1) Did the class activity about wikipedia and this article change your opinion about the value of wikipedia to society in general and education specifically?
- Yes I was always tau never to rely on wikipedia because anyone can post on that website, no one ever told me how thoroughly it was checked and updated or that there were any warning signs of a false or outdated article. I think that wikipedia is a great part of our society and is used in my life as a college student at least once during the week. I also think it is a great tool in education because it can be if nothing else a great starting point for a research paper or even a way to teach students how to investigate their sources before they use them.
2) Describe how you might direct students to use wikipedia in your future classroom.
- I would say I would have my students use it to help them learn about a specific topic and probably have them use additional sources related to the article and also maybe ask them to pick out any faults they found in the wikipedia article based on their previous knowledge and research on other credible sites and sources.
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