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T. Mills Kelly encourages his students to deceive thousands of people on the Web. This has angered many, but the experiment helps reveal the shifting nature of the truth on the Internet. 

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Wkipedia is a great educational resource for both teachers and students. Its articles appear almost always in the first four links of the search results. I know there are some issues with the use of this resource in education such as : plagiarism, trusted content and many more but still instead of excluding it all together we better learn and teach our students the best ways to use it.

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The Unity Dash provides a lightweight, instant and easy means to browse and retrieve interesting content. Through the use of lenses, it enables the user to search for information both locally and remotely. In this article you’ll learn how to easily write a lens to comfortably search the Wikipedia right from your desktop.

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I don’t understand the concept of banning an information resource. I get the criticism of Wikipedia. I understand the limitations of Wikipedia. For the life of me, though, I don’t understand banning its use. Why are we in the Educational World so fearful of this Wikipedia thing that 73% of teachers according to this infographic still prevent its use?

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Since the launch of Wikipedia in 2001, it has become the go to source when it comes to research. Whether you are a professional, a student or simply trying to quench your thirst for information, Wikipedia tends to be the answer to it all. This infographic lists some fascinating information related to Wikipedia. For example, did you know 96.6% of Wikipedia pages rank in Google’s top 10 search results?! Check out the infographic for more.

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The Encyclopedia Britannica officially announced it would scrap its print edition on Tuesday in the face of plummeting sales. For many, this was a foregone conclusion. In a world of infinite and instant knowledge, the idea of owning a $1,395 32-volume hardcover library that’s outdated the moment you crease the spine is laughable.

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Wikipedia is one of the most reputed encyclopedias online. It is pretty obvious that as a teacher you must have had recourse to its services while working on a research or a classroom project. Students are using it too and sometimes  to the point that it starts to jeopardize the overall learning operation.

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English Wikipedia to go dark January 18 in opposition to SOPA/PIPA

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Manypedia! - "Comparing Linguistic Points Of View (LPOV) of different language Wikipedias!"

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This page shows a selection of stunning visualizations based on Wikimedia content, found on the web. All are eye candy. Many marvel at the sheer size of Wikipedia. Some excel in providing new insights. Judge for yourself.

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In computer programming, an indent style is a convention governing the indentation of blocks of code to convey the program's structure. This article largely addresses the C programming language and its descendants, but can be (and frequently is) applied to most other programming languages (especially those in the curly bracket family). Indent style is just one aspect of programming style.

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Create a wiki about your favorite topic and begin collaborating with people who love what you love.

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With the book creator you can create a book containing wiki pages of your choice. You can export the book in different formats (for example PDF or ODF) or order a printed copy.

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This is the front page of the Simple English Wikipedia. Wikipedias are places where people work together to write encyclopedias in different languages. We use simple English words and grammar here. The Simple English Wikipedia is for everyone! That includes children and adults who are learning English.

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This particular book—or rather, set of books—is every edit made to a single Wikipedia article, The Iraq War, during the five years between the article’s inception in December 2004 and November 2009, a total of 12,000 changes and almost 7,000 pages.

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You're given a start Wikipedia article, like "Banana"
And a winning article, like "Britney Spears"
Now click as few links as possible to get from "Banana" to "Britney Spears", as fast as you can!

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Wikipedia Explained By Common Craft

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Students are introduced to Wikipedia, the user-edited online encyclopedia, and given an overview of its strengths and weaknesses as a research source. They are taught how to evaluate the reliability of a Wikipedia article and then attempt to improve an existing article.

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