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see [[twext]].. [http://test.twext.com alpha test twexter] now with feedback.. [http://github.com/tudisco/twexter source code..]

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wixi is [[twext]] working in wiki
to wixi means to learn each others' language and grow multilingual


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twext uses a simple method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: '''http://twext.com/method'''
twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method
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'''xcroll may also be useful for regular mediawiki editing'''<bR><bR>

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=xcroll input=
[http://twext.com/xcroll xcroll] controls text and twext input windows, as well the live preview window.. controlling many windows with a single scrollbar has many potential uses.. old [http://test.twext.com/twexter/code code]
runs demo at '''http://delyric.com/imagine'''




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<font color="gray">any language already in twexter can serve as source for translation to add another language.. so English can be source to add Cockney, or Español can be source to add Tagalog, Maya, [http://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calixatl Nauhtl], Zapoteco.. even Spanglish..
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any of many languages, dialects and slangs can get twext.. if 30 languages play, 900 learning bridges are possible
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=multilingual=
we want it to be easy to [http://twext.com/18 add languages and dialects] to twexter, so diverse groups can share ideas and learn each others' language.. but we also want it to be easy to ''exclude'' languages so our brains don't go whack.. so we're pointing toward a distributed twexter somewhere around maybe dodo data over '''http://twext.com/git'''
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=moodling=
embedding twexter into systems like moodle and the xo sounds maybe more useful than dealing with a grand [http://twext.com/plugin central system..] now we're working toward javascript library that wansta plugin to mediawiki, wordpress, moodle, olpc, etc '''http://twext.com/embed'''
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=dodo data=
dodo data is a rough idea to store data in the filename. Why? Simple data in the filename may be easy to read and share, for both machines and humans.. ("filename" means URL, when multilingual idn enabled via punycode).. the dodo idea is to version control and distribute twext data so variable systems and peoples can easily use it '''http://twext.com/dodo'''


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=delyric=
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delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. maybe we can route around popular lyric suppression near '''http://more.read.fm/fair_use#citage'''
delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html


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=mexico=
[http://linux.ajusco.upn.mx/ talleres linux] has hired Gabriel Saldaña to help twext get real.. apparently there is suspicion that twexter may prove useful in educational systems here in mexico.. muchisimas gracias a gabriel, jergas, la jefa y a méxico pa'todo.. text also wants to get twext in '''http://twext.com/brazil'''


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=scratch=
scratch helps kids learn programming by assembling commands to create multimedia games.. embedding twexter into scratch could be an simple, affective, effective way for kids to program some human language learning.. '''http://scratch.mit.edu'''

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=€30K .nl=
free software developer? opportunity: get paid to code free software for a large new user base.. [http://digitalpioneers.org digital pioneers] round 15 grant happens this spring.. i can move to .nl for a year so we can get stuff done if you wanna.. free software developers can apply to earn up to €30K making twext work with [http://wikipedia.org wikipedia] and/or games like

[http://scratch.mit.edu scratch]
* earn many users
* extend a useful tool
* free software
* get paid
* '''[http://www.digitalpioneers.org/pub/Program/ExtraNavBar/071005leiddraad_14e_ronde_en.pdf digitial

pioneers]'''
* <FONT COLOR="GRAY">''http://wixi.cc/dp15'' <- proposal started</FONT>
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not strictly synxi but lovely mix of animated lyrics, video, sound [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdv2o_etienne-daho-charlotte-gainsbourg-i here]</font>
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=synxi=
[[synxi]] wantsa print text as you speak it, like somekinda instamatic karoake text machine.. they say the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning#Television_and_video BBC closed captions live], so mild synxi sounds doable.. wild synxi wansta animate emotive timed text and play with twext or whatever.. synxi wansta open up [[SLS]], to make it really easy to layer timed text on top of shared video.. '''http://synxi.com'''

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=storyasking=
storyasking doesn't need no fancy IDN SLS P2P VOIP MP3ID3 to teach language.. it just needs people who have feelings and imaginations and who like to communicate.. still, colingo, delyric, twext, scratch and synxi could all thread into somekinda [[StoryAsking]] game kids could make and use to learn each others' language '''http://storyask.cc/'''

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=wixi=
wixi is a wiki that gets twext.. wikis are all about sharing and wikis are evolving.. for example, [http://kaltura.com kaltura] is exploring collaborative multimedia authoring on a wiki platform.. so down the road we can maybe wixi at '''http://wixi.tv'''

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=summer of code=
twext can grow but won't until programmers bust a move.. it's simple, [http://license.read.fm free] and can [http://more.read.fm/more_read serve] many users in many ways.. opportunities abound.. CS student? connect with google and earn $4,500 this summer.. http://twext.com/google#summer_of_code
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 17 December 2008

see twext.. alpha test twexter now with feedback.. source code..

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wixi is twext working in wiki

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if you can't see twext, adjust contrast on your monitor
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repetitive twext can fade away WixiTwextColorGrammar.png
marked up twext can communicate structure

wixi twexter

wixi'd wikis get text twext.. twext texts provide meaningful, comprehensible input for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..

the OLPC is connecting kids learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to construct language learning.. WixiJump.gif

WiXiMethodOnXO.gif

chunk method

twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method

press ESC to stop the animations, RELOAD to restart animations

WixiJump.gif
WiXiDelyricSampleSurvive.jpg

delyric

delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html

WixiJump.gif
WiXiPO1.gif

Related work

See also
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