Where to start?

I imagine a hypothetical colleague who got curious because of hearsays and would want to understand what technology can do for his/her teaching job. What could s/he start with?

1. (First of all, a good knowledge of English is not wasted, since most tools, at least the most recent ones) don't have an Italian localization -yet? - )
2. Find a colleague who, being a bit more experienced, can be his/her tutor, can advise, direct, technically support.
   
3. Spend some hours on the net, getting caught in the linkwork, maybe starting googling Web 2.0 or technologies in didactics.
4. Subscribe some online communities, possibly those didactics oriented or edutech oriented, and take part in the discussions.
5. Try different tools, those that make him/her more curious, creating the necessary accounts. For instance: open a blog, create a wiki, do some social bookmarking, create a network of contacts...
6. Choose a simple teaching project where s/he can experiment, and decide which web 2.0 tool is most suitable for the chose project. Having an expert's opinion could be useful for a well-aimed choice.
7. If students are mature and expert enough, they could help him/her in discovering and exploiting the chosen tool's features, while working on the project.
   
8. Verify the results in terms of learning, participation, and whatever other assessment indicator s/he deems important for the chosen activity. Probably for the first experiments, a real assessment table must be very flexible or even built in itinere.
9. Share results and reflections with his/her network and school colleagues.
10. If possible, keep repeating these points, maybe together with somebody else or as somebody else's tutor.

This is in part what has been/is happening with me, in part what I would like to happen in my school.

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