CIS-A2K/Events/Tamil Wikisource Edit-a-Thon for School Students

Date : March 3, 2020

Locale: Nangur

duration of the session : 9.30 a.m to 4.30 p.m

participants edit

  1. SIVARANJANI SCHOOL
  2. AMIRTHA SCHOOL
  3. Pradeeban nangur
  4. DIVYA SCHOOL
  5. Senthiyadevi nangur
  6. MAHA SCHOOL
  7. SUBHI SCHOOL
  8. SRIBAN SCHOOL
  9. BHUVANESHWARI SCHOOL
  10. Pradeep nangur
  11. RAJESHWARI SCHOOL
  12. DEVATHARSHINI SCHOOL
  13. SAMEERA SCHOOL
  14. MOHANA SCHOOL
  15. MAHALAKSHMI SCHOOL
  16. SANTHIYA SCHOOL
  17. ESWARI NANGUR
  18. BALA SCHOOL
  19. SUGI SCHOOL
  20. UMA SCHOOL
  21. VIKKI SCHOOL
  22. JEYA_NANGUR
  23. Rithani nangur
  24. DHANAM SCHOOL
  25. Abirami nangur
  26. SAROJINI SCHOOL

session mentor:User:Sridhar_G

consultation and remote help: Balajijagadesh

Background edit

At the wiki SAARC eduction held in Christ University, Bangalore last year we had an opportunity to know how can we engage students in educational activities related to Wikipedia. so we introduce wikisource to them. They will get reading habits and to absorb good ideas at the same time they contribute as much as they can. After getting permission from the headmaster, we selected 6 Students from each 9th standard on February 18th to make an account. after that we were training for an hour every day after school time. Then we planned to conduct a one-day Edit-a-thon.

event in brief edit

After the morning prayer, we began with a short description of the edit-a-thon. Later, as usual, we allocated pages of a book to all the students. Then, after lunch break, we proof read until 4.30 p.m. Then we took the group photo.

Learnings edit

When I said that we had selected 9 standard government school students for this work, many expressed their hesitations (including whom my fellow teachers). But my students were very effective in their work. Therefore, we plan to check (final process of proof read) only the students who are interested and talented in this process. When they finished a book, we told them to encourage everyone to applause.

Things to be consider in the next event edit

It was vague to read some of the texts. So the next time we have to check that most of the pages are clear in advance.

it'll be easy if there was less tables like some other works..

Before that 20 students out of 26 they don't have basics computer knowledge. I am proud to say now they have some knowledge in computer. Some of them also have the ability to train others. So we have a plan to teach some of our school and college students nearby.

CIS:A2K edit

The event was financially supported by CIS:A2K. The detailed regarding the event could be seen here.

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total edits 676
participants 26
unique pages edited 577

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