Re: Wikipedia for schools launched

pls don't forward mails.

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From: Prasanna Gautam

To: foss-nepal-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:04 PM

Subject: [FOSS Nepal] Re: Wikipedia for schools launched

hmm... turning on azureus... :D altho it is slow... damn.. at least faster than the time DVDs will come via mail

On 5/30/07, Shishir Jha < shishirjh-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This sounds really good and can prove to be a good resource for LTSP
projects and other projects. Has any body requested for the DVD
already. Well would be good if we could copy it here once one copy
arrives, rather than ordering multiple copies. If not I am ordering
for soon for sure.


On 5/30/07, Prasanna Gautam <prasannagautam-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> sweet!
>
>
> On 5/30/07, Subir Pradhanang < subirbp-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This seems to be a really good one for schools! Hey Shishir, Jwalanta,
> Bhaskar, Amit and all the others interested, check it out! Coz it's really
> going to be useful for the future LTSP projects :)
> >
> > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src="">
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Wikipedia for schools launched
> >
> > By Staff Writer
> > 30 May, 2007
> >
> > Volunteers at the English Wikipedia and SOS Children have launched the
> Wikipedia Selection for Schools.
> >
> > The selection's articles have been cleaned up and checked for suitability
> for children, avoiding adult content. It includes the best of Wikipedia as
> well as many thousands of pages of extra material specifically selected to
> be of interest to children who follow the UK National Curriculum and similar
> curricula elsewhere in the world.
> >
> > The entire selection is said to be roughly equivalent to a 15 volume
> encyclopaedia with 24 000 pictures, 14 million words and articles on 4 625
> topics.
> >
> > Aside from being accessible on the site, it is also possible to download
> the entire selection via BitTorrent (2.5GB compressed with full size images,
> 792MB compressed with only thumbnail images).
> >
> > Hilton Theunissen of Inkululeko said that they will gladly send copies to
> anyone who wants. Theunissen added that the digital encyclopedia will also
> be made available at all tuXlab schools around the country.
> >
> > Florence Devouard, chair of the Wikimedia Foundation, said: "The Wikimedia
> Foundation aims to encourage the development and distribution of reference
> content to the public free of charge: this project is an excellent example
> of free resources being offered to a particular audience which we warmly
> encourage, and are proud to support."
> >
> > Dr Andrew Cates, of SOS Children and himself a Wikipedia administrator,
> said: "Wikipedia offers a fantastic learning resource. We are delighted to
> have been able to play a part in increasing the number of children who will
> be able to benefit from it. We are indebted to the volunteers in our offices
> and on Wikipedia who helped check articles and to the Wikipedia community
> for their help with this project."
> >
> > It is intended to extend and update the selection periodically.
> >
> > To download the 792MB version of the Wikipedia selection, right click and
> save the following link/target, here.
> >
> > To request a DVD copy, email info-COU+9wU20e7PKWblFCUSJw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "Wikipedia for
> Schools" in the subject field.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Subir
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>  >
>


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Shishir Jha
EPC 1970,GPO 8975,
KTM,NEPAL


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