This page lists existing and desired resources that can / could be used in support of course-based translation.
Existing Resources
- List of wiki-savvy volunteers who will "buddy up" with instructors / classes to help them feel comfortable
- Where practical, attend first day of class (or "wiki launch day" if not first day) in person
- Otherwise, try to attend first day virtually via Skype or concall
- Be available via email after that
Desired Resources
- YouTube "how to use the wiki" screencasting video(s)
- Basic registration, page creation, etc
- Special video or podcast for instructors (with some pitch by Nell?)
- Clean map of how-to articles? Review the Help area first
- A specific "how-to" article for language instructors (Curt to do this shortly, need to review closely with Nell)
- How to get started (discussing environmentalism, poverty reduction, etc)
- Student online account registration (should create a category to make it easy to find all your students) (did Nell do this?)
- "Viewing Student contributions", "emailing your students", User pages, User talk pages, online grading?
- How your students can choose articles
- How to use History to see who has edited what
- Using "talk" pages
- Naming your new article
- Adding Categories
- A specific "how-to" article for language instructors (Curt to do this shortly, need to review closely with Nell)
- Wishlist of articles that people would like to see translated
- A living, student grown "Technical phrase language translations" which shows technical idioms in many languages (ex: grey water = ?)