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Wikipedia in rural schools: offline wikireaders in Peru

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Wikipedia in rural schools: offline wikireaders in Peru

Presenter Samuel Klein (One Laptop per Child)
Themes EducationLatin 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

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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