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* '''Interns''' - If you are interested in this project, add your name to the ''Interested interns'' section below along with a brief description of why you're interested and why you'd be a good mentor for this project, along with any specific ideas for execution you might have beyond the project description.
* '''Mentors''' - If you are interested in this project, add your name to the ''Interested mentors'' section below along with a brief description of why you're interested and why you'd be a good mentor for this project, along with any specific ideas for execution you might have beyond the project description.
* '''Others''' - If you are interested in this project in a role other than that of potential mentor or potential intern (example: you are an organization, a potential end-user/tester, may have helpful resources, or want to be notified if the project is chosen), add your name to the ''Other interested parties'' section below with contact information and details.
* '''Everyone''' - Contribute to the project description on this page, or discuss this project on the associated [[Talk:Summer_of_Content_WiXi|talk page]].

The deadline for editing this proposal or adding yourself to the list is '''11:59pm EST (GMT-5) on August 6, 2007.'''

== Project description ==

[[WiXi]] gets multilingual text twext on a wiki platform.. twext text helps to provide [http://sk.com.br/sk-krash.html comprensible input] for language learners.. a more appropriate use of twext for little OLPC kids may be development of [http://storyaksing.com/game "storyasking"] game buiding on the [http://scratch.mit.edu scratch] platform.. the aim is for kids to help each other to learn each others languages by creating context rich, meaningful interactions..

also see: http://www.olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html

=== Deliverables ===
* [http://twext.cc/twexter twexter] [http://sf.net/projects/twexter code] integration w/ [http://scratch.mit.edu scratch]
* integrate [http://storasking.com/TPRS TPRS] practices

=== Possible extensions ===
* sound at variable speed to insure comprehension

== Interested interns ==


== Interested mentors ==

===Duke Crawford===
co-inventing twext, has some cash to pay the right developer for delivery of http://twext.cc/go/18 multilingual twexter (with wixi page history functions).. twext was recently kinda well received at an international TPRS conference of language teachers.. unfortunately i'm [http://dhamma.org offline] until aug 2, so maybe this proposal would be stronger for southern summer of content.. but please feel free to propose now.. wixi is [http://wixi.cc/wixi free :)]

== Other interested parties ==

[[Category:Summer of Content proposals]]

Latest revision as of 21:24, 5 August 2007

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