not sure if this relates or is useful but here goes anyway: Simple English Wikipedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • * Learn more about citing Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia> * • Jump to: navigation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#column-one>, search <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#searchInput> [image: Favicon of Wikipedia]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wikipedia-favicon.png>Simple English Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wikipedia-logo-simple.png> URL<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator> http://simple.wikipedia.org/ Commercial? No Type of site Internet encyclopedia project<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_encyclopedia_project> Registration Optional Available language<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language> (s) Basic English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English> Owner Wikimedia Foundation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation> Created by
*Simple English Wikipedia* is an English<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language>edition of the Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia> encyclopedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia>, written in Basic English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English>. The site's stated aim is to be useful for children, those learning English<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language_learning_and_teaching> ,[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#_note-0> those wanting to know basic information about a topic (not in depth),[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#_note-1>and those who are partially literate in English. It also intends to serve as a basis for translating articles to other Wikipedias.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#_note-2> Many articles are shorter than their English Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia>counterparts. On July 26 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_26>, 2006<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006>, the Simple English Wikipedia reached 10,000 articles. As of August 24<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_24>, 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007>, it has more than 18,000 articles, over 50,000 pages and over 11,000 registered users. [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simple_English_Wikipedia&action=edit§ion=1> ] References 1. *^ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#_ref-0>*Lim, Daryl. (January 30, 2007) Digital Life <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Press_Holdings>. *Vandals beware:Wikipedia, the free-to-edit online encyclopaedia, doesn't maintain itself. <http://derekbaby.spaces.live.com/>* Section: Digital Life - Internet. (writing "Terence: You improve your reading and writing skills, too." and "Ding Xiang became an administrator of the Simple English Wikipedia in November last year.") 2. *^ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#_ref-1>*Blakely, Rhys. (March 24, 2007) The Times <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times>. *The week on the web.<http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=TIM&SrchText=Simple+English+Wikipedia&DateFromDD=24&DateFromMM=Mar&DateFromYY=2007&DateToDD=24&DateToMM=Mar&DateToYY=2007&ResultListMax=100&head=&byline=§=&Caption=&edn=&page=&SortOrder=Desc&SortField=SDate&Submit1=Search&BackDD=Day&BackMM=Month&BackYY=Year&source=thetimes&SortField=Pub&SortOrder=asc&SortField=EDN&SortOrder=asc&SortField=Page&SortOrder=asc&ST=NS&SortSpec=&ResultMaxDocs=100&Site=ALL&Collection=NI&ResultCount=20&summreqd=yes&indexkey=2C1B865934004239937E160&advsrch=0&QueryText=%28Simple+English+Wikipedia%29+%3CAND%3E+%28PUB%3DTIM%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D3%2F24%2F2007%29+%3CAND%3E+%28SDate%3C%3D3%2F24%2F2007%29%29&_P=1> * Section: Home news; Page 36. (writing, "Spin doctors: Amateur scientists rushed to edit the entry for "Earth" on Simple English Wikipedia, the version of the online encyclopedia "written in simple English for easy reading". "The Earth spins like a basketball on Dennis Rodman's finger," an early version read. Obviously not simple enough, it was altered to: "The Earth spins (that means it turns around itself) ..." simple.wikipedia.org"). 3. *^ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia#_ref-2>* Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia<http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_English_Wikipedia>(from the Simple English Wikipedia), retrieved on November 17 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_17>, 2006<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006> . [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simple_English_Wikipedia&action=edit§ion=2> ] External link - Simple English Wikipedia main page <http://simple.wikipedia.org/> On 11/2/07, Erik Moeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 11/1/07, Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am working on starting up a collaboration an open kids simple > > dictionary. In doing so, I've looked at what is already available in > > terms of free dictionaries (See > http://www.k12opened.com/blog/archives/43 > > and > http://www.k12opened.com/wiki/index.php/Dictionary#Kids_Simple_Dictionary > ), > > but there does not seem to be anything available for primary aged > > students. > > Hello Karen, > > besides WikiEducator, I'm involved with a project called OmegaWiki. > It's a special wiki software developed by a non-profit organization to > maintain structured data like dictionaries in a more systematic way. > One of our content projects is the dictionary for the "One Laptop Per > Child" project: > > http://www.omegawiki.org/OLPC_Children%27s_Dictionary > http://www.omegawiki.org/OLPC_Children%27s_Dictionary/Lists_of_terms > > If you want, I can get you in touch with the people who are > coordinating this initiative. :-) > -- > Toward Peace, Love & Progress: > Erik > > DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of > the Wikimedia Foundation or its Board of Trustees. > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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