Third prize for Wikipedia in schools project
editAuthor: Nebojša Ratković
Tags: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Serbia, Education program, Serbia
Summary: Sanja Ječmenica, teacher of Informatics at elementary school Jovan Sterija Popović in Belgrade received the third prize at the competition of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia entitled "Digital Class".
Sanja Ječmenica, teacher of Informatics at elementary school Jovan Sterija Popović in Belgrade received the third prize at the competition of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia entitled "Digital Class". The name of her work is "Wiki pupil" in which she described everything that we jointly did in previous school year with pupils. Sanja joined the Wikipedia in school project after an Accredited seminar for teachers, which she initiated. In February 2018, Sanja gathered 33 pupils who attended workshops on editing Wikipedia during which they showed a high level of enthusiasm. The workshop was held at the school during the weekend, and the participants had a deadline during which they had to write articles in couples. Pupils successfully completed the task, and in the end they were rewarded with grades. This kind of cooperation is a good example that shows the importance of the support from the school`s board and other teachers in the realization of such activities.