Second Training of Trainers
ICT site operators gather at Nangi to learn blogging and developing websites using content management system Drupal.
November 17, 2008
Nangi, Myagdi
Introduction
A total of 14 participants including two trainers attended a nine day long ICT training on using
NepaLinux and other localized software that started from November 9, 2008 in a remote Nangi village of Myagdi district in the western hills of Nepal. The trainees had gathered from all of the MPP-ENRD training and deployment implementation sites (Jhuwani (Chitwan), Dandagaun (Rasuwa), Tolka (Kaski), Nangi and Shikha (Myagdi)) under the PAN Localization Project, Nepal Country Component. One of the primary objectives of the training was to train and orient the participants on developing websites and blogs using the available Free and Open Source and other localized tools. The objective of the training fits in to one of the many wider objectives of the PAN Localization Project in promoting the generation of local content in the local language. The availability of local content in the local language is believed to trigger an increased and effective participation of the local people in the proper utilization of the ICT technology ultimately uplifting the livelihood and living standards of the people.
This Trainers’ Training was a second round of training in itself provided to the site operators of the five sites mentioned above. Earlier they had been provided a similar training in November 2007 at the premises of Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP), Lalitpur. The training then was more focused towards installing and learning the useful features of
NepaLinux. This second round of training was unique in the sense that it was being provided in one of the local sites and several hundred kilometers away from the capital, a village in the rural hills yet not connected by roads but luckily connected to internet via the wifi technology. The participants had to go through a day and half trek to the nearest town for catching transport both while on the way to and while returning. Besides, the training went on in a typical rural settings and local hospitality. Thanks to Himanchal Higher Secondary School who hosted the training and E-Network Research and Development (ENRD), the country partner institution of the PAN Localization Project, Nepal Component for the co-ordination of the logistics involved.
Achievements
It might be too early to count the achievements of the program but after the training, we, now, have individual websites for each site so that the site operators and the users from these sites can post news and local content. The links to the five sites, currently in the preliminary stages of content generation are given below:
http://www.tolka.com.np/∞
http://www.shikha.com.np/∞
http://www.dandagaun.com.np/∞
http://www.nangi.com.np/∞
http://jhuwani.com.np/∞
List of participants
1. Basanta Shrestha (Trainer) MPP basanta.shrestha@gmail.com
2. Jitendra Harlalka (Trainer) FOSS nepal jitendra.harlalka@gmail.com
3. Uttam Kumar Acharya (Trainee) ENRD uttm2001@yahoo.com
4. Ambika Timal(Trainee) ENRD abtimila@yahoo.com
5. Shiva Ram Bhatta (Trainee) Rasuwa bhattashivaram@yahoo.com
6. Narayan Datta Adhakari(Trainee) Tolka nirash_11@yahoo.com
7. Amrit Gurung (Trainee) Landruk amrit_grg321@yahoo.com
8. Chhanu Ram Mahato(Trainee) Jhuwani rmchhanu@yahoo.co.uk
9. Sete tilaja pun (Trainee) Shikha setetilijapun@yahoo.com
10. Sunil tilaja pun(Trainee) Shikha sunilhero2003@yahoo.com
11. Kishan Pun (Trainee) Nangi pun_kishan@yahoo.com
12. Krishan pun(Trainee) Nangi jkkpun@yahoo.com
13. Ymshree Tilaja pun(Trainee) Paudwar shreeya_pun@yahoo.com
14. Boj tilaja pun(Trainee) Nangi boj_khoraja@yahoo.com
Link to the training manual and schedule
Training Schedule∞
Link to some of the selected pictures of the training
Nangi Pictures∞
Nepalinux 3.0 Manuals
Table of contents
NepaLinux 2.0 (GNOME) or (KDE) Installation Guide
What is
NepaLinux ?
What is a Live CD?
