Several tasks helped improve user experiences. Participants also designed logos for the VideoCutTool tool and the MediaWiki FormWizard Extension. Personal space needed sticker by User Mbonu Several designs were proposed for a “Personal Space Needed” sticker that attendees can wear at conferences when they need time to themselves. There were a number of requests for graphic design work for logos and stickers for technical projects and community gatherings. As tasks are completed, participants can choose from new ones, which are added throughout the contest. Tasks are created and monitored by mentors. Students and mentors can join anytime during the month of the contest. Tasks in progress during this year’s contest Every contribution helps to improve Wikimedia projects, which are used by people all around the world. In 2019, students had a variety of mentored tasks to choose from these ranged from non-technical to technical - ensuring participants along the spectrum of skills can participate.
Mentors from the Wikimedia technical community play an essential role in the contest by proposing tasks and providing guidance to Google Code-In participants. The program gives young learners an opportunity to use their technical skills, learn new ones, and interact with other young technologists from around the world. Participation is completely online and remote.
Students compete to complete tasks over the course of the program’s run. This year, Google Code-in ran from December 2019–January 2020.
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Volunteer mentors are from Free and Open Source organizations. This year’s contest brought 194 students together with 43 mentors and 6 organizational admins to complete 715 Google Code-In tasks on Wikimedia projects. Rodlund, Wikimedia Developer Advocacyįor a decade, the annual Google Code-In contest has provided a fun and exciting opportunity for teenagers, ages 13-17, to build their technical and coding skills and to learn important lessons in cooperation and community. Each year the Google Code-in contest brings students and mentors from around the world together to improve their technical skills and to make contributions to the Wikimedia movement.īy Andre Klapper and Sarah R.