[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia lesson in Maharashtra class 7 textbook
BalaSundaraRaman
sundarbecse at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 16 07:21:58 UTC 2011
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
>
>From: Anoop <anoop.ind at gmail.com>
>To: Wikimedia India list <wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 12:42:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia lesson in Maharashtra class 7
textbook
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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)
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>
>Thanks
>
>
>On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:00 PM, BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse at yahoo.com>
>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 at gmail.com>
>>>To: Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia.
>>><wikimediaindia-l at 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
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>--
>With Regards,
>Anoop
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