Hello Nice people,
It is really reassuring when you receive that phone call from someone with
thirst for free knowledge which is the main mission of Wikimedia.
One teacher from a school that benefited from the Wikipedia for Schools
pilot that was accomplished in Mombasa, Kenya, gave a call to Bruce (Member
of WMKE) and she requested for a copy of the DVD plus the manual of how to
make the offline package functional. She had misplaced the copy we left
after the pilot and she would like a new copy to install in new computers
that the school acquired recently.
It is very satisfying to learn that someone found the package useful. I
will be sending her a copy during the week plus a manual via a courier
service since she availed the school’s mailing address.
At this point, I think it is wise for her school to partake in the story
telling tour that will be executed by Victor Grigas who will be visiting
Kenya after Wikimania.
Regards,
Stephen.
PS: Dennis, How far have you reached with the Syllabus you were working on?
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Stephen Wanjau <stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke
wrote:
> Hello nice people!
>
> The Geography, History and CRE addition of non existent topics to the
> current SOS version of off-line Wikipedia is done! As at [1] below.
>
> Dennis is still working on the business studies syllabus and as he
> promised he will be done by the end of this Month. I would suggest we use
> the talk page [2] for further communications with regards to the off-line
> project.
>
> Thank you everyone who has been working on this!
>
> //Stephen
>
> 1.
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Content_Development/School…
> 2.
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Offline_Projects/Content_Development/S…
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com>wrote;wrote:
>
>> Asaf,
>>
>> The list of the contributors can be found here:
>>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Offline_Projects/Content_Develo…
>>
>>
>> --Abbas.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: abartov(a)wikimedia.org
>> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 12:15:33 -0700
>> To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Offline Wikipedia: Kenyan Curriculum
>>
>> Thanks for this update, Stephen.
>>
>> I'd like to encourage you guys to make progress on this work, so we can
>> finally prepare a new ZIM file (we'll figure out the size problem if we
>> have too. Probably by removing a few pictures.) and start working on
>> distribution.
>>
>> Are you and Deonte the only ones working on this right now?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Asaf
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Stephen Wanjau <
>> stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke
wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> From my mathematical point of view, I believe that this new set will
>> definitely generate more other articles into our new custom package. My
>> argument being, every new article we request to be added will come with its
>> new blue links which means more articles than what we already have in our
>> not yet completed compilation of topics. This blue links mean more articles!
>>
>> As of now there are 500+ requested additions on [1] and if I do some
>> maths by assuming that each new requested article has a minimum of 10 blue
>> links then we are talking about 5000+ articles being added onto the SOS
>> version of off-line WIkipedia. *Note* that the list is still a
>> Work-In-Progress with more subjects to be added!
>>
>> The SOS version of the offline Wikipedia is 5500 articles which means
>> that our new additions would not fit as an addition to the SOS version and
>> still be <4gb. I met Deonte today and he requested for some pages of the
>> Agriculture syllabus which he is working on right now. I still have the
>> Business Education syllabus and the C.R.E. syllabus which I secured last
>> week.
>>
>> //Stephen
>>
>> 1.
>>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Content_Development/School…
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Grace Kariuki
<gkariuki99(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
>>
>> oh!okay.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:11 PM, stephen wanjau <
>> stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke
wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Sarah for the Clarifying.
>>
>> //Stephen.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/17/12, Sarah Osano <sarahosano(a)gmail.com
wrote:
>> > Grace,
>> > I think he is talking about laptop chargers not charges .
>>
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Grace Kariuki <gkariuki99(a)gmail.com>
>
wrote:
>> >>
>> >> sorry, i meant charges?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Grace Kariuki
<gkariuki99(a)gmail.com>
>> >
wrote:
>>
>>>
>> >>> steve,how much are the chareges?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:59 PM, stephen wanjau
>> >>> <stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke
wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hello Folks,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hope you are doing great and bracing yourselves for this
Saturday's
>> >>>> edittathon that shall evolve around but not limited to the
subject of
>> >>>> this Email.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> We shall cover the remaining bit of the Kenyan syllabus as a
basic
>> intro
>> >>>> to Wiki and later on do more editing on Wikipedia.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> My proposal is we could as well engage in the April
Wikification
>> Drive
>> >>>> (see [1] below) but of course not limit ourselves to that as
well.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The venue of the Meet up is at the environs of Upper-hill in
Nairobi
>> at
>> >>>> Mugo's place which is near the public Service Club.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For those who do not know how to get there please contact me
off-list
>> >>>> for prior arrangements on how to get there.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The edittathon starts at 600PM local time and runs through the
Night
>> >>>> till Sunday Morning.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What to Bring:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 1. Laptops plus the chargers of course;)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> See you soon.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> PS: There is an experienced Wikipedian who is in the country on
a
>> short
>> >>>> private visit and he tells me that he would like to be part of
this
>> >>>> edittathon on 21st and to meet other awesome Wikipedians.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> //Stephen
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 1.
