The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopediaWikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English. It was launched on November 17, 2003. It is one of five Wikipedias written in an Anglic language, the others being the English Wikipedia, the Pitkern-Norfuk Wikipedia, the Scots Wikipedia, and the Old English Wikipedia, though the last is largely unintelligible to speakers of the modern language. The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties, and people who are trying to learn English". As of February2016, the site contains over 118,000 content pages, and has more than 500,000 registered users, of whom 779 are currently active.
The articles on the Simple English Wikipedia are usually shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts, typically presenting only basic information: Tim Dowling of The Guardian newspaper explained that "the Simple English version tends to stick to commonly accepted facts". The interface is also more simply labeled; for instance, the "Random article" link on the English Wikipedia is replaced with a "Show Any Page" link; users are invited to "change" rather than "edit" pages; clicking on a red link shows a "not yet started" message rather than the usual "page does not exist". The project uses around 2,000 common English words, and is based on Basic English, an 850-word auxiliary international language created by Charles Kay Ogden in the 1920s.
The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English. It was launched on November 17, 2003. It is one of five Wikipedias written in an Anglic language, the others being the English Wikipedia, the Pitkern-Norfuk Wikipedia, the Scots Wikipedia, and the Old English Wikipedia, though the last is largely unintelligible to speakers of the modern language. The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English". As of January 2016, the site contains over 117,000 content pages, and has more than 492,000 registered users, of whom 642 are currently active.
The articles on...
published: 08 Jan 2016
Wikipedia Simple English
A video tutorial to teach teachers and struggling readers how to translate wikipedia articles into Simple English
published: 06 Jul 2011
Wikipedia Simple English
A video tutorial to teach teachers and struggling readers how to translate wikipedia articles into Simple English
published: 06 Jul 2011
Simple English Wiki Video
This video was an assignment in my Technology in the Classroom course at Brigham Young University. It's pretty basic, talks about the 'Simple English Wikipedia' page as a resource for teachers and students, specifically those English Language Learners or students reading at a lower level.
published: 17 Sep 2015
Simple English Wikipedia - Friday Minis 181
If a Wikipedia page is too complex or technical to learn from, consider checking out its Simple English counterpart, which may be easier to work with!
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My appreciation extends to the creators of the following external assets that made this video possible:
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
ISRC: USUAN1200100
Wikipedia page for "Pythagorean Theorem"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
Licensed CC-BY-SA-3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
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0612 TV is your one stop for general geekery! Learn about a variety of technology-related subjects, including Photography, General Comp...
published: 18 Nov 2016
How to Edit Simple English Wikipedia Article
How to use convert a sentence from an article in the English Wikipedia into Simple English using a text analyzer. Then, how to change a Simple English Wikipedia article.
published: 12 Aug 2015
Simple English Wikipedia
published: 03 Apr 2022
Getting Started with Simple English on Wikipedia
Description
published: 30 May 2017
Editing Wikipedia and Simple English Wikipedia
Get a look behind the scenes of the free encyclopedia anyone can edit! Get comfortable playing around in the sandbox while you watch Emily flail around while she tries to edit a page about snails.
This video is part of the Ready OER Not professional development course. Syllabus: http://bit.ly/OERsyl
Original Snails text if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBrs2eLmmtiejHEmzfNTK9hSlrM1h5dDHcQdsGw3LQY/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 intro
2:06 how to edit - snails
17:55 reference formats
27:52 Simple English Wikipedia
published: 05 Jan 2022
Skin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skin
The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English. It was launched...
The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English. It was launched on November 17, 2003. It is one of five Wikipedias written in an Anglic language, the others being the English Wikipedia, the Pitkern-Norfuk Wikipedia, the Scots Wikipedia, and the Old English Wikipedia, though the last is largely unintelligible to speakers of the modern language. The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English". As of January 2016, the site contains over 117,000 content pages, and has more than 492,000 registered users, of whom 642 are currently active.
