Wikimediaus-l November 2015

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Video at WikiConference USA
by Pine W 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

Hi conference-goers, I have access to 2 video-capable cameras that I can bring, but 1. One of them will need a high capacity memory card, preferably at least 32 GB, and UHS-I or UHS-II. 2. Both of them will need tripods. I have a tripod but packing it into my luggage would be a problem. Is there anyone who could loan the memory card and/or tripods? I believe that there will be some official video at the conference, but I'm not sure if that will extend to every session, so I'm planning to bring these two. I've contacted James but because time is running short I'm posting here also. Thanks! Pine

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Doodle poll: scheduling for Wikipedia 15 celebration mini-conference
by Pine W 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

Hi California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia (and possibly elsewhere in the US for those interested): Please indicate your preferences regarding the scheduling of a one day (or partial day) celebration and mini-conference for Wikipedia's 15th birthday in January 2016. The current plan is to have the event in multiple physical locations via Google Hangouts. Possible meetup locations (still to be determined) for concurrent online participation: * WMF office in San Francisco, CA * Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR * University of Washington, Seattle, WA * Other sites in the United States and Canada TBD. Possible locations include Colorado, Idaho, and British Columbia. * New York and Washington DC may have their own event(s) which they partially sync with us Please participate here: http://doodle.com/poll/4zhyiksqebx7uxqr. The times shown are PST by default. Thanks! Pine

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Fwd: Video: "Wikipedia, an introduction - Erasmus Prize 2015"
by Pine W 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

Beautiful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p8wFdnPfVw Pine

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Charity status update for Cascadia Wikimedians
by Pine W 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Hi all, Cascadia Wikimedians is currently registered as a nonprofit in Washington State. Our next step for fundraising purposes will be to register as a "charity" in Washington State. We have started this process with a request for relevant records from the state Attorney General's Office. After we receive a reply from the AGO, we can complete the remaining steps to become a charity under state law. Charity status will allow us to conduct fundraising activities among the general public in Washington State. Further down the road is our 501(c)(3) application. We have requested grant funds for the IRS filing fee and for the professional services of an attorney or CPA to assist us with this process. Hopefully we will complete this process in 2016. Please let me know if you have any questions. Full speed ahead, Pine

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Two reports on Internet-centric education from PBS
by Pine W 14 Nov '15

14 Nov '15

Here are two reports that seem to describe a pedagogy that has similarities to the "flipped classroom" approach, and perhaps would be of interest to instructors in the Wikipedia Education Program: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/given-internet-access-can-kids-really-learn-… http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/meet-an-education-innovator-who-sa… Pine

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Announcement: English Wikipedia has passed 5 million articles
by Pine W 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

English Wikipedia has passed 5 million articles. The community has written an open letter (which includes video): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_million_articles Pine

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