>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Stephenwanjau#Invitation_to_the_Apri…
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Chris Riwa
<chriwaustin(a)gmail.com>
>> >>>
wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>> >>>>> Hi steve, I gave the syllabus copies to Dennis during our
last
>> meet-up.
>> >>>>> Regards,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Branton Obwari <
>> bruceobwari(a)gmail.com>
>> >>>>
wrote:
>>
>>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Steve , i agree with you >we don't need a
separate meeting to do
>> that
>> >>>>>> ,for starters like ME ,we need the 10minutes 'how
to' demo ,so can
>> we
>> >>>>>> do it right here?, Chris has a copy of it, i can catch
up with him.
>> >>>>>>
Otherwise am
>> glad
>> >>>>>> you are back & i love the positive energy you inject
into WMKE.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> My regards!
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Branton.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On 4/7/12, stephen wanjau
<stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke
wrote:
>>
>>>>>> > Hi Folks,
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > I understand that the syllabus compilation was
procrastinated to
>> >>>>>> > 21st
>> >>>>>> > of March 2012 for reasons I don't know.
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > However, I have a concern about this. The
'how-to' of this
>> process
>> >>>>>> > is
>> >>>>>> > such a cinch and having a separate meeting to learn
how to
>> compile
>> >>>>>> > it
>> >>>>>> > on Meta sounds ridiculous.
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > I remember it took me 10minutes to give a demo to
Dennis on how
>> to
>> >>>>>> > do
>> >>>>>> > this. (Dennis correct me if wrong).
>> >>>>>> > Folks it is wise to maximise on the time that we
usually meet in
>> >>>>>> > covering/discussing all of our projects since we do
not have F2F
>> >>>>>> > meetups that often and they are expensive in terms
of resources
>> that
>> >>>>>> > volunteers put into attending these meetings. (sad
truth!)
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > Without much ado, I would like to get my hands on
the syllabus.
>> The
>> >>>>>> > last time I checked, Chris had the copy.
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > Is he the one who still has it?
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > //Stephen.
>> >>>>>> >
>> >>>>>> > On 3/26/12, Asaf Bartov
<abartov(a)wikimedia.org
wrote:
>>
>>>>>> >> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:58 AM, stephen wanjau
>> >>>>>> >> <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >>> Hello Folks,
>> >>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>> >>> I have finally secured a copy of the
Geography Syllabus that
>> was
>> >>>>>> >>> still
>> >>>>>> >>> lacking.
>> >>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>> >>> It is a 130 page document and I will talk
to the owner to
>> allow me
>> >>>>>> >>> have
>> >>>>>> >>> it
>> >>>>>> >>> until next week
>> >>>>>> >>> hoping that you will find time to work on
it on 31st after the
>> >>>>>> >>> board
>> >>>>>> >>> elections.
>> >>>>>> >>> It is so detailed and that's why it is
at 130 pages otherwise
>> it
>> >>>>>> >>> should
>> >>>>>> >>> take around 2hours to
>> >>>>>> >>> have the list on meta once apportioned
among the attendees.
>> >>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> Excellent! If need be, you might perhaps spend
some chapter
>> money
>> >>>>>> >> on
>> >>>>>> >> photocopying the whole thing.
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> Would this conclude the preparation of the
Kenyan Curriculum
>> topic
>> >>>>>> >> list,
>> >>>>>> >> allowing to move forward with preparing a new
ZIM file?
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> Thanks for pursuing this!
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> Cheers,
>> >>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>> >> Asaf
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