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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wikipedia is good
So as I have been reading about Wikipedia lately I have come to the conclusion that the website is reliable and students should use it as a source of information. In my class I had always told my students not to use the website-anyone can edit and make mistakes on it. However, research has shown that Wikipedia is just as reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica. In the future my students will be able to use Wikipedia as a source as long as they think about the information being presented to them and to "use their head" (the information makes sense).
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I would say that it would also be good to teach your studnets about the sources listed on Wikipedia. If there are no sources or only one or two then maybe the information isn't that reliable, but if there are more then it is less likely that the information is someones opinion or what they belive to be correct. I also teach my classes to click on those sources and see what is said there as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with jfcornelius! I think Wikipedia can have some good things to offer; I use it myself quite often when trying to look up a quick fact! However, students need to be taught how to check the reliability and accuracy of any website, not just Wikipedia. They should question and evaluate all information they come across, as in today's computer age, many people can post many things :)
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