Wikireader
Wikireader is a really neat idea. It's a physical widget carrying a copy of Wikipedia around for consultation. This would be great for kids, and it seems that kids are the market that its aimed at. Personally...
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Jul 2
Jun 9
The Future of Teaching and Community Knowledge Building?
Here is a PBS Story on the Khan Academy, one of the latest stories coming out of YouTube: I have to laugh to see some of the reactions that can found around the internet. Vested interest...
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May 6
Interesting Linguistic Debate
There's an interesting debate going on right now on the Wikimedia Portugal site. It has been proposed that Wikipedia articles on subjects that are closely tied to a Portuguese-speaking country, for...
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May 6
Wikipedia and Authority, a Personal Account From the Web
Here's an account from someone doing research on the web using Wikipedia and the Encyclopedia side by side. As it turns out, the author finds Wikipedia both more complete and more accurate. Here, more...
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May 5
Slides from the Academia Wikipédia are Up!
The slides from the Academia Wikipédia I spoke at are up!The slides are mostly in Portuguese, except for my talk, Kul Wadhwa's talk, and the talk by Cristóvão Pires. That last of one might be of interest...
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Apr 19
Academia Wikipédia
On Friday I gave a talk at the Academia Wikipédia at Exponor in Porto. The Wikipedia Academies are outreach events directed at academics and other people to explain how Wikipedia works, how to contribute...
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