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=== Objectives ===

=== Objectives ===

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to :

In this chapter, you will learn

# about popular repositories for accessing text OER

# about popular repositories for accessing text OER

# to access, create and re-purpose concept maps using concept map editor (''Freeplane'')

# to access, create and re-purpose concept maps using concept map editor (''Freeplane'')

=== Accessing text OER repositories ===

=== Accessing text OER repositories ===

The Internet is a rich source of text OER. Two ways in you can access text OER are explained below.

An OER creation process begins with reuse of existing OER; the Internet is a rich source of text OER.  

# The most popular text OER repository is the digital encyclopedia, Wikipedia. You can access Wikipedia on <nowiki>http://http://en.wikipedia.org</nowiki>. Wikipedia is available in more than hundred other languages, so you may also be able to search for text OER in your native language. 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 access Wikipedia on <nowiki>http://http://en.wikipedia.org</nowiki>. Wikipedia is available in more than hundred other languages, so you may also be able to search for text OER in your native language. 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.

  Image - Search and display DST on Wikipedia <br>

  Image - Search and display DST on Wikipedia <br>

  [[File:COL - Searching in Wikipedia.png|450px]]

  [[File:COL - Searching in Wikipedia.png|450px]]