WikiConference India 2016/Submissions/Wikipedia in Syllabus, A gentle outlook on Kerala Model

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Title of the submission

Wikipedia in Syllabus, A gentle outlook on Kerala Model

Your Username (For the submission author)

Tonynirappathu (Link)

Type of presentation

Talk

Abstract (in about 300 words)

Wiki Editing have been included in the Syllabus of 'Information and Communication Technology' of 9th grade students studying in Kerala. More than 2 lakh students go through Wiki editing every year. And they are now able to maintain a project called SchoolWiki which have a dedicated page for each school.

What we have achieved? Where we are lagging? A Search on the same.

Note

This talk preceeded by the talk 'Wikimedia through activities, an interdisciplinary project' which is about the possibilities and roles of Wikimedia projects to connect and enrich knowledge life outside school.

Result

Accepted

Review comments[edit]

This proposal is included as part of a panel on Wikipedia in education. Ten minutes are allocated, please keep to the point so as to allow other participants and presenters.

Interested attendees and comments[edit]

--Dittymathew (talk) 08:03, 22 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
--Vinayaraj (talk) 16:33, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Tighe Flanagan (WMF) (talk) 20:28, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
--Manojk (talk) 16:32, 1 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]