[Free-Textbooks] Open dictionary

Karen Fasimpaur karen at k12opened.com
Wed Aug 6 12:20:29 EDT 2008


We have recently launched the first completely open kids dictionary 
(http://dictionary.k12opened.com) and are looking for folks to help 
work on it.

This dictionary is intended for kids, though it can certainly be used 
for adult learners as well. As words are completed, they will be 
reviewed for quality and appropriateness and ultimately "frozen" for 
export into a variety of formats, including text, PDF, ebooks, wikis, 
web, etc., for use on a variety of devices.

This work is being licensed as a public domain resource that anyone 
can use for any purpose. We see this as a fundamental building block 
for many OER projects and hope that it will be used by teachers, 
students, publishers, hardware manufacturers, VARs, and others.

The site includes a build-your-own-glossary tool that allows users to 
construct glossaries for their own books, units, courses, or web 
sites and export them to text, html, rtf, pdf, or wikitext. Over 
time, we will be adding other new features, such as audio 
pronunciations, pictures, support for additional languages, and a 
wide variety of export functions.

This is a mass collaboration project, and we hope that many people 
around the world will jump in and add a definition or two.

We would love to see you at the dictionary at 
http://dictionary.k12opened.com and hope that you will also spread 
the word to others. Thank you.

Regards,

Karen Fasimpaur

K12 Open Ed
www.k12opened.com



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