the site.
10. Post to a Discussion area
- Find a discussion topic you’re interested in and post to an existing discussion.
- Post a new thread in a discussion area.
- Remember to add the “expwj” tag to the discussions you engage in.
11. Submit a new Document
- Find a topic area you’re interested in and share a document.
- If you’d like to share a story about your experience with this project, feel free to post your document here, in the documents tab.
- Remember to add the “expwj” tag to your document.
12. Attend a WJ Webinar
- Attend an upcoming WJ Webinar and be sure to add in the chat box that you’re a part of the “expwj” project!
13. Join a social learning experience: Learn Together Project
 | This pretty little picture isn't here on accident! It is part of a little "Easter Egg Hunt" game we are playing here on the new WJ. If you can figure out what is going on with this little picture soon enough there might be a cool prize in it for you! |
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