Is this something? http://schools-wikipedia.org/ " Wikipedia for Schools is a selection taken from the original English-language Wikipedia by the child sponsorship charity *SOS Children* <http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/s/Soschildrensvillages.htm>. It was created as a *checked and child-friendly teaching resource* <http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/w/Wikipedia_For_Schools.htm> for use in schools in the developing world and beyond. Sources and authors can be found at www.wikipedia.org. See also our *Disclaimer* <http://schools-wikipedia.org/disclaimer.htm>. "
It is on the XS = schoolserver of the OLPC deployments - often nation wide - in ... Polinesia with islands like Tahiti, or the "nearby" island nation of Kosrae - just a 1000 km swim away. Could be a bit more or less, but who cares? ;) More: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_FSM Update: I'm now part of the #ErasmusPlusCaribbean team. We received some money from the EU Directorate General to go explain the Erasmus+ program in the EU Overseas Countries and Territories we still have in the Caribbean. 8 of our 28 EU member states have indeed a colonial past. Seems it starts to haunt all 28 of us these times in more than 1 way ... . Maybe the United Nations 2011–2020 Third (!) International Decade for the Eradication of #Colonialism is an occasion to clear up some things. ;) More: https://sites.google.com/site/leadershipinstitutedementorat/colonialism-reparation Greetings, skype SvenAERTS - Brussels olpc community OLPC Sven AERTS EuErasmusPlusCaribbean OCTA EIB... <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GGhIdn46nqBpOXoU270JEP5x20bjtboBxQ/view?usp=drive_web> On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Barry Desborough < [email protected]> wrote: > Just to say where I am with this at the moment. > > Vikidia. https://en.vikidia.org/wiki/Main_Page - This looks OK, but there > are only 15 active users the English version. The site is not as high > profile as it would be if it was hosted/promoted/supported by Wikipedia or > OLPC. There is some concern about the ISP that is hosting it. See > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVH#Controversies > > Wikibooks. There appear to be problems with creating Wikibooks. See > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Books Given that this could be > overcome, there would remain the problem that the search function will > search all of Wikibooks, including adult-level content, rather than just > the current book, books for schools or Wikijunior. > > I’ll be looking at creating content for Vikidia and promoting it. Perhaps > if it was “adopted” and promoted by OLPC it would help, but I still think > that a children’s encyclopaedia wiki under the auspices of OLPC and hosted > by Gossamer Threads would be the ideal solution, and I hope this can come > to the attention of someone within the OLPC who could make it happen. > Please pass this on if you know any such people. > > Thanks for your attention. > > Barry > > > On 19 Mar 2016, at 10:10, Barry Desborough <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for your help, guys, and sorry for the delay in responding. > > Re. Vikidia, I had looked at that, but the hosting doesn’t look too > secure, and the profile is low in comparison with Wikipedia. > > The idea of using Wikibooks creation looks like the way for me to go (I am > a lone contributor with no means for recruiting students, but more than > willing to cooperate with others). The only problem I see is that the > default search facility takes you out of the book you are in. The ideal > would be to have an additional or alternative search function to search > within the book. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how? > > Barry > > > > On 17 Mar 2016, at 02:42, Sven AERTS <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Barry, > I guess you're aware of the advances in "bots" inside the wikipedia that > automate things. Of course, this requires being able to contribute with > coding. That may offer a road to a solution. Maybe you could offer it as > an idea to ICT students looking for inspiring projects. > > Regarding the encyclopedia per age group. Wouldn't a collaborative > wikibook in the style of > "My first Encyclopedia - for 5-6-7 years olds", > "My first Encyclopedia - for 8-9 years olds", > "My first Encyclopedia - for 10-11-12 years olds", > be the way to go? > > You just drag and drop from the wikipedia, start deleting/re-writing and > ... if kids want more and more info... eventually the are linked to maybe > the "My first Encyclopedia - for the next age group", until eventually they > land up to the "Simple English" Wikipedia? > > Have a nice continuation of yr day :) > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Barry Desborough < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for all your comments guys. >> >> Yes, a separate searchable space within Wikipedia would be great. >> Unfortunately, Simple English Wikipedia is not specifically oriented to >> young children in the way I have tried to show with my prototype. There is >> always a temptation to try and put far too much content on a single page >> rather than spread it over a series of pages like a slide show >> presentation. And the language is still not simple enough. It should only >> be as advanced as is required to convey the simplest of basics, any further >> material being accessible via links. One key requirement should be a search >> facility that only turns up child-oriented material. There is a schools >> section within the Simple English Wikipedia, but the search facility on >> these pages takes one back to the general content. I’ve tried to talk with >> the Wikipedians about this, but it is hard to get hold of anyone with the >> authority