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Subject:    Re: [Textbook-l] State of the Union on Open Wiki Textbooks?
From:       soziologie () t-online ! de (Lars Hennings, www ! l-hennings ! de)
Date:       2004-09-16 7:37:33
Message-ID: 414942BD.4090200 () l-hennings ! de
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Hi, I know a school using an open source textbook - it´s the 
"Photoschule Großformat", a school to teach photograpers asked for that. 
And there was a social projekt bringing kids away from the street they 
use it too.
best wishes
lars

Sanford Forte schrieb:

>John,
>
>Most of what you see in the link below reflects the current state of Wiki
>(and other) open source textbook development.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_content
>
>It's hard to know exactly how many people are engaged in open source
>textbook development, but it's growing all the time as the open source
>textbook movements gathers steam as a practical way for states to save
>money, while increasing quality of textbooks for universities and K-12.
>
>To the best of my knowledge,  no K-12 public school district that has yet
>adopted a Wiki textbook. This is primarily because the open source K-12
>textbook effort is so new, as well as the fact that purchasing behaviors in
>public school systems are strongly habituated to working with commercial
>publishers. This has begun to change, but slowly.
>
>That said, I'm also interested in hearing from anyone who knows of a public
>school adoption of an open source K-12 textbook
>
>Best,
>Sanford
>www.opensourcetext.org
>
>
>
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>To: <textbook-l@wikimedia.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:45 PM
>Subject: [Textbook-l] State of the Union on Open Wiki Textbooks?
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>  
>
>>I am new to this group, but am super duper interested
>>in supporting the "movement".
>>
>>Would someone be kind enough to give me an update as
>>to the "State of the Union" for Open Wiki Textbooks?
>>
>>I would love to know things like:
>>
>>-- How many people are engaged?
>>-- Is the movement growing, or shrinking?
>>-- Are any Wiki textbooks "completed"?  If so, how
>>many?
>>-- Is there any record of any school or school
>>district anywhere in the U.S. that has agreed to use a
>>Wiki Textbook for official classes?
>>-- Is there another forum or alias or group where the
>>dialog is more active/involved?
>>-- Are there other open textbook initiatives outside
>>of this one that I should be aware of?
>>
>>I can't wait to learn more!
>>
>>John
>>
>>
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