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This is a plan of a presentation I'm working on. Please feel free to comment on the talk page or even help out.

Slide 1

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[Title:]Wikipedia in Schools

[Subtitle:]How to advance students learning and go beyond the curriculum.

[WMF logo]

Slide 2

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[Title:]Current programs and initiatives

[Wikipedia Abassador program logo. Right]

[Text:]Current initiatives being carried out include:

  • Wikipedia Ambassador program – Working with universities across the USA.
  • Individual initiatives from local Wikimedia Chapters.

Slide 3

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[Title:]Why use Wikipedia in your lessons?


[Mindmap. Left:] Benefits for the school:

  • Publicity
    • The press: Using Wikipedia is unique for school.
  • Teaching and learning
    • Useful skills for the pupils (see right).
  • Community cohesion
    • Create links with local Wikimedians.

[Mindmap. Right:] Benefits for the pupils:

  • Media literacy
    • Understanding collaboratively-built web sites
    • Assessing the quality of Internet-based sources
  • Writing
    • Composition of neutral, fact-based articles (vs. persuasive writing)
  • Social
    • Collaboration
    • General discussion
  • General
    • Responsibility

Slide 4

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[Title:]How can I use Wikipedia in my lessons?

[Subtitle:]Content

[Mindmap:]

  • Improve Wikipedia's content of course subject mattter.
  • Create images on programs such as Macromedia Fireworks in IT lessons and upload to Commons.
  • Upload photographs they take in Photography lessons to Wikimedia commons.
  • Write about local area, town or heritage.
  • Translate an article

[Footer:]For more information see <shortened link to Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool: Learning Objectives and Assignments Types>

Slide 5

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[Title:]How can I use Wikipedia in my lessons?

[Subtitle:]More ways...

[Mindmap:]

  • Copyedit an article.
  • Compare Wikipedia to other reference sources.
  • Analyze the discussion about a controversial topic.
  • Chart the evolution of an article over a news cycle.

[Footer:]For more information see <shortened link to Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool: Learning Objectives and Assignments Types>

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