Comments on: Wikislicing project gets real – introducing InfoSlicer as a Sugar Activity

By: Les dicos, c’est la classe ! | OLPC France

Les dicos, c’est la classe ! | OLPC France — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:05:23 +0000

[...] Sur le XO et donc sur la plateforme éducative Sugar, le projet InfoSlicer permet de rédiger ses propres articles d’encyclopédie ou de dictionnaire, en assemblant et en reformulant différentes sources, comme cela est présenté par la rédactrice technique Anne Gentle. [...]

By: Sugar on a Stick: Good for Kids’ Minds (and School Budgets) « Computing 4 Free

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:39:17 +0000

[...] desktop applications and functions, as well as new educational and collaborative tools, such as the InfoSlicer online content editor, remixer, and delivery [...]

By: SJ’s Longest Now » Infoslicer code released : reading Wikipedia subsets has never been easier!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:36:34 +0000

[...] Michael Priestley got involved and helped find new interest… Anne Gentle published a nice overview last year. Since then the project has changed a bit, absorbed some summer interns, and set up a [...]

By: Alexis

Alexis — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:29:49 +0000

re: integrating referencing

An integration (or perhaps rather an extension) for EndNotes (http://www.endnote.com/) or RefWorks (http://www.refworks.com/) would make this is valuable tool for all student groups – and an excellent manner of introducing ‘journalist’ perspective on the vast online resources.

I could also see this being used by university students during their thesis write-up, particularly for their initial appraisal of academic knowledge – or “literature review”. Whilst sections might be copied verbatim – with intention of quoting in full (with appropriate reference automagically added), this could also reference modified text that is built up from multiple sources.

Both RefWorks and EndNote should offer an academic scheme which would allow access at a privileged rate for schools/universities… Perhaps another avenue for development collaboration?

By: Mary Connor

Mary Connor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:49:42 +0000

Wonderful application, and video! I agree with Yama, if sourcing (automated endnotes and attribution) were visibly part of this, it would get kids focused on analyzing how, where, and why they arrange elements, focused on filtering and recombining and not just copying. For teachers, of course, it’s a dream. Wow.

By: Yama Ploskonka

Yama Ploskonka — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:35:18 +0000

Quite impressive!
Would it be possible that by default it adds a recognition of the authorship? i.e, Wikipedia, article name, date.
As a classroom teacher (and researcher at heart) I do believe it is important kids get used to indicate their sources. If it were automatic at least kids would get used to see that when they use someone else’s work, it gets credit.

By: 14th October, 2008 « Sayamindu’s Ramblings

14th October, 2008 « Sayamindu’s Ramblings — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:43:57 +0000

[...] Infoslicer is awesome. Here’s a Youtube video demo of it. [...]

By: Morgan Collett

Morgan Collett — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:16:17 +0000

Amazing!

By: AuntiMame

AuntiMame — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:10:46 +0000

Annie,
This is is a killer app! Congrats to all who have worked on it.

By: Sameer Verma

Sameer Verma — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:23:25 +0000

Hi Anne,

One more teacher saying “cool!”. This is not only cool, it is *impressive*. Creating content should be as easy as this activity. Thank you!!!

Sameer