Google Code in example tasks

GFOSS Example Tasks for Google Code In 2017

1. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Code:

Edit an article in Greek Wikipedia

Students learn a variety of skills by editing articles in Wikipedia. Some of the main ones are:

• Reading — students get better at reading by reading more, and while working on Wikipedia, they read a lot!
• Information literacy — students identify bias and partisanship; students recognize whether an article is credible or not.
• Collaboration — students work with other people to develop high quality encyclopedia articles.
• Community of practice — students can connect with people in the Wikipedia community who work and study in the same field..
• Coding — students learn to use wiki markup, a computer programming language and form of coding, as well as the mechanics of working with wikis

2. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Code: Create an article in Greek Wikipedia on a specific topic

Writing an article in wikipedia offers to students a lot of skills

• Writing — students practice writing in an expository, encyclopedic, summary style.
• Critical thinking — in contrast to many class assignments which require an argumentative or persuasive paper, Wikipedia's neutrality policy helps students think about class content in a new way.
• Information literacy — students identify bias and partisanship; students recognize whether an article is credible or not.
• Literature review — students practice finding and summarizing appropriate sources for their topic.
• Citation — students learn how to reference and use reliable sources correctly.
• Copyright — students learn the basics of copyrights and free licenses and the importance of attribution.
• Coding — students learn to use wiki markup, a computer programming language and form of coding, as well as the mechanics of working with wikis.
• Online etiquette — students learn how to work well with people whom they only know online and may never meet in person; this is an essential skill in today's online environment.

1. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Edit a node to OpenStreetMap
2. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Add your school to Openstreetmap
3. Code: Write a python code that includes variables and operators
4. Code: Write a password generator in Python.
5. Documentation: Review and fix the Greek translation of an open source project
6. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Quality Assurance: Translate a help for function of LibreOffice Documentation to Greek
7. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research:Take 5 photos of some animals  and plants, choose a Creative commons License from https://creativecommons.org/choose/ and upload them to wikimedia commons with the proper licence and description
8. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Use Open Educational resource- Go to http://photodentro.edu.gr/lor/subject-search?locale=el and find 10 related educational resources for your classroom , and write a short presentation about them
9. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Go tο slidewiki.org and create a presentation using slides from 3 existing presentations
10. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Quality Assurance: Download the High School Linux Distribution from https://git.minedu.gov.gr/itminedu/edu_distributions , write it to a usb stick, test it as live distribution on your computer and write a small review about your experience
11. Code, Documentation/Training: Design a simple 3d drawing inhttps://www.tinkercad.com/
12. Code, Documentation/Training: Design a complex 3d drawing in https://www.tinkercad.com/
13. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Download Gimp and use it to edit 2 of your photos (-change the Size (Dimensions) of an Image (Scale) - change the Size (Filesize) of a JPEG - Crop an Image - Rotate or Flip an Image )
14. Code, Documentation/Training: Wordpress- Website: Create an account at ellak.gr and create a wordpress article with images and video
15. Code, Documentation/Training: Github - git :  Create a repo to github.com- update the readme file and commit one file
16. Code, Documentation/Training: Github- git: Fork a gfoss repository
17. Code, Documentation/Training: Wordpress- Website : Change the theme and the colours of a gfoss.eu test website
18. Code, Documentation/Training: MediaWiki : Fix and complete articles to diadikasies.gr (wiki of Greek public services)
19. Outreach/Research:Attend an open source event
20. Outreach/Research, Documentation/Training, Use Libreoffice Impress, and create a presentation about the benefits of Free Software in education
21. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Use of Open Data: Go to https://diavgeia.gov.gr/ ,and and download 5 published decisions of your city council, that are related to education
22. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research: Open Data: Go to http://www.opengov.gr/home/category/consultations and write a report about 5 public consultations
23. Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research:Privacy: Read https://edri.org/files/privacy4kids_booklet_web.pdf and write a presentation about the importance of privacy