*Hi all,*
*Here is the SM for today's two(2) blog posts regarding the Wikipedia for
Schools project and the new Unicode font converter for Odia. Thanks for
taking a look: *
*"Odia language gets a new Unicode font Converter:"*
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/odia-language-gets-a-new-unicode-font…
*"Wikipedia for Schools Project:"*
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/wikipedia-for-schools-project/
*Social Media*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#June_20
Odia language gets a new Unicode font converter
- t: Using the Unicode standard @psubhashish & company is making
material in Odia searchable on the internet:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/odia-language-gets-a-new-unicode-font…
- t : How do you search the internet without being able to use the
correct font code? The Odia community is doing this:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/odia-language-gets-a-new-unicode-font…
- f/g: With a sea of material in the Odia language unsearchable on the
Internet, the new Unicode font converter hopes to bridge the gap and make
this information available for all to use.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/odia-language-gets-a-new-unicode-font…
Drafts/Wikipedia for Schools Project
- t: A curated list of Wikipedia articles might be key to a well-rounded
education for schoolchildren in remote areas:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/wikipedia-for-schools-project/
- t: What would happen if you curated the largest encyclopedia to teach
schoolchildren. This program is doing just that:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/wikipedia-for-schools-project/
- f/g: “The 2013 edition has 6,000 articles, 26 million words and 50,000
images.” The “Wikipedia for Schools” program is bringing the world’s
largest encyclopedia into the classroom for children all over the world by
curating specific articles to fit their curriculum.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/20/wikipedia-for-schools-project/
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Carlos Monterrey
Communications Associate
Wikimedia Foundation
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