The articles on the Simple English Wikipedia are usually shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts, typically presenting only basic information: Tim Dowling of The Guardian newspaper explained that "the Simple English version tends to stick to commonly accepted facts". The interface is also more simply labeled; for instance, the "Random article" link on the English Wikipedia is replaced with a "Show Any Page" link; users are invited to "change" rather than "edit" pages; clicking on a red link shows a "not yet started" message rather than the usual "page does not exist". The project uses around 2,000 common English words, and is based on Basic English, an 850-word auxiliary international language created by Charles Kay Ogden in the 1920s.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English. It was launched on November 17, 2003. It is one of five Wikipedias written in an Anglic language, the others being the English Wikipedia, the Pitkern-Norfuk Wikipedia, the Scots Wikipedia, and the Old English Wikipedia, though the last is largely unintelligible to speakers of the modern language. The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English". As of January 2016, the site contains over 117,000 content pages, and has more than 492,000 registered users, of whom 642 are currently active.
The articles on the Simple English Wikipedia are usually shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts, typically presenting only basic information: Tim Dowling of The Guardian newspaper explained that "the Simple English version tends to stick to commonly accepted facts". The interface is also more simply labeled; for instance, the "Random article" link on the English Wikipedia is replaced with a "Show Any Page" link; users are invited to "change" rather than "edit" pages; clicking on a red link shows a "not yet started" message rather than the usual "page does not exist". The project uses around 2,000 common English words, and is based on Basic English, an 850-word auxiliary international language created by Charles Kay Ogden in the 1920s.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
This video was an assignment in my Technology in the Classroom course at Brigham Young University. It's pretty basic, talks about the 'Simple English Wikipedia'...
This video was an assignment in my Technology in the Classroom course at Brigham Young University. It's pretty basic, talks about the 'Simple English Wikipedia' page as a resource for teachers and students, specifically those English Language Learners or students reading at a lower level.
This video was an assignment in my Technology in the Classroom course at Brigham Young University. It's pretty basic, talks about the 'Simple English Wikipedia' page as a resource for teachers and students, specifically those English Language Learners or students reading at a lower level.
If a Wikipedia page is too complex or technical to learn from, consider checking out its Simple English counterpart, which may be easier to work with!
= CREDIT...
If a Wikipedia page is too complex or technical to learn from, consider checking out its Simple English counterpart, which may be easier to work with!
= CREDITS =
My appreciation extends to the creators of the following external assets that made this video possible:
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
ISRC: USUAN1200100
Wikipedia page for "Pythagorean Theorem"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
Licensed CC-BY-SA-3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
= 0612 TV =
0612 TV is your one stop for general geekery! Learn about a variety of technology-related subjects, including Photography, General Computing, Audio/Video Production and Image Manipulation! Enjoy your stay, and don't hesitate to drop me a comment or a personal message to my inbox =) If you like my work, don't forget to subscribe!
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Disclaimer: Please note that any information is provided on this channel in good faith, but I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy / correctness on all content. Contributors to this channel are not to be held responsible for any possible outcomes from your use of the information.
If a Wikipedia page is too complex or technical to learn from, consider checking out its Simple English counterpart, which may be easier to work with!
= CREDITS =
My appreciation extends to the creators of the following external assets that made this video possible:
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
ISRC: USUAN1200100
Wikipedia page for "Pythagorean Theorem"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
Licensed CC-BY-SA-3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
= 0612 TV =
0612 TV is your one stop for general geekery! Learn about a variety of technology-related subjects, including Photography, General Computing, Audio/Video Production and Image Manipulation! Enjoy your stay, and don't hesitate to drop me a comment or a personal message to my inbox =) If you like my work, don't forget to subscribe!
If you're interested in showing monetary support, consider making a recurring donation at: http://patreon.com/lcc0612
Alternatively, you can send me a one-off payment via PayPal. Click on the "Business Enquiries" button to reveal the email address on this page: http://youtube.com/lcc0612/about
More about me: http://about.me/lcc0612
Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/0612tv
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Disclaimer: Please note that any information is provided on this channel in good faith, but I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy / correctness on all content. Contributors to this channel are not to be held responsible for any possible outcomes from your use of the information.
How to use convert a sentence from an article in the English Wikipedia into Simple English using a text analyzer. Then, how to change a Simple English Wikipedi...
How to use convert a sentence from an article in the English Wikipedia into Simple English using a text analyzer. Then, how to change a Simple English Wikipedia article.
How to use convert a sentence from an article in the English Wikipedia into Simple English using a text analyzer. Then, how to change a Simple English Wikipedia article.
Get a look behind the scenes of the free encyclopedia anyone can edit! Get comfortable playing around in the sandbox while you watch Emily flail around while sh...
Get a look behind the scenes of the free encyclopedia anyone can edit! Get comfortable playing around in the sandbox while you watch Emily flail around while she tries to edit a page about snails.
