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Articles to understand Wikipedia so that teachers can equip students to understand it and use it wisely for the great tool that it is.
Updated on Feb 26, 17
Created on Mar 06, 12
Category: Schools & Education
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How information is curated, negotiated, and vetted on Wikipedia... and often better than more traditional print and news sources where the learning community has little to no say/voice in what is presented.
A good starting point, a place to find/build context, find authoritative links/references... and we should ALWAYS teach kids to verify their sources... wherever they might find them
But did you know Wikipedia pages appear on Page 1 of Google for 99 percent of searches? So, what do we as educators do with this? Ignore it? Ban it? Or, teach it?
WikiProject article quality grading scheme
A visual overview o the basic components of any Wikipedia entry to understand and pay attention to.
Meet some of the awesome people who make Wikipedia
25 items | 8 visits
Articles to understand Wikipedia so that teachers can equip students to understand it and use it wisely for the great tool that it is.
Updated on Feb 26, 17
Created on Mar 06, 12
Category: Schools & Education
URL: