EdTech 2009: Using Wikipedia

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3:14pm EST| 7 minutes of misinformation

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/prank-blog-takes-credit-for-palins-africa-faux-pas/2008/11/14/1226318898086.html

Wikimess

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-11-29-wikipedia-edit_x.htm#

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-14-nature-wiki_x.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-14-nature-wiki_x.htm

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“For God sake, you’re in college; don’t cite the encyclopedia.”

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipediahttp://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1328/wikipedia-founder-discourages-academic-use-of-his-creation

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Wikipedia isn’t perfect, but neither is anything else.Students should be taught this, not banned from it.

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Even if students do not cite Wikipedia in a paper, it is very possible they used Wikipedia to find information anyway. Facing this reality, instructors should teach students about the validity of every research resources.

Anatomy of Wikipedia

Anatomy of Wikipedia

Anatomy of Wikipedia

Advantages

More contentMore obscure contentHyperlinkedReferencedNew contentOngoing ConversationsWriting for a real audience90+ LanguagesFree

Establishing credibilityweb presence

It’s revisedRevising for clarityRevising for purposeDiscuss:

TruthAccuracyNeutrality

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