This video is part of the Ready OER Not professional development course. Syllabus: http://bit.ly/OERsyl
Original Snails text if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBrs2eLmmtiejHEmzfNTK9hSlrM1h5dDHcQdsGw3LQY/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 intro
2:06 how to edit - snails
17:55 reference formats
27:52 Simple English Wikipedia
Get a look behind the scenes of the free encyclopedia anyone can edit! Get comfortable playing around in the sandbox while you watch Emily flail around while she tries to edit a page about snails.
This video is part of the Ready OER Not professional development course. Syllabus: http://bit.ly/OERsyl
Original Snails text if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBrs2eLmmtiejHEmzfNTK9hSlrM1h5dDHcQdsGw3LQY/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 intro
2:06 how to edit - snails
17:55 reference formats
27:52 Simple English Wikipedia
The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English. It was launched on November 17, 2003. It is one of five Wikipedias written in an Anglic language, the others being the English Wikipedia, the Pitkern-Norfuk Wikipedia, the Scots Wikipedia, and the Old English Wikipedia, though the last is largely unintelligible to speakers of the modern language. The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English". As of January 2016, the site contains over 117,000 content pages, and has more than 492,000 registered users, of whom 642 are currently active.
The articles on the Simple English Wikipedia are usually shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts, typically presenting only basic information: Tim Dowling of The Guardian newspaper explained that "the Simple English version tends to stick to commonly accepted facts". The interface is also more simply labeled; for instance, the "Random article" link on the English Wikipedia is replaced with a "Show Any Page" link; users are invited to "change" rather than "edit" pages; clicking on a red link shows a "not yet started" message rather than the usual "page does not exist". The project uses around 2,000 common English words, and is based on Basic English, an 850-word auxiliary international language created by Charles Kay Ogden in the 1920s.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
This video was an assignment in my Technology in the Classroom course at Brigham Young University. It's pretty basic, talks about the 'Simple English Wikipedia' page as a resource for teachers and students, specifically those English Language Learners or students reading at a lower level.
If a Wikipedia page is too complex or technical to learn from, consider checking out its Simple English counterpart, which may be easier to work with!
= CREDITS =
My appreciation extends to the creators of the following external assets that made this video possible:
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
ISRC: USUAN1200100
Wikipedia page for "Pythagorean Theorem"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
Licensed CC-BY-SA-3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
= 0612 TV =
0612 TV is your one stop for general geekery! Learn about a variety of technology-related subjects, including Photography, General Computing, Audio/Video Production and Image Manipulation! Enjoy your stay, and don't hesitate to drop me a comment or a personal message to my inbox =) If you like my work, don't forget to subscribe!
If you're interested in showing monetary support, consider making a recurring donation at: http://patreon.com/lcc0612
Alternatively, you can send me a one-off payment via PayPal. Click on the "Business Enquiries" button to reveal the email address on this page: http://youtube.com/lcc0612/about
More about me: http://about.me/lcc0612
Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/0612tv
-----
Disclaimer: Please note that any information is provided on this channel in good faith, but I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy / correctness on all content. Contributors to this channel are not to be held responsible for any possible outcomes from your use of the information.
How to use convert a sentence from an article in the English Wikipedia into Simple English using a text analyzer. Then, how to change a Simple English Wikipedia article.
Get a look behind the scenes of the free encyclopedia anyone can edit! Get comfortable playing around in the sandbox while you watch Emily flail around while she tries to edit a page about snails.
This video is part of the Ready OER Not professional development course. Syllabus: http://bit.ly/OERsyl
Original Snails text if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBrs2eLmmtiejHEmzfNTK9hSlrM1h5dDHcQdsGw3LQY/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 intro
2:06 how to edit - snails
17:55 reference formats
27:52 Simple English Wikipedia
Tip O’Neil had it almost right when he quipped, “All politics are local.” “Politics is about making arrangements between people so that they can live together in groups such as tribes, cities or countries,” according to WikipediaSimpleEnglish...
Tip O'Neil had it almost right when he quipped, "All politics are local." "Politics is about making arrangements between people so that they can live together in groups such as tribes, cities or countries," according to WikipediaSimpleEnglish.
For those who aren’t far too OK Boomer for their own good, the SimpleEnglishWikipedia has some excellent articles that take really complicated subjects and make them understandable, when the ...