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Online Classroom Materials

I think it would be a great help if separate PROFILES are created for Teachers and Students for each GROUP as per classrooms, for schools. Hence, posting links to the groups pertaining to the chapters scheduled for school days.

idea creator• Aditya.5490

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created on07:40, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Audience

Who are the people you want to introduce Wikipedia to?

Try to be as specific as possible about this group.
My idea would help all the students in schools and their families.

In what languages do they search for information, online or otherwise?

English, Hindi

In what ways does this group communicate with each other?

This can include services and apps in social media, mailing lists, physical spaces like conferences or lectures, or at specific institutions like at a library.
Physical Group Discussions, libraries, social media, etc

What are some reasons this group would use Wikipedia? How would they benefit from it, or what would they find useful?

Think about what they would be interested in reading and learning about; does Wikipedia provide better access to information this group cares about?
I believe Students in India are very hungry for knowledge. A student once hears/reads about anything in the course books, they tend to gain more details about it. Here is where, Wikipedia could help them. In today's scenario, most of the student's tend to go to library - yet they have no idea which books to consult. Hence, the Wikipedia could really help them out in these scenarios.

Project idea

What language Wikipedia projects will you promote to new readers?

English

How will you communicate with new readers? Will you be communicating with them online, in-person, or both?

Both

Describe your idea to engage new readers. How might it be implemented? What will you tell people about Wikipedia?

Think about the steps that might involved to make this idea happen, and what you might teach people about your experience or others' experiences using Wikipedia.
We will have to discuss this idea with several schools, and help them understand the benefits of the same. Once, they agree to it, we will have to create groups in any of the websites/apps like - facebook or whatsapp, and with several discussions with teachers and students we will have to identify links to Wikipedia sources - which would help the students throughout the year [we may also use Data Analytics to determine the same].

Once, we have that, we would spread the word on how to join the groups and make most out of it.

I haven't talked to the management of my office, but I am pretty sure, they will help me out with the same.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

If you’re not certain about how to respond to this question when starting your idea, you do not need to answer it right now. Campaign participants and Wikimedia Foundation staff can help you consider some options.
After the implementation of the project, we can track the activities in the groups or checking the number of hits on those particular links.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills or resources to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? Do you need advising from Wikimedia Foundation staff?
I would definitely need people with teaching backgrounds and people who can deal with masses. There would be a requirement of financial needs, but I think we can manage that on our own for now. And its a definitely YES, that we would need advising from the Wikipedia Foundation Staff.

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About the idea creator

I am working as Software developer for a leading Financial firm, during my academics I have faced many problems whilst looking for explanations and details related to so many topics. I was never aware of the Wikipedia, the only way to look out was reading tons of pages in so many books - which is a little clumsy. I really think my life would have been much simpler if my teachers introduced Wiki to our classes. hence, this idea.

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