Hi Maria. Very Useful message. I translated it into italian and published on my it.wikisource page: https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Utente:Pic57/wikimediaeducation
At this address https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Utente:Pic57/studenti my students' works on it.wikisource and it.wikipedia ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: prof. Giulio Picciolini, docente di Italiano e Storia Funzione strumentale comunicazione e web Animatore digitale IIS "Falcone-Righi", viale Italia 24/26, 20094 Corsico (Milano) http://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/ --------------- > Hi all, > after months of hard work, we are happy to share with all a new video > series on the Wikimedia Education Program. You can now watch all 12 > episodes on Commons > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_in_Education_12-part_video_series> > , Youtube > <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w> > and > Vimeo <https://vimeo.com/wmfoundation>. > > With this series, we hope to engage new educators in using Wikimedia > projects in the classroom, as well as promote existing resources to > support > education programs all over the world, like the Education Program Toolkit > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits/Education> > and the many brochures > <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Brochures> for educators. > > *What is this video series about?* > > *Chapter 1: Introduction and Why do you teach Wikipedia? > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxCjD5Yu308&index=1&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Meet Educators and Wikipedia education leaders from around the world who > share why they use Wikipedia in classrooms not just as a way to access > knowledge, but also a way to develop their students’ capacities, digital > know-how and to share knowledge with the world. Learn how the process > turns > their students from consumers into knowledge producers, leaving behind > papers that only the teacher reads for articles that the whole world can > access. > > *Chapter 2: What was your first Wikipedia article? > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfymS0fjejU&index=2&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > How did these educators and Wikipedia education leaders get started? > Starting from light copyediting, to translating, realizing information of > interest was missing… and creating new articles! > > *Chapter 3: The five pillars of Wikipedia > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncZmv-UO_3U&index=3&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > 5 things you must know before you get started on writing on the Wikipedia. > From these 5 rules, the educators reflect on the geopolitical implications > of knowledge production, good online behaviour, and even learning to > express knowledge the best we can. > > *Chapter 4: Assignments > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq2s180ny0&index=4&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > How does using Wikipedia in the classroom work in practice? Educators and > Wikipedia education program leaders share different experiences and ways > to > turn the open online encyclopedia into an educational, active learning > tool. … and the importance of explaining what plagiarism is, as well as > the > value of using good references. > > *Chapter 5: Brochures and tutorials > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQ8ndlO6mY&index=5&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Need a little help? Downloading a few brochures can go a long way into > learning in more detail how to use Wikipedia as an edtech tool. Follow the > link and : https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Brochures > > *Chapter 6: The key to a successful education program > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh57hTM-54k&index=6&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Starting small and then growing the educational program seems to be the > key. If you are trying to start an education program in your region, > experiment with a single teacher, learn from that experience, an then grow > the program progressively. > > *Chapter 7: Social media & connectivity > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh57hTM-54k&index=6&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Social media is an ally to connect with other education initiatives, other > educators, and helpful volunteers that can answer questions regarding the > use of the internet. > > *Chapter 8: Work with the Wikipedia community > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhwcWIUL8_U&index=8&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > A fact to take in consideration: connecting with the community of > volunteer > that edit the Wikipedia in your language increases the probability of > success of your education project! > > *Chapter 9: Motivating students > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1J2FcDdSeM&index=9&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Motivating students to learn through editing Wikipedia is not very hard. > Here are a few experiences that highlight the value of using Wikipedia as > an educational tool, as well as a few tips on specific actions that will > fuel their interest even more. > > *Chapter 10: Language and translation > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADxGmKeLqDM&index=10&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Wikipedia exists currently in 283 languages, and “incubates” many more > encyclopedia in other languages. There’s a very high probability that > students can work in the language they’re fluent in. Translation can be > an > activity that will show them the ropes and increase their language skills, > on top of developing their knowledge of the subject matter. > > *Chapter 11: When to hire an employee > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGUSMl7DD38&index=11&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > How do you scale an education program that spans over many classrooms and > even many institutions? > > *Chapter 12: Success and learning from failure > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH11w0IGz8E&index=12&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>* > Success or failure? It’s all learning! This applies at the student > level, > but also to the educators’ tasks, and to education program leaders. > > *How can you get involved?* > We count on you to help us spread the word about this series and to use > the > videos in your outreach efforts, for training and any other use you can > give them! Let us know how you like them, and feel free to translate > captions as well. > > Thank you to all program leaders who took part in this video production, > sharing what you have learned during all this time running your education > program. A special thank you to Floor Koudijs, who sparked the first > efforts for the series to be and set the wheels in motion for this series > to happen. > > Have a great week! > > Best, > > María > > > *María Cruz * \\ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, PC&L Team > \\ Wikimedia > Foundation, Inc. > [email protected] | Twitter: @marianarra_ > <https://twitter.com/marianarra_> > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: prof. Giulio Picciolini, docente di Italiano e Storia Funzione strumentale comunicazione e web IIS "Falcone-Righi", viale Italia 24/26, 20094 Corsico (Milano) http://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/ _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
