Ankit Bhuptani of VIDYA, writes about a recent StoryWeaver workshop he conducted with his colleagues in Dahod, Gujarat. 

I recently got an opportunity to facilitate a workshop on StoryWeaver with my colleagues Jayshree Murali  and  Sangeeta Gupta at Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Dahod, Gujarat on 16th July 2017. Our session was was part of larger 2 day workshop on ‘Language Learning’ conducted by my organization VIDYA. VIDYA is a not-for-profit working with children, adolescents and youth in the urban slum communities of Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune. This is our 31st  year having been seeded in Delhi in the home of our Founder Rashmi Misra. We have a holistic approach to education with a focus on academics, life skills and digital empowerment.

The workshop started with an introduction to the StoryWeaver platform using a short video. After this, we explored the ways to find an ideal story for the class and read a bilingual story together followed by a session on how to translate  stories. This happened in small groups of 5 teachers each who logged-in on the platform and translated a story. Now was the time to create our own. But….. suddenly the power was gone!  And  we had to find our own ‘power'!

What fun it was to weave and spin a story based on the pictures which we had downloaded from very rich picture pitara of  StoryWeaver. The story was about  two children  Pinku and Pinky who go to a jungle in search of their cat  Biladi.  All the teachers were immersed and the child in them surfaced.

The whole workshop not only helped teachers to understand the platform of StoryWeaver but also helped to develop important teaching skills like group building  and critical thinking.  The teachers felt that integrating technology in the classroom  via stories  was  a brilliant idea.

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At Pratham Books, we believe in the power of stories – good stories. For well over a decade we have strived hard to reach children across India with a variety of award-winning stories across 18 Indian languages. With our digital crowd-sourcing platform – StoryWeaver we now share the power of stories with a global community of educators, parents, authors, illustrators and translators.

StoryWeaver is a digital repository of openly-licensed, multilingual children's stories. It allows its users to read, create and translate stories into Indian and international languages in the hope that children across the world can read quality stories in a language of their choice.

Currently, we're looking for a full-time, Junior Editorial Assistant to join our Digital Team in Bangalore.

As a Junior Editorial Assistant at StoryWeaver, this is what will keep you busy:

• Working with graphic designer to help design and adapt books and other content  for StoryWeaver

• Uploading books on StoryWeaver which involves tagging stories and images in a way that makes it accessible to users

• Co-ordinating with the administrative team for documentation, records and payments (contracts, work orders, etc)

• Identifying open repositories/opportunities to bring more stories onto StoryWeaver

Preferred Requirements

• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language

• Good communication skills in English

• 1-2 years of work experience; freshers may also apply

• Ability to multi-task and coordinate between different stakeholders

• Capable of working within a team and tight deadlines

• Tech-savvy

• Sharp eye for copy

• Love for languages

• Be a good team player

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send your resume to [email protected] with 'Junior Editorial Assistant for StoryWeaver' in the subject line of the email.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

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At Pratham Books, we believe in the power of stories – good stories. For well over a decade we have strived hard to reach children across India with a variety of award-winning stories across 18 Indian languages. With our digital crowd-sourcing platform – StoryWeaver we now share the power of stories with a global community of educators, parents, authors, illustrators and translators.

StoryWeaver is a digital repository of openly-licensed, multilingual children's stories. It allows its users to read, create and translate stories into Indian and international languages in the hope that children across the world can read quality stories in a language of their choice.

We are looking to scale up content on StoryWeaver and add about 20,000 new stories by December 2019. In order to achieve this target we have several projects starting up and so we are currently, we're looking for a full-time, Project Assistant to join our Digital Team in Bangalore to help keep these projects on track.

As an Project Assistant at StoryWeaver, this is what will keep you busy:

• Coordinate with  and oversee external vendors to ensure timelines and quality.

• Maintain databases and project file systems

• Coordinate with in house team and external vendors on tasks as per objectives

• Co-ordinating with the administrative team for documentation, records and payments (contracts, work orders, etc)

• Identifying open repositories/opportunities to bring more stories onto StoryWeaver

• Support campaigns aimed at improving content and reach of StoryWeaver

Preferred Requirements

• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language

• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills

• 1-2 years of work experience; freshers may also apply

• Ability to multi-task and coordinate between different stakeholders

• Sharp eye for detail and the ability to work well under pressure

• Tech-savvy

• Love for books and languages

• Be a good team player

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send your resume to [email protected] with 'Project Assistant for StoryWeaver' in the subject line of the email.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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