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Pradeep Mohandas

16 Feb 2011 16 Feb '11

4:55 a.m.

hi, Was very surprised to see a lesson on Wikipedia in my brother's 7th std text book today. Picture - http://twitpic.com/40b7oj The content is concerning Wikipedia - compares it with an encyclopedia, details about volunteers contributing to Wikipedia, talks about the presence of Indic language Wikipedia, talks about vandalism. It has the following sub-topics: 1. Introduction 2. What is an encyclopedia? 3. What is Wikipedia? 4. How is Wikipedia created? 5. sidebar: general info on Wikipedia wef September 2009 6. sidebar: How is Wikipedia different from an encyclopedia printed on paper? 7. vandalism 8. Wikipedia policy 9. Request an article warm regards, Pradeep

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Achal Prabhala

16 Feb 16 Feb

5:02 a.m.

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This is awesome :) On Wednesday 16 February 2011 10:25 AM, Pradeep Mohandas wrote:

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Swaroop Rao

5:04 a.m.

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Great to see! On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:32, Achal Prabhala <aprabhala(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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This is awesome :) On Wednesday 16 February 2011 10:25 AM, Pradeep Mohandas wrote:

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jayanta nath

5:07 a.m.

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Thats great by Maharastra Govt. On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Swaroop Rao <raul.swaroop(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:

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Great to see! On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:32, Achal Prabhala <aprabhala(a)gmail.com> wrote:

This is awesome :) On Wednesday 16 February 2011 10:25 AM, Pradeep Mohandas wrote:

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Gautam John

5:21 a.m.

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On 16 February 2011 10:25, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Was very surprised to see a lesson on Wikipedia in my brother's 7th std text book today.

Wow! That is awesome! Which syllabus is this? And thank you for sharing! Best, Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/

Pradeep Mohandas

5:27 a.m.

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hi, This is in the Maharashtra State SSC syllabus. Brother tells me that it has come for the text books from this year onwards. Pradeep On 16 February 2011 10:51, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org> wrote:

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On 16 February 2011 10:25, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Was very surprised to see a lesson on Wikipedia in my brother's 7th std

text

book today.

Wow! That is awesome! Which syllabus is this? And thank you for sharing! Best, Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/ _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

Gautam John

5:29 a.m.

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On 16 February 2011 10:57, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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This is in the Maharashtra State SSC syllabus. Brother tells me that it has come for the text books from this year onwards.

Quite amazed, really! Thank you, Pradeep. Best, Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/

BalaSundaraRaman

6:30 a.m.

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From: Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com> To: Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia. <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 10:25:42 AM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia lesson in Maharashtra class 7 textbook hi, Was very surprised to see a lesson on Wikipedia in my brother's 7th std text book today. Picture - http://twitpic.com/40b7oj The content is concerning Wikipedia - compares it with an encyclopedia, details about volunteers contributing to Wikipedia, talks about the presence of Indic language Wikipedia, talks about vandalism. It has the following sub-topics: 1. Introduction 2. What is an encyclopedia? 3. What is Wikipedia? 4. How is Wikipedia created? 5. sidebar: general info on Wikipedia wef September 2009 6. sidebar: How is Wikipedia different from an encyclopedia printed on paper? 7. vandalism 8. Wikipedia policy 9. Request an article warm regards, Pradeep

Anoop

7:12 a.m.

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There is a session about Wikipedia and Malayalam Wikipedia in 8th std IT text book, Kerala School Syllabus. Here is the link : http://www.itschool.gov.in/icttextbook8.pdf (Page 39) Thanks On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:00 PM, BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote:

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Delightful news. Sign that Wiki is becoming mainstream in India. - Sundar "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture *From:* Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com> *To:* Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia. < wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> *Sent:* Wed, February 16, 2011 10:25:42 AM *Subject:* [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia lesson in Maharashtra class 7 textbook hi, Was very surprised to see a lesson on Wikipedia in my brother's 7th std text book today. Picture - http://twitpic.com/40b7oj The content is concerning Wikipedia - compares it with an encyclopedia, details about volunteers contributing to Wikipedia, talks about the presence of Indic language Wikipedia, talks about vandalism. It has the following sub-topics: 1. Introduction 2. What is an encyclopedia? 3. What is Wikipedia? 4. How is Wikipedia created? 5. sidebar: general info on Wikipedia wef September 2009 6. sidebar: How is Wikipedia different from an encyclopedia printed on paper? 7. vandalism 8. Wikipedia policy 9. Request an article warm regards, Pradeep _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

-- With Regards, Anoop

BalaSundaraRaman

7:21 a.m.

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Cool. Great to know, Anoop. - Sundar "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture

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From: Anoop <anoop.ind(a)gmail.com> To: Wikimedia India list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 12:42:37 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia lesson in Maharashtra class 7

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- Sundar "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture

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-- With Regards, Anoop

Gautam John

12:50 p.m.

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On 16 February 2011 12:42, Anoop <anoop.ind(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Here is the link : http://www.itschool.gov.in/icttextbook8.pdf (Page 39)

Correct me if I am wrong but most of the screenshots in the book look like they are from a GNOME based UI? Most impressive, if correct. Thank you. Best, Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/

Anoop

1:05 p.m.

New subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia lesson in Maharashtra class 7 textbook

Yes. The complete syllabus is based on GNU/Linux . IT@school team has created a GNU/Linux distro with name *it@school gnu-linux* which is available to download at http://itschool.gov.in/downloads.php Thanks On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org>wrote;wrote:

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On 16 February 2011 12:42, Anoop <anoop.ind(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Here is the link : http://www.itschool.gov.in/icttextbook8.pdf (Page

39) Correct me if I am wrong but most of the screenshots in the book look like they are from a GNOME based UI? Most impressive, if correct. Thank you. Best, Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/

-- With Regards, Anoop

Gautam John

1:06 p.m.

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On 16 February 2011 18:35, Anoop <anoop.ind(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Yes. The complete syllabus is based on GNU/Linux . IT@school team has created a GNU/Linux distro with name it@school gnu-linux which is available to download at http://itschool.gov.in/downloads.php

Thank you, Anup. Truly astounding. Best, Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/

Naveen Francis

22 Feb 22 Feb

2 p.m.

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snip from class 9 ICT text book http://itschool.gov.in/pdf/std_IX/ICT/ICT_IX_English.pdf Page 88 and 89 Malayalam wikipedia already has about 15,000 articles on various subjects. It is ever expanding too. Enriching and strengthening this free online information bank would be useful to the future generations. Won’t you also join hands in contributing to such meaningful efforts? * Follow up Activities* Add an article on a subject of your choice in Malayalam wikipedia after collecting all the relevant information. Please take care to ensure precision and authenticity of the information that you collect. On 16 February 2011 18:36, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org> wrote:

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On 16 February 2011 18:35, Anoop <anoop.ind(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Yes. The complete syllabus is based on GNU/Linux . IT@school team has created a GNU/Linux distro with name it@school gnu-linux which is

available

to download at http://itschool.gov.in/downloads.php

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Achal Prabhala
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jayanta nath
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