Workshop on Information Literacy, 25th April, 2009, Guwahati

We have conducted a workshop on information litercay and ‘free and open source software’ (FOSS) on 25th April, 2009. Participants include workers of Sarba Sikhsa Mission, teachers from the Kahilipara locality and journalists.

Participants were shown how to find, download and install FOSS using a live internet connection. Writing in Assamese using Unicode is also covered. A range of information literacy skills were shown including how to seaach relevant and credible information from the internet using search engines like Google.

All the participants received  OpenDisc CD (http://www.theopendisc.com)  conatining a range of useful free software (Design,  Games , Internet, Multimedia, Productivity, Utilities).

See the List of Participants

Media report of the Workshop