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The “''Hands-On Toolkit for Teachers to Create, Re-purpose and Publish Open Educational Resources (OER) using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)''”, aims to promote the creation, re-purposing and publishing of OER using FOSS applications. The toolkit has been developed by IT for Change, an organization working with teachers and school systems on the use of FOSS for OER creation.  This toolkit is aimed at native and non-English native speakers, hence the language has been kept simple and accessible.

The “''Hands-On Toolkit for Teachers to Create, Re-purpose and Publish Open Educational Resources (OER) using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)''”, aims to promote the creation, re-purposing and publishing of OER using FOSS applications. The toolkit has been developed by IT for Change, an organization working with teachers and school systems on the use of FOSS for OER creation.  This toolkit is aimed at native and non-English native speakers, hence the language has been kept simple and accessible.

The toolkit is available in two formats. One is this ''print edition'', (soft copy through a  PDF format, which you can use for printing, if you need a hard copy). The second format is an ''on-line edition'' in the form of a “Wiki book²<ref>WikiBooks is a MediaWiki extension for creating collaborative books, this is a e-book creation platform. MediaWiki is the software used by Wikipedia, the world’s most popular encyclopedia.</ref>”. The Wiki book edition will also be shared ''off-line on a DVD'', with the printed version of the tool-kit, which will enable user to read the digital version without internet connectivity.

The toolkit is available in two formats. One is this ''print edition'', (soft copy through a  PDF format, which you can use for printing, if you need a hard copy). The second format is an ''on-line edition'' in the form of a “Wiki book<ref>WikiBooks is a MediaWiki extension for creating collaborative books, this is a e-book creation platform. MediaWiki is the software used by Wikipedia, the world’s most popular encyclopedia.</ref>”. The Wiki book edition will also be shared ''off-line on a DVD'', with the printed version of the tool-kit, which will enable user to read the digital version without internet connectivity.

Along with the tool-kit, a ''custom software distribution'' which contains the FOSS desktop tools covered in the handbook is shared as a DVD, which you should install on your computer, to create OER.

Along with the tool-kit, a ''custom software distribution'' which contains the FOSS desktop tools covered in the handbook is shared as a DVD, which you should install on your computer, to create OER.

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#The term ‘adoption’ of OER is used in this note in a comprehensive manner, to include creation, use, re-use, revision, re-mixing,retaining and re-distributing.

#The term ‘adoption’ of OER is used in this note in a comprehensive manner, to include creation, use, re-use, revision, re-mixing,retaining and re-distributing.