Wikipedia in rural schools: offline wikireaders in Peru
Wikipedia in rural schools: offline wikireaders in Peru | ||
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| Presenter | Samuel Klein (One Laptop per Child) | |
| Themes | Education, Latin America | |
| About the presenter | ||
| Samuel Klein is an activist for universal access to knowledge, educator, and Wikipedian. Since 2006 he has been the director of content and later head of community development for One Laptop per Child. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | ||
| Abstract | ||
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Thousands of rural Peruvian primary schools have been using the Spanish Wikipedia in their classrooms for the past year. Most of these schools are offline. Come learn about how Wikipedia is used by teachers and children in Peru. | ||
| Language | English | |
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