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- Committer: Kevin Cole
- Date: 2005-12-22 00:40:58 UTC
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<h1>Downloading the internet</h1>
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</p>
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<p>On the homepage of the Wizzy server, accessible by browsing to
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the server using a web browser (XXX domain?), there is a form
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to request web sites for caching. Educators may preconfigure
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the server with a range of interesting websites, and learners
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may request new sites per email or in the classroom situation.
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When the Wizzy server connects to the internet (directly, or
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indirectly via a counterpart in a remote location) it fetches
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the requested pages, and refreshes those pages which it should
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keep up to date.
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_________________________________________________________
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</p>
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<p>10.1. Accessibility
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</p>
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<p>All email and websites browsed by the Edubuntu lab users during the
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day are served directly from the server in the classroom. This
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means instantaneous and constant connectivity to a local
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miniature internet over a top quality hardwired network. There
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is no waiting. [17]
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_________________________________________________________
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</p>
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<p>10.2. The internet as school library
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</p>
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<p>Nothing will ever approach the importance of printed books for
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fostering a love to read. Only by curling up with a book
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somewhere safe and comfortable can your mind rise on the wings
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of the pages and take you to worlds beyond your own. Books are
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expensive and scarce, though. There are never enough copies.
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Furthermore, some books work very well in electronic form,
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especially reference works that you don't read from cover to
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cover. For these reasons, the internet can be a wonderful
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addition to the school library.
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_________________________________________________________
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</p>
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<p>10.2.1. Wikipedia
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</p>
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<p>If the Wikipedia has been installed, the Wizzy server will
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also serve a local mirror of it.
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</p>
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<p>The Wikipedia is a one-of-a-kind collaborative effort to
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create an online encyclopedia. It is managed and operated by
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the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. In addition to standard
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encyclopedic knowledge, the Wikipedia project has developed
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offshoots that include the kind of information associated with
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almanacs and gazetteers, as well as coverage of current
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events. With a little effort, it can be used offline in
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schools.
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</p>
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<p>The Wikipedia is being written collaboratively as an open
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source project, using specialised wiki software called
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mediawiki. This means that anyone, including you, can make
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changes and add information. In fact, the openness of
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Wikipedia to local knowledge is one of its most important
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characteristics. For the first time, the world is being
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described not by an editorial committee but by a global
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community of volunteers, who are able to augment academic
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knowledge with local experience.
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</p>
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<p>A wiki is a simple form of web-publishing that was thought up
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by a software design consultant called Ward Cunningham. His
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original wiki is still running at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki
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</p>
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<p>In a wiki, every page is editable as plain text which is
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converted to HTML when served, following a number of simple
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conventions that convey the structure of the text.
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Specifically the convention for linking between pages is what
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gives wikis their identity. To create a link to another page,
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you simply write its title in a special format (e.g.
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AnotherPage), and if that page exists the title is turned into
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a hyperlink to it. If it doesn't exist, the title is turned
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into a link leading to a blank page where you may create
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AnotherPage instead. The mediawiki software also keeps a
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record of all versions of a page, so that the entire editorial
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history of a page may be examined.
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</p>
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<p>For schools that don't have a permanent internet connection,
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this entire resource, because of its Open Content license, can
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be installed locally. Even for schools that are permanently
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online there are advantages to a local install, in preference
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to a wwwoffle mirror:
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</p>
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<p>* It's more effective, since it doesn't fetch all the HTML
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furniture (everything that repeats from page to page, such
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as the page header and footer) repeatedly.
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* It's complete. A wwwoffle mirror would contain only the
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articles that were requested, piecemeal.
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* It's searchable via SQL.
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</p>
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<p>A local Wikipedia mirror does introduce some complexity
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though. In addition to apache, it requires PHP, Mediawiki and
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mysql. [18]
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_________________________________________________________
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</p>
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<p>10.2.2. Gutenberg
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</p>
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<p>Project Gutenberg was started in 1971 by Michael Hart, with
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the goal to provide books electronically at no cost.
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</p>
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<p>Their collection numbers more than 13,000 e-books, produced by
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hundreds of volunteers. Most of the Project Gutenberg e-books
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(but not all) are older literary works that are in the public
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domain in the United States. [19] All may be freely downloaded
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and read, and redistributed for non-commercial use (for
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complete details, see the license page).
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</p>
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<p><img src="illustrations/downloadbooks.png">
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_________________________________________________________
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</p>
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<p>10.2.3. Connexions
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</p>
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<p>The Connexions project of Rice University is an endeavour to
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create open source course material. On their homepage, they
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state: "Knowledge should be free, open, and shared. Connexions
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is a rapidly growing collection of free scholarly materials
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and a powerful set of free software tools to help authors
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publish and collaborate, instructors rapidly build and share
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custom courses, and learners to explore the links among
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concepts, courses, and disciplines.
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</p>
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<p>They provide small "knowledge chunks", called modules, that
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connect into courses. Thanks to an open license, anyone can
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take these materials, adapt them to meet their needs, and
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contribute them back to the Commons.
