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The OlpcProject: namespace is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a '''specific pedagogical topic''' or family of topics related to One Laptop per Child. It is not a place to write articles directly, but a '''resource to help coordinate and organize''' article writing. The convenient forum of attached talk pages is designed for people who are interested in a particular project. It's more like a''' group of editors''' than a group of articles. Because of its '''social''' foundation, the project’s success depends on its ability to function as '''a cohesive group''' of editors working towards '''a common goal'''. |
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The double goal of the OLPC Projects on this wiki are: to provide '''tools and resources''' to '''teachers/educators''', and to offer a '''constructivist learning environment''' for '''children'''. |
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===How can OlpcProjects contribute to OLPC's vision ?=== |
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OlpcProjects can develop resources for a particular topic (targeting both educators and children), create portals (see the Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomy Portal of Astronomy] for example), design children's activities, and allow children to explore, express, and learn. |
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===How Can I participate ?=== |
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Before creating a new project, check to see if a similar project already exists; see the [[List of OlpcProjects]]. |
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====Create a New Project==== |
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If you want create a Project, ask yourself these questions: |
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* Is my goal to create a project for my topic rather than an article? |
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* Is my project interesting enough to enlist a group of editors ? |
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* Does my Project fit the criteria of the [[Learning Vision]] and [[The Goals of OLPC]] ? |
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* Does my Project interest only educators or both educators ''and'' children ? |
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====My Proposals==== |
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When you are ready to create a new OlpcProject, you must create a base page for it. The title format for OlpcProjects is "OlpcProject:Name of project". For example, if you were creating a OlpcProject about [[Learning Community]], you would create the following page: [[OlpcProject:Learning community]], then you would insert your OlpcProject name in the [[List of OlpcProjects]]. |
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====Initial Setup==== |
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A possible outline for a new OlpcProject page is highlighted below. |
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Appropriate vocabulary relating to the topic should be substituted as required. |
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Welcome to the ... OlpcProject! |
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; Goals |
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* ... |
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* ... |
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; Scope |
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* The project... |
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== Members == |
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# [[User:UserName|UserName]] (interested in everything about learning communities) |
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# [[User:UserName|UserName]] |
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== Open tasks == |
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* ... |
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== Categories == |
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* [[:Category:OlpcProject]] |
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== Templates == |
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* ... |
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== Related projects == |
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* [[OlpcProject:Educational ideas]] |
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[[Category:OlpcProject:Educational ideas]] |
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====Recruiting==== |
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One of the most basic aspects of keeping an OlpcProject active is recruiting editors. A WikiProject must recruit new members to allow for attrition. Unfortunately, a project that fails to do so, will eventually collapse. How, then, does one recruit these invaluable participants? By far, the most effective method is through the use of a project banner template. |
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!<div style="background:#FF9;"> This article is within the scope of the [[OlpcProject:Learning community|Learning communities OlpcProject]], |
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a collaborative effort to improve learning communities. |
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If you would like to take part, |
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please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.</div> |
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!<div style="background:#FF9;"> This article is within the scope of the [[OlpcProject:Learning community|Learning communities OlpcProject]], |
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a collaborative effort to improve learning communities. |
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If you would like to take part, |
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please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.</div> |
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====Getting To Work==== |
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Once a project has begun to attract member editors, the challenge is to keep them busy. Hanging on to editors is harder than recruiting them. Bored editors will quickly leave. |
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You can create a task list (articles, open source software, pedagogical ideas, resources for educators, resources for students, etc.). You can write technical notes and/or translating your texts. |
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Remember that people from different cultures will utilize this resource so it is preferable to integrate a multicultural approach. |
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===Links=== |
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[[Educational ideas]] |
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[[Subjects]] |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject WikiProject in Wikipedia] |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide WikiProject_Council in Wikipedia] |
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[[Category:Pedagogical ideas]] |
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[[Category:Feedback]] |
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[[Category:OlpcProject]] |
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[[Category:Educational ideas]] |
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