2. FinnishMetasite: Freenet Finland

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1 1 2. FinnishMetasite: Freenet Finland Identification URL of site: Name (name of the site as given by its organizers) ofsite: Freenet Finland Organisation : (full name,adress, zip code, place and country of organisation, include telephone,faxnumber and adress and URL if available) Freenet Finland Helsinki University of Techlogy Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli P.O.Box 8000 FIN Helsinki Tel , korpinen@freenet.hut.fi Fax , Language(s) : (specify all used lanquages, start withhome-language) Finnish (home language) and English Please tick the necessary boxes, more than one is possible in some cases! Analysis 1. Content 1a Information a1 information a1.1 about existing sites 1b Dissemination ofresources b1 shared ressources a1.2 about related activities b1.1 database a lot of databases of various kind b1.2 agenda arranged like a square with short descriptions b1.3 newsletter daily news found on the site b2 publishingactivity, 6480 FreePress, the network magazine of FreenetFinland Free discussion groups and mailing lists b3 production and publishing process

2 2 a lot of publishedmaterial of volunteers b4 downloading of materials, some 1c Communication c1 push communication c2 bi-lateral communication c3 group, a lot of with , various discussion groups 1d Specific services totrainers or teachers d1 technical assistance d2 exchange ofexpertise d3 training oftrainers, some on making HTML-code and other ICT related stuff, through teaching materials and virtual school 1e Training and learning e1. virtual classroom, possible in the virtual school e2. cooperative orcollaborative work space, teachers' and students' cooperation supported e3. independent learning,learning materials and advantage links for learning 1fIntegration of most ofthe services, but focussed on: f1 information f2 dissemination ofresources f3 communication, finding of synergy f4 specific services to trainers and teachers, but also for students and their parents f5 training and learning 2. Accessability 2a open,open foreveryone, supportive material on WWW 2b closed b1 passwordprotected b2intranet 3. Audience 4a students 4b teachers 4c management, service and own pages, and theirparents 4d research &development 4e policymakers 4f contentproviders

3 3 4. Coverage : (single level: for one subsystem in theeducational system only, e.g, for infants, primary or a specific level insecondary; multilevel: for more than one level in primary and/orsecondary) 4a level a1 single level a1.1 primary a1.2 secondary a2 multiple level a2.1 primary a2.2 secondary a2.3 other, please specify: 4b topics (single subject, like geography or languagelearning, or multiple subjects) b1 subject based b1.1 single, please specify : b1.2 multiple, please specify : virtually all the subjects at rmal primary schools + some other extrasubjects (general areas of interest to thetargetgroup) b2 general 6480 school related, volunteer based, for studentsand teachers actual, like a small world, learning materials 4c focus (the organizer of the contents and thecontext focusses on ÉÉÉ.level) c1 local c2 regional c3 national c4 international 5. Size (estimation orcheck with organisers) 5a Number of schools linkedin site a1 < 10 a a3 > 50, about 100 schools linked on this site + ather 100 schoolslinked outside the site 5b number of hits per day b1 <100 b b3 > 500, there is about hits per day done by 4000 users at peaktimes (refer to: for thelatest statistics of the usage of the site 5c number of pages of thesite c1 <10 c c3 > 100

4 4 6. What was the idea atthe beginning and the evolution (the website is a result of project-or regular activity) 6a project 6b regular (what was the rationale at the start of thewww-activities, how did the activities progress, lessons learned, new ideasfor the future, etc. In some case this type of info is available at thesite, sometimes inquiries withorganizers is necessary) Freenet's key idea is to provide for teachers, pupilsand their parents FREE and information sharing service. NowadaysFreenet is often acting to be the nationwide citizennetwork of lifelonglearning. 7. Needs answered (the network primary function(s) asenvisaged by its upkeepers) a forum b library c orientation mark d publisher e other, please specify : 8. Problems (the most important problems facedwith by the organizers of the site) a language b low utilization c copyright d sustainability, Englishtranslation difficult to organise, too heavy usage underestimation of resources e other, please specify : 9. Means of communication 9.a Presentation andinterface Front end pages, index to main corners ofsite Homepage or indexpage, supposed entrance forwebsite, Indexpage to information and services Mission statement Who, why on operation, product and process Map, flowchart of design Recent changes ÇWhat is newè service Surprisepage Fun, the square opens the site

5 5 9.b information Brokerage on information and expertise Intermediate between supply and demand Conferences and events-list (inter)national overview Contents of journals of indexes of relevant journals Cybrary Virtual library Editorial Personal comments Highlights, small articles of ÇbriefsÈ Magazines, electronic Magazines, paperbased Literature List of relevant paperbased or electronicliterature Metaweb Mapping of related sites Projects recommended Successtories Reading tips Top ten for reading Reviews Review on articles, literature Sites recommended Review on related sites Webtour Guided tour on WWW Services, essence and costs for users 9.c Interactioncommunication Computer conferencing Facilitates e.g. application sharing Customer service Direct contact with content provider FAQ of frequent asked questions Ideabox Mailbox for ideas, comments, etc. Internet phone Facilitates use of I-phone, verymuch

6 6 Internet relay chat Facilitates use of IRC Mailservice Availability of mailboxes Searchfacilities internal and/or external Searching Videoconferencing Facilitates VC Webwizard Assistance on webweaving File tranfer service Anymous ftp service to download files Helpsection on technical- and informationalproblems Assistance 10. General evaluation Content and coverage Extent and balance of information unsufficie nt Currency and accuracy Up to date and correct Relevance Related to information need of targetgroup(s) rs User interface Clear, structured Easiness Use, index, contents

7 7 Presentation Quality of text, illustration, sound, video Interactivity User involvement Quickness in the access and internal surfing Overall quality General rs 11. Comments : The Finnish section ishighly developed, the English section is undeveloped 12. Reviewed by: Mr. Heikki Korpinen, Freenet Finland Tel , korpinen@freenet.hut.fi Fax ,