Hi Victor, great initiative with a huge impact multiplier :)
Regarding identifying specific language needs you might get some good
intel connecting with groups doing work on the ground like School to
School International (Africa, in french and portuguese speaking
countries), Children International
Mathias -
This: http://schools-wikipedia.org/
is something I think would be a great option for english-speaking students,
if we can get it on the Wikireaders
Also I think I need to be clear about a possible language issue: In the USA
people like me often use the word 'kid' to mean anyone all the
Rodrigo - Thank you for pointing out the note about Meta.
Does someone want to start a place on meta where the community can organize
how to best get these devices where they need to go? I'd love to have some
respected organizations & interested Wikipedians helping out by the end of
the week :)
I
I somewhat wrong message volunteer Rupert. Any initiative that promotes
inclusive dissemination of knowledge should be shared and supported by the
Wikimedia movement, and even more when it is crowned with the work done by
volunteers of the Movement, in this case Wikipedia .
Moreover, it is clear t
Very cool idea!
I just donated and tweeted about it.
It's a really clever way to spread free knowledge to kids who need it the most.
Well done, you guys!
Fabrice
On May 5, 2013, at 11:55 AM, wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
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> -
Hi Everyone,
As today is the day that Ting's resignation from the Board of Trustees becomes
effective I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for the tremendous
contribution he has made to the board over the past five years. I did not know
Ting when he joined our board but from what
Hi everyone -
Ok a few things that people have brought up here and elsewhere:
1 - the manufacturer has said to us that the devices can come pre-installed
with whatever languages are already available :
http://dev.thewikireader.com/language-packs/ and that he would help with
other language version
Hi,
How should be token into consideration the low readability of Wikipedia,
which was pointed out by some recent studies, as far as this device is
devoted to children ?
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/11/29/wikimedia-research-newsletter-november-2012/#Readability_of_the_English_Wikipedia.2C_S
hehehe, victor, you are cool. because its a private initiative you use
your wikimedia mail account to advertise for it, in the video you make
sure that everybody konws you work for wikimedia foundation? the price
you give is interesting as well. on your money collection page you
write the devices c
Hi Victor,
hope you're well.
I found the campaign awsome and will be donating some money.
I was wondering whether that would be nice to donate some of them to the
global south, though import taxes might be an issue, as well as the fact
that it comes with the English Wikipedia and downloading other
All the best, Victor!
Abbas.
> Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 12:46:22 -0300
> From: t...@wikimedia.org
> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> CC: wikimediab...@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiReaders4Kids
>
> That is a cool project. Congrats, Victor.
>
> I've a wikireader with me s
That is a cool project. Congrats, Victor.
I've a wikireader with me someone gave a few years ago. Have someone tried
to install a Wikipedia of another language? I will try <
http://dev.thewikireader.com/language-packs/> sometime soon (alguém da WMBR
com mais tempo, se quiser, fale comigo).
What a
This is totally awesome!
On 5 May 2013 09:46, Manuel Schneider wrote:
> Great initiative. Actually the first time I donated real money to a
> Wikimedia project... sort of.
>
> /Manuel
>
> Am 05.05.2013 06:27, schrieb Victor Grigas:
> > My partner and I just started a campaign on Indiegogo.com to
Great initiative. Actually the first time I donated real money to a
Wikimedia project... sort of.
/Manuel
Am 05.05.2013 06:27, schrieb Victor Grigas:
> My partner and I just started a campaign on Indiegogo.com to raise funds to
> buy all remaining WikiReaders and distribute them to schools and ki
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