Submissions/Wikipedia in the classroom

This is an Open submission for Wikimania 2017 that has not yet been reviewed by a member of the Programme Committee.

Submission no.

Title of the submission

Wikipedia in the classroom

Type of submission (lightning talk, poster, birds of a feather discussion)

birds of a feather discussion

Author of the submission

Gabriel Thullen, GastelEtzwane

Language of presentation

Both English and French

E-mail address

gabrielthullen.com

Username

GastelEtzwane

Country of origin

Switzerland

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

Personal homepage or blog

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

English: This BoF is dedicated to the many teachers out there (numerous editors on different language versions) who use Wikipedia in their classrooms. The BoF discussions will be held in an open and friendly environment where teachers can share their experiences. No matter how small or how large your project was, it can always be adapted to fit other sister projects, and inspire other teachers. Education is the future of the Wikimedia movement!

Français : cette session BoF est dédiée aux nombreux enseignants ou professeurs (beaucoup d’éditeurs sur des Wikis de langues différentes) qui utilisent Wikipédia dans leurs salles de classe. Les discussions BoF seront tenues dans un environnement chaleureux et ouvert dans lequel les enseignants pourront partager leurs expériences. Quelle que soit la taille du projet, petite ou grande, il pourra toujours être adapté aux autres projets frères, et servir d’inspiration pour les collègues. L’éducation est l’avenir du mouvement wikimédien !

What will attendees take away from this session?

English: participants will be motivated to continue using Wikipedia in their classrooms, and will find inspiration for more school related projects.

Français : les participants seront motivés pour continuer d'utiliser Wikipédia dans leurs salles de classe, et trouveront de l'inspiration pour d'autres projets liés à l'école.

Theme of presentation

Education

All lightning talks are 5 minutes. If this is a discussion session, length of session requested

45 minutes

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

Slides or further information (optional)

Special requests

Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

Final

Interested attendees

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