SCHOOL WIKI

SCHOOL WIKI

The IT@ School programme is getting ready to launch' school Wiki' on the lines of Wiki pedia- as part of its attempt to foster a culture of collaborative learning in kerala's schools.
From November 1st ,schools can register at 'www.school wiki.in' and enter on it a variety of details including their location, number of students, facilities, academic achievements, clubs, school magazines, details of alumni and an un limited number of photographs, videos and even Google maps. School Wiki which will be Malayalam will be ready for launch on January 1, 2010. This, however, will be just the first part of this new venture.
As school Wiki matures the IT@ School expects students to start posting learning resources, including the findings of school projects.' School Wiki can be used by students, teachers, the alumni and by the public at large as repository of resources.
Given the wikipedia-like nature of this portal, resources can be hyper linked towards on the page giving details of the school. If, for example a school is located in a historically important place, the history of that place can be hyper linked to the place name. Thus a short description of a school can actually end up generating a large body of information about that locality and related personalities.
School wiki will give special focus on generating a body of knowledge relating to study of Malayalam students will be encouraged to take up projects. Under the guidance of Malayalam language teachers. As with the wikipedia, the contents of school wiki can be freely edited and updated by any one.
Prof. John Kurakar