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Wikipedia-based education refers to the integration of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects into educational settings, where students and educators use these platforms for learning, teaching, and knowledge creation. This approach leverages Wikipedia's vast repository of information and collaborative nature to enhance educational experiences.
Wikipedia for Schools is a selection of articles from Wikipedia produced by international children's charity SOS Children and most recently updated in 2013. It was originally produced as a learning resource for schools in countries where Internet access is limited, though it has also enjoyed significant success in the developed world.
This version of Wikipedia for Schools was curated by SolarSPELL, an educational initiative at Arizona State University. Wikipedia for Schools articles are organized under following topics. On each topic page, you can find quick access to the most relevant sections in that topic; however, many extra articles can be found by using the search feature.
The Klexikon encyclopedia was founded by journalist Michael Schulte and historian Ziko van Dijk, who was the chairman of Wikimedia Netherlands from 2011 to 2014. [5] The website is owned by non-profit association Zentrale für Unterrichtsmedien im Internet [online educational media centre] which also hosts other types of Wikis.
Wikipedia provides an opportunity for teachers to discuss the concept of free information, and freedom in general. Wikipedia is an opportunity to participate in an open community that relies primarily on mutual respect and cooperation, but which is not related to familiar authority figures some youths might tend to oppose.
The Ready-To-Learn (RTL) Act is a project funded by PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to supply educational programming and materials for preschool and elementary school children. Created in 1992, the Ready-To-Learn Act furthered the creation of the Ready-To-Learn programming block which provided eleven hours of educational ...
JumpStart (known as Jump Ahead in the United Kingdom) is an educational media franchise created for children, primarily consisting of educational games.The franchise began with independent developer Fanfare Software's 1994 video game JumpStart Kindergarten.
This is a list of academic articles covering the use of Wikipedia in education. Topics include using Wikipedia editing as an assignment, its effects on academic skills, and the perception and use of the site by students and teachers. For general academic articles see Academic studies of Wikipedia.