Hardware requirements
Running the Live CD
Installing
NepaLinux in your hard disk
Partition basics
ATA(Advanced Technology Attachment)
Installation steps for ATA
Making partitions using Gparted
Making partitions using CFDisk
Installing
NepaLinux for SATA
Installation troubleshooting
Table of contents
User Manual for NepaLinux 2.0 (GNOME Desktop Environment)
Logging in and Logging out
- Logging graphically
- Logging out
- Shutdown and Restart the System
GNOME Desktop Environment
- Main Components of GNOME Desktop
- GNOME Desktop Customization
Using Common Mass Storage Peripherals
- Printers
- Scanner
- Mass Storage Devices(CD-ROM,Floppy Disk,USB mass storage device)
Internet Connection
- Browsers
- Mail clients
- Configuring Evolution Mail Client
- Gaim Internet Messenger
- Configuring Gaim for Yahoo or MSN
- Xchat(IRC)
- Modem configuration
• External Modem
• Internet connection from the CDMA phone
Fonts installation and Input system
- Nepali Input system (XKB and SCIM)
- Fonts Installation (GUI method)
MultiMedia and Graphics in GNOME
Networking with GNOME
- Assigning IP address
- File Sharing
Users , Groups and Permission
- Adding users and Groups
- Changing the permission
Table of contents
Logging In and Logging Out
- Logging in Graphically
- Logging Out
KDE Desktop general overview
- The Menu System
- The Panel
- The Desktop itself
- The File Manager
using Common Mass Storage Peripherals
- Printers
- Scanner
- Mass Storage Devices(CD-ROM,Floppy Disk,USB mass storage device)
The KDE Control Center
- Appearance & Themes
- Desktop s
- Internet & Network
- KDE Components
- Peripherals
- Power Control
- Regional & Accessibility
- Security & Privacy
KDE and the Internet
- Konqueror Web Browser
- Sea Monkey Web Browser
- Mail Client Kmail
- Configuring the Modem(KPPP)
- IRC
- Kopete Instant Messenger
Customizing the Appearance of your KDE
- Appearance & Themes
- Desktop background
- fonts
- Screen saver
- Splash screen
- KDE Themes
Fonts installation and Input system
- Nepali Input system (XKB and SCIM)
- Fonts Installation (GUI method)
Networking with KDE
- Assigning IP address
- File Sharing
- Wireless Card configuration using Ndiswrapper
Table of contents
NepaLinux command Line Basics
Virtual consoles
Shell basics
Linux File Hierarchy Concepts
Command line filesystem browsing
Standard Input/Output and pipes
Users, groups and permissions
File permissions and user categories
vi Editor Basics
Archive and compression utilities in Linux
Checking free space
Removable media CD/DVD and USB media
Fonts installation
Network configuration
File sharing NFS/SAMBA
Searching files and directory
CVS - Concurrent versioning system
Package management
Installing source and binary packages
NepaLinux - Basic troubleshooting
Table of contents
OpenOffice.org Calc
Getting introduced with Calc
Opening and saving spreadsheet document
Navigating across worksheets
Entering and editing number and text
Undoing changes
Working with Worksheets
Naming a worksheet
Entering the headers in rows and columns
Aligning the text
Enabling automatic control over the type of data being entered
Previewing and printing the worksheet
Adding pictures to the worksheet
Using formulae
Adding formula to the work sheet
Copying formula to other cells
Preparing the worksheet
Formatting the cells manually or using styles
Formatting numbers as well as 4 digit symbols like dates
Saving the spreadsheet as a template
Table of contents
Creating websites
General Introduction
What is a world wide web?
What are web pages and HTML?
What are web pages and websites?
Finding out the web server
Objectives of the website
Running webpage editor in different view modes
Creating the home page
Adding and formatting the text in the web page
Viewing the website being designed
Adding pages to the website
Managing links in web pages
Creating hyperlinks between web pages
Creating internet links to web pages
Creating email links
Editing hyperlinks
Embedding multimedia elements in web pages
Inserting pictures and images in web pages
Editing images in web pages
Publishing the website
Checking the spelling of the text in the webpages
Publishing the website in the local computer
Publishing the website in the web server
Editing the website already in the web server
Deleting the website
Table of contents
Impress, general introduction
Getting started with Impress
Familiarizing with the main window of Impress
Getting acquainted with the different menu sections of Impress
File Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Insert Menu
Format Menu
Tools Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu
Table of contents
OpenOffice.org Writer
Creating and saving documents
Starting
OpenOffice.org Writer
Getting introduced with menus and toolbars
Typing and editing documents
Correct spelling mistakes manually and with the autocorrect function
Giving a name to a document and saving it
Bringing in more toolbars from the View
Editing documents
Open existing documents and saving them in some other names
Cutting, copying and pasting fragments of texts within the document
Undoing and redoing changes
Inserting objects, pictures and contents from the files
Formatting text and paragraphs
Formatting text
Using the format painter
Previewing and printing documents
Exporting the document to PDF format
Previewing the document before sending to the printer
Changing page parameters before printing
Printing the complete document or just partially
Using
OpenOffice.org Writer Help
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