Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Argentina Monthly Report, December 2012

== «Wikipedia in the classroom» in Guarani language == On mid-December, Wikimedia Argentina published the first edition of its booklet “Wikipedia in the classroom” in an indigenous language, like Guarani. “Vikipetã mbo’eha kotýpe” is also the first publication about Wikipedia in Guarani language and any other American indigenous language. The goal of “Wikipedia in the classroom”, both in Spanish and Guarani, is to help teachers to understand what is Wikipedia, how it works and how they can use it in an useful way. Most students already use Wikipedia so it is really important that teachers know what to do. “Wikipedia in the classroom” is an initiative launched in 2010 by Wikimedia Argentina with the support of different institutions, including the Education portal of the Argentine government, educ.ar. They released an special website about the project. Wikimedia Argentina will print 500 booklets of the Guarani edition to be distributed in schools and other educational institutions, and we expect to publish new editions in other indigenous languages in 2013. Guarani Wikipedia or Vikipetã was released in 2005, but lacks more active volunteers (currently, it has less than 20). Guaraní (avañe’ẽ) is spoken by 8 million people and is the official language of Paraguay, Bolivia and Corrientes Province in Argentina, being one of the most used indigenous American languages currently. Wikimedia Argentina in the past years have started different projects to increase the usage and development of the Guarani Wikipedia, teaching its use to native speakers, something that was recognized by the Chamber of Deputies of the Province of Buenos Aires. We hope that this initiative can attract more speakers of that language to participate in projects of the Wikimedia Foundation.