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_________________________________________________________
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<p>
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On the homepage of the Wizzy server, accessible by browsing to the
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server using a web browser (XXX domain?), there is a form to request
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web sites for caching. Educators may preconfigure the server with a
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range of interesting websites, and learners may request new sites per
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email or in the classroom situation. When the Wizzy server connects
15
to the internet (directly, or indirectly via a counterpart in a remote
16
location) it fetches the requested pages, and refreshes those pages
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which it should keep up to date.
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</p>
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<h2>Accessibility</h2>
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<p>
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All email and websites browsed by the Edubuntu lab users during the
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day are served directly from the server in the classroom. This means
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instantaneous and constant connectivity to a local miniature internet
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over a top quality hardwired network. There is no waiting. [17]
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</p>
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<h2>The internet as school library</h2>
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<p>
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Nothing will ever approach the importance of printed books for
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fostering a love to read. Only by curling up with a book somewhere
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safe and comfortable can your mind rise on the wings of the pages and
35
take you to worlds beyond your own. Books are expensive and scarce,
36
though. There are never enough copies. Furthermore, some books work
37
very well in electronic form, especially reference works that you
38
don't read from cover to cover. For these reasons, the internet can be
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a wonderful addition to the school library.
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</p>
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<h3>Wikipedia</h3>
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<p>
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If the Wikipedia has been installed, the Wizzy server will also serve
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a local mirror of it.
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</p>
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<p>
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The Wikipedia is a one-of-a-kind collaborative effort to create an
50
online encyclopedia. It is managed and operated by the non-profit
51
Wikimedia Foundation. In addition to standard encyclopedic knowledge,
52
the Wikipedia project has developed offshoots that include the kind of
53
information associated with almanacs and gazetteers, as well as
54
coverage of current events. With a little effort, it can be used
55
offline in schools.
56
</p>
57
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<p>
59
The Wikipedia is being written collaboratively as an open source
60
project, using specialised wiki software called mediawiki. This means
61
that anyone, including you, can make changes and add information. In
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fact, the openness of Wikipedia to local knowledge is one of its most
63
important characteristics. For the first time, the world is being
64
described not by an editorial committee but by a global community of
65
volunteers, who are able to augment academic knowledge with local
66
experience.
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</p>
68
<p>
69
A wiki is a simple form of web-publishing that was thought up by a
70
software design consultant called Ward Cunningham. His original wiki
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is still running at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki
72
</p>
73
<p>
74
In a wiki, every page is editable as plain text which is converted to
75
HTML when served, following a number of simple conventions that convey
76
the structure of the text. Specifically the convention for linking
77
between pages is what gives wikis their identity. To create a link to
78
another page, you simply write its title in a special format (e.g.
79
AnotherPage), and if that page exists the title is turned into a
80
hyperlink to it. If it doesn't exist, the title is turned into a link
81
leading to a blank page where you may create AnotherPage instead. The
82
mediawiki software also keeps a record of all versions of a page, so
83
that the entire editorial history of a page may be examined.
84
</p>
85
<p>
86
For schools that don't have a permanent internet connection, this
87
entire resource, because of its Open Content license, can be installed
88
locally. Even for schools that are permanently online there are
89
advantages to a local install, in preference to a wwwoffle mirror:
90
</p>
91
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<ul>
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<li>It's more effective, since it doesn't fetch all the HTML
94
furniture (everything that repeats from page to page, such
95
as the page header and footer) repeatedly.</li>
96
<li>It's complete. A wwwoffle mirror would contain only the
97
articles that were requested, piecemeal.</li>
98
<li>It's searchable via SQL.</li>
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</ul>
100
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<p>
102
A local Wikipedia mirror does introduce some complexity though. In
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addition to apache, it requires PHP, Mediawiki and mysql. [18]
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</p>
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<h3>Gutenberg</h3>
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<p>
109
Project Gutenberg was started in 1971 by Michael Hart, with the goal
110
to provide books electronically at no cost.
111
</p>
112
<p>
113
Their collection numbers more than 13,000 e-books, produced by
114
hundreds of volunteers. Most of the Project Gutenberg e-books (but not
115
all) are older literary works that are in the public domain in the
116
United States. [19] All may be freely downloaded and read, and
117
redistributed for non-commercial use (for complete details, see the
118
license page).
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</p>
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<p><img src="illustrations/downloadbooks.png" /></p>
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<h3>Connexions</h3>
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<p>
125
The Connexions project of Rice University is an endeavour to create
126
open source course material. On their homepage, they state: "Knowledge
127
should be free, open, and shared. Connexions is a rapidly growing
128
collection of free scholarly materials and a powerful set of free
129
software tools to help authors publish and collaborate, instructors
130
rapidly build and share custom courses, and learners to explore the
131
links among concepts, courses, and disciplines.
132
</p>
133
<p>
134
They provide small "knowledge chunks", called modules, that connect
135
into courses. Thanks to an open license, anyone can take these
136
materials, adapt them to meet their needs, and contribute them back to
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the Commons.
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</p>
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</body>
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