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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Report

details	counts
total edits	676
participants	26
unique pages edited	577

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