[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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