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Sometimes to get started, you need a little inspiration. We're looking for some good ideas for what the participants in the first-ever [[Summer of content 2007]] can build - they have 6 weeks to complete whatever they can dream up. Contribute your ideas for projects by [http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=SoCon_project_ideas&action=edit§ion=new clicking here.] |
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== Possible Content Creators and Aggregators == |
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Sometimes to get started, you need a little '''inspiration'''. We're looking for good ideas for the participants in the first-ever [[Summer of Content 2007|Summer of Content]] - they have 6 weeks to complete a project that creates or facilitates open content. Browse our current [[Summer of Content organizations|organizations]], [[Summer of Content mentors|mentors]], and [[Summer of Content|interns]] lists to see who's participating and add your own ideas. This page is for internship applicants, mentor applicants '''''and''''' other people and organizations to post their project proposals. Please comment and give feedback on the proposals listed below and the brainstorms on the [[Talk:Summer of Content projects|talk page]]. |
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<center>Join the [http://groups.google.com/group/summer-of-content mailing list] to get updates and announcements!</center> |
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A couple of people from free culture have two ideas in the works: |
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'''To contribute a rough brainstorm or a project idea,''' see the [[Talk:Summer of Content projects|Summer of Content projects talk page]]. '''To formally propose a project''' (anyone can do this), type the name of your project in the box next to the "Propose a project" button, then click it: |
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1. '''a public domain search engine for college students.''' We know that there are some sites like this in the works, but we'd like to create something student-friendly that will help people find, format, and print public domain books found on project guttenberg and the internet archive. This is a pretty easy site to make, but it needs to be something non-tech-savvy students feel comfortable with. So a lot of this will focus on aesthetics |
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== Current projects == |
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2. '''a paper repository and exchange.''' One of the worst things about an undergraduate's career is that the papers he or she writes rarely get seen by anyone beyond a grad student. If you're proud of a paper, why not share it? and if you're working on a paper, and want feedback, why not put it online for public comment? We want to build a paper repository and exchange that will do just that, which will allow readers to add commentary and ratings, and allow casual visitors to quickly find interesting, new, and useful papers written by their peers. |
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For a list of current projects, see [[:Category:Summer of Content proposals]]. Feel free to expand upon and edit the ideas in each proposal, or to contact any of the interested mentors, interns, or other people with your ideas. Start a discussion! Every application is under development by anyone who want to pitch in. |
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Hopefully these ideas fit under the banner of the Summer of Content. We hope someone is interested in helping out with, or taking the lead on these projects (contact:bcb2114@columbia.edu) |
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== Example project proposals == |
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'''3. Hello''', we are a group of 6 people until now. Our base is Monterrey, Mexico, although we have people currently living in Argentina. The idea is to create content for kids in elementary school. We are going to work with the open source student group of our university. We want to know the specifications of the content that we need to create and anything else that we need to apply for the program. |
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Here are a few examples of well-written, fleshed-in project proposals: [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Math_Support:_Exercise_Repository_and_Worksheet_Generator (lists of use cases that should be covered by a project)][http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Games_based_on_industry_sectors (nice detail)][http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_webcomic#Karen_Rustad (see Karen's individual proposal)] |
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== Flags for projects == |
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Feel free to use these categories to search through or tag your projects (or make your own categories - just be sure to include the categories in [[:Category:Summer of Content categories]]). Here are a few for starters. |
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* [[:Category:Team projects]] |
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* [[:Category:Projects involving kids]] |
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* [[:Category:Projects involving non-literate populations]] |
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* [[:Category:Internationalization projects]] |
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* [[:Category:Outreach projects]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 6 August 2007
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Sometimes to get started, you need a little inspiration. We're looking for good ideas for the participants in the first-ever Summer of Content - they have 6 weeks to complete a project that creates or facilitates open content. Browse our current organizations, mentors, and interns lists to see who's participating and add your own ideas. This page is for internship applicants, mentor applicants and other people and organizations to post their project proposals. Please comment and give feedback on the proposals listed below and the brainstorms on the talk page.
To contribute a rough brainstorm or a project idea, see the Summer of Content projects talk page. To formally propose a project (anyone can do this), type the name of your project in the box next to the "Propose a project" button, then click it: <inputbox> type=create buttonlabel=Propose a project bgcolor=#fffcf9 preload=Template:Summer of Content project proposal break=no </inputbox>
Current projects
For a list of current projects, see Category:Summer of Content proposals. Feel free to expand upon and edit the ideas in each proposal, or to contact any of the interested mentors, interns, or other people with your ideas. Start a discussion! Every application is under development by anyone who want to pitch in.
Example project proposals
Here are a few examples of well-written, fleshed-in project proposals: (lists of use cases that should be covered by a project)(nice detail)(see Karen's individual proposal)
Flags for projects
Feel free to use these categories to search through or tag your projects (or make your own categories - just be sure to include the categories in Category:Summer of Content categories). Here are a few for starters.