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One important advantage of the digital tools is the possibility of creating different kinds of textual resources. We are no longer thinking of linear typed text alone; it is now possible to create concept maps, flow charts, diagrams, combine text and images and create an info-graphic and so on. The hypertext which makes web pages possible is also another form of text. In this chapter of the toolkit, we will look at how to access, create and re-purpose textual OER; all the tools discussed are basically text editing tools.
One important advantage of the digital tools is the possibility of creating different kinds of textual resources. We are no longer thinking of linear typed text alone; it is now possible to create concept maps, flow charts, diagrams, combine text and images and create an info-graphic and so on. The hypertext which makes web pages possible is also another form of text. In this chapter of the toolkit, we will look at how to access, create and re-purpose textual OER; all the tools discussed are basically text editing tools.
One method of accessing existing OER is to search some text repositories. The most popular text OER repository is the digital encyclopedia, Wikipedia. You can search for your topic in Wikipedia, by simply typing this text in the search bar. We will do this for ‘Digital Story Telling’ (DST) which is the OER proposed to be created as an exemplar by this tool-kit.
One method of accessing existing OER is to search some text repositories. The most popular text OER repository is the digital encyclopedia, Wikipedia. You can search for your topic in Wikipedia, by simply typing this text in the search bar. We will do this for ‘Digital Story Telling’ (DST) which is the OER proposed to be created as an exemplar by this tool-kit.
[[File:COL_-_Searching_in_Wikipedia.png|frame|Wikipedia page]]
File:COL_-_Searching_in_Wikipedia.png|Wikipedia page
[[File:TextOER1.png|right|frame|Digital Story Telling page on English Wikipedia]]
File:TextOER1.png|right|Digital Story Telling page on English Wikipedia
Wikipedia is available in more than hundred other languages, so you may also be able to search for text OER in your native language.
Wikipedia is available in more than hundred other languages, so you may also be able to search for text OER in your native language.
Other popular OER sites include http://www.wikieducator.org, https://oercommons.org. A list of OER sites is available on http://www.searchoer.com/list-of-oer.html.
Other popular OER sites include http://www.wikieducator.org, https://oercommons.org. A list of OER sites is available on http://www.searchoer.com/list-of-oer.html.
====Searching the web for OER====
====Searching the web for OER====
In addition to accessing OER on Wikipedia, you could also use a search engine such as Google search engine or DuckDuckGo search engine to access information. You could look for information by simply typing in Digital Story Telling in the search bar of the search engine; shown below are examples of how a search for "Digital Story Telling" would look like.
In addition to accessing OER on Wikipedia, you could also use a search engine such as Google search engine or DuckDuckGo search engine to access information. You could look for information by simply typing in Digital Story Telling in the search bar of the search engine; shown below are examples of how a search for "Digital Story Telling" would look like.
File:COL_-_Google_Search_-_Adavance_Search_for_OER_1.png|DST using Google search engine
[[File:COL_-_Google_Search_-_Adavance_Search_for_OER_1.png|frame|DST using Google search engine]]
File:COL_-_Searching_DST_using_DuckDuckGo_search_engine.png|DST using DuckDuckGo search engine
[[File:COL_-_Searching_DST_using_DuckDuckGo_search_engine.png|frame|DST using DuckDuckGo search engine]]
The search engine will retrieve web pages for your topic that are both OER and non OER and you need to check each result you want to use, if it is OER.
The search engine will retrieve web pages for your topic that are both OER and non OER and you need to check each result you want to use, if it is OER.
When you visit any site returned by the search results, you need to look for copyright information to ascertain that the resource is OER and you can re-use it. If the resource is not explicitly declared to be an OER (allowing you to re-use), you should not use it in making your OER.
When you visit any site returned by the search results, you need to look for copyright information to ascertain that the resource is OER and you can re-use it. If the resource is not explicitly declared to be an OER (allowing you to re-use), you should not use it in making your OER.