to discuss these issues - which is why I came to the OLPC with >> the concept. >> >> Barry >> >> >> On 13 Mar 2016, at 11:37, Sven AERTS <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> OMG that Simple English portal page of the wikipedia has a dedicated page >> for schools/teachers/kids. Barry, I think this is what you've been looking >> for: >> https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Schools >> >> ! >> >> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Sven AERTS <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Barry, hi Samuel, >>> >>> Quiz: On the wikipedia, in the navigation pane on the left, under the >>> section "Languages" , there is a "language" / category mentioned that is >>> not a language and intended for a specific public. What is the name of that >>> "language"? >>> >>> "Languages" >>> >>> - Simple English <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/> >>> >>> >>> The *Simple English Wikipedia* is a Wikipedia >>> <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia> encyclopedia >>> <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia>, written in basic >>> English <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English>.[1] >>> <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#cite_note-1> >>> Articles in the Simple English Wikipedia use shorter sentences and >>> simpler words <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words> and grammar >>> <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar> than the English Wikipedia >>> <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia>. >>> The Simple English Wikipedia is also for people with different needs. >>> Some examples of people who use Simple English Wikipedia: >>> >>> - Students <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student> >>> - Children <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children> >>> - Adults <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult> who might find it >>> hard to learn or read >>> - People who are learning English >>> <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language> >>> >>> Other people use the Simple English Wikipedia because the simple >>> language helps them understand hard ideas or topics they do not know about. >>> Right now, the Simple English Wikipedia has 117,857 articles. As of >>> October 2015, it was the 49th largest Wikipedia >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 3:32 AM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Barry, this looks like an excellent candidate to merge with >>>> Vikidia. Have you worked with them or their community of children and >>>> teachers? >>>> >>>> https://en.vikidia.org/wiki/Main_Page >>>> >>>> Warmly, SJ >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Barry Desborough < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, I’m Barry Desborough, a retired teacher who taught in English >>>>> primary and secondary schools. >>>>> >>>>> I have been trying, on and off, to get an idea off the ground. It is >>>>> for a free, online, child-oriented encyclopedia. I have tried approaching >>>>> Wikipedia itself, the Khan Academy and the California CK-12 initiative, >>>>> and >>>>> I have paid for and started to develop a Wikispaces site "Wikidia dot >>>>> net" >>>>> to show how the idea works. Unfortunately, I was not able to rustle up >>>>> enough contributors to be able to justify continuing to pay for the site, >>>>> and for various reasons, the other sites are not a good match for the >>>>> project idea. >>>>> >>>>> What’s a child-oriented encyclopedia? It’s an encyclopedia that a >>>>> child, on their own, may go to and navigate for themselves, to find >>>>> age-appropriate educational content of interest to them. Pages should be >>>>> brief, and as simple as possible for conveying the information. The pages >>>>> should also be suitable for directed learners, and usable as teaching >>>>> material by educators. Wikipedia content, as is used by the OLPC Digital >>>>> Library, is not generated with the needs of children in mind. I have an >>>>> old >>>>> prototype of the idea still on the net at >>>>> https://wikids.wikispaces.com/Index+1 which should give the general >>>>> idea. >>>>> >>>>> I am looking for a new home for this project, and it occurred to me >>>>> that the OLPC might be able to host it, and encourage other contributions >>>>> of suitable content, either from educators, or from children themselves, >>>>> wiki-style. Generating content for it should provide a great motivational >>>>> incentive for classes of pupils! There’s constructivism for you! All it >>>>> would need would be a separate searchable wiki on the OLPC website. I >>>>> would >>>>> be happy to spend the rest of my retirement generating, curating and >>>>> moderating content for such a wiki, and I would be willing to contribute a >>>>> substantial (for me) sum in order to help get the thing started and keep >>>>> it >>>>> going. >>>>> >>>>> With the cost and producing and distributing textbooks is so high, and >>>>> in a world where teachers are unavailable or too expensive but cheap >>>>> internet technology is becoming ever more accessible, I believe far more >>>>> attention should be paid to providing accessible, high quality, >>>>> appropriately pitched educational content. >>>>> >>>>> Is there anyone on the list with the authority to pick this up, or has >>>>> contacts with such people? >>>>> >>>>> What are your thoughts on the idea? >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Barry >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Olpc-open mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >>>> 4266 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Olpc-open mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > >
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