Dear all, Help us <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Jams/TextbookRevolutionJam> raise the new TextbookRevolution <http://www.textbookrevolution.org> wiki!
We need your help to raise the walls on the new site and to get it ready for the public for its May 24th launch. We are having a barnraising for the new wiki (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Jams/TextbookRevolutionJam) on Saturday, May 17th from 12 to 4 EST. We will also be meeting in person at 1 Cambridge Center (OLPC hq -- come at 11:30 if you'd like to join us for lunch) as well as on IRC on #textbookrevolution on irc.freenode.net . We will be putting together the components, pages, and design needed to relaunch a new MediaWiki-based, community-oriented TextbookRevolution.org site. TextbookRevolution is dedicated to facilitating existing free textbook projects by sharing metadata, using distributed annotation/review tools, and opening broader conversations among authors, artists, reviewers, students, and other educators. This is a step forward for the world of free textbooks, and we need the help of: * Data entry construction workers to build the site up! * Artists and designers willing to help make our templates and pages look great! * Wiki and IRC friends to help communicate about the project so we don't leave friendly communities out of the conversation * A multilingual community to help localize the project so we can make this a worldwide effort! * Masters of Ontology to help us make sure our semantic metadata is well formed! * Systems Administrators to make sure our server continues to hum speedily along! * Comedians and jokers to help keep things lively! Please pass this on to others who may be interested, or just link to our wiki page and facebook event: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Jams/TextbookRevolutionJam http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=17696355094 Some of us will be attending the Boston Bar Camp later Saturday eveningand will hold a session there on the new wiki and how to contribute ( barcampboston.org). Feel free to drop either of us a line if you have questions. --SJ Klein and Josh Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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