Oba,
all in the name of making wikipedia their site of choice, which is cool .That will largely depend on how they rate it ,another question maybe do the schools with internet connectivity have websites ? ,maybe Steve you capture that to advance Obadia's idea ,
                                                                                                        rgrds.
                                                                                     

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Obadia Keter <kiprutoketer@gmail.com> wrote:
if the schools have websites could we organize to have them have a
link to wikipedia, cohosted with the website.....just a wild thought.
congrats for all you are doing to ensure the Nyeri pilot's a success!

On 22/03/2011, BRANTON OBWARI <bruceobwari@gmail.com> wrote:
> Heko Stevo ,
> maybe now that you did experience how schools differ in terms of resources,
> after the Nyri pilot you should consider writing a book ' ...the disperity
> in resource allocation in Kenyan schools '  then u upload it  in wikibooks
> ,just kidding
>       4 the conservative schools with the internet you can share with them
> the fact that they can buy internet security solutions that can block other
> sites n give priority to wikipidia and other other web based content
> providers ,
>       thanks 4 the updates
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Chris Riwa <chriwaustin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Great work steve. May be try liasing with over ten skuls jus in case
>> some refuse. All the best though.
>>
>> On 3/21/11, stephen wanjau <wanjaustev@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi guys,
>> > The Nyeri previsit has been a success now that this was just the first
>> day.
>> > I have managed to visit four schools.
>> >
>> > One thing I have noted different with Nyeri,all these schools have
>> internet
>> > connection unlike the incidents in the other regions,sorry to say,and
>> even
>> > better they all have websites.
>> >
>> > The teachers involved have been receptive to the idea that the content
>> that
>> > we are giving has been filtered for secondary curricular and that this
>> would
>> > be used when the teachers would not be able to be around when students
>> are
>> > around,on that note so far Three schools have said "yes we can" proceed.
>> >
>> > They are;
>> > Nyeri high School.
>> > St. Marys Secondary school
>> > Nyeri Baptist high.
>> >
>> > Mt. Kenya academy senior school said they would call back after making
>> > up
>> > their mind,which to me sounded like a NO.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:02 AM, SAMSON MAOSA <coolsam726@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I like the arrangement, thumbs up Steve, good luck in your pre-visit
>> >> and
>> >> good luck to the team on the mission
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Chris Riwa <chriwaustin@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> All the best steve. Looking forward to seeing this task undertaken.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:47 AM, stephen wanjau
>> >>> <wanjaustev@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On that regard then being the leader for the Nyeri team I vouch for
>> the
>> >>>> following to undertake the pilot;
>> >>>> Grace,Anne,Chris and I.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks guys I am going to visit the first school this morning and I
>> will
>> >>>> keep you updated on the progress.
>> >>>> cheers,
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Limoke Oscar <oslimoke@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Guys,
>> >>>>> We did overlook a number of things in the Master budge like we
>> planned
>> >>>>> for 5days yet we spent 7 days!among other things.
>> >>>>> and we did not also budget for the pre-visit yet it cost a
>> substantial
>> >>>>> amount.I Hope this serves as a good learning experience after all
>> every
>> >>>>> day
>> >>>>> is a learning experience in life....
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Goodluck to the Nyeri guys
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Chris Riwa
>> >>>>> <chriwaustin@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> That's a gret decision you guyz made. All in all, what's important
>> is
>> >>>>>> that the the job gets done to its best. You guyz figure out who are
>> >>>>>> best to undertake the duty. Am ok with whatever the outcome.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On 3/20/11, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > Hello guys,
>> >>>>>> > Let me first start by congratulating Stephen in his efforts to
>> >>>>>> finalize the
>> >>>>>> > 3rd and final phase of the Wikipedia for Schools project.
>> >>>>>> > Secondly, I would like to urge the Nyeri team to prioritize those
>> >>>>>> > who
>> >>>>>> > haven't participated in the prior regions (such as Grace and
>> >>>>>> > Ann).
>> I
>> >>>>>> believe
>> >>>>>> > that these people should first be given an opportunity to go,
>> before
>> >>>>>> giving
>> >>>>>> > room to others who went to Kakamega and Mombasa.
>> >>>>>> > Thirdly, I must say (and the Kakamega & Mombasa team leaders will
>> >>>>>> agree with
>> >>>>>> > me on this) that we overspent in Kakamega and Mombasa at the
>> >>>>>> unfortunate
>> >>>>>> > expense of Nyeri. This is due to a number of reasons
>> including:-the
>> >>>>>> > unfavourable bank exchange rate,
>> >>>>>> > -Kakamega team increased cost of internal transport,-Kakamega
>> >>>>>> incresed cost
>> >>>>>> > of previsit,-Mombasa increased cost of accommodation.
>> >>>>>> > So, what do we do now? Oscar, Stephen and I are from having a
>> >>>>>> discussion
>> >>>>>> > regarding the above. Taking our experiences from Mombasa and
>> >>>>>> Kakamega, we
>> >>>>>> > all agreed that 6 people per school is a little too much. We have
>> >>>>>> therefore
>> >>>>>> > proposed a cut from 6 people to 4 people. What are your thoughts?
>> >>>>>> > PS -- Being the first time for us to budget, I do believe that
>> it's
>> >>>>>> not a
>> >>>>>> > really bad thing for us to overspend.
>> >>>>>> > Regards,
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> >
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