2019:Growing Wikimedia's Readership/Wikipedia everywhere - for you, your neighbours, your school
 | This is an Accepted submission for the Readership space at Wikimania 2019. |
Description[edit | edit source]
You are a Wikimedian and want to share your project with others. But internet is slow or expensive. Or the school next door has no internet whatsoever! We'll show you how to use the Kiwix hotspot creator and load the Wikimedia content of your choice in the language of your choice - and bring connectivity to people you care about.
Relationship to the theme[edit | edit source]
This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner:
Education : well that one is easy. Also: you can put not only Wikipedia, but also Wikisource, the Wiktionary, MOOCs, the Gutenberg library and a lot more onto a single hotspot.
Reduced inequalities : bring internet content to people without internet access!
Session outcomes[edit | edit source]
At the end of the session, the following will have been achieved:
At the end of the session, y ou'll know where to go; how to create your own list of contents; how to download or order the microSD card for your hotspot; how to use a hotspot.
Session leader(s)[edit | edit source]
Emmanuel Engelhart (user:Kelson)
Session type[edit | edit source]
Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritises submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:
- Workshop
Requirements[edit | edit source]
The session will work best with these conditions:
- Room:
Projector + screen needed
- Audience:
Up to 500 people with no technical skills required whatsoever.
- Recording:
Yes no problem.