How do think Wikipedia could be integrated into classroom
activities?
I think Wikipedia could
be used in the classroom to teach students how to be critical consumers of
information, as well as contributors with their findings. Wikipedia gives them
a global market of consumers and collaborators to work with as they develop
research and explore validity to their findings.
What do you think about using Wikipedia as a source of information
instead of textbooks?
I think Wikipedia could
be a great source of information instead of textbooks; however, I still don’t
believe that it can be citable information unless validity is proven, which is
would case-by-case. I think that students would have to use the Web Evaluation
Checklist to prove that the context is accurate. Wikipedia can be used to find citable
resources, as well.
Has your opinion changed? How? Why?
My opinion has changed since doing this
assignment; I no longer believe that Wikipedia is a useless resource. However,
I’m still not convinced that it could be used as a citable one. It is very well
organized and structured and opens up a forum for communities to come and
collaborate on information presented to the public. Before this project, I
never thought about using Wikipedia as a way to integrate technology and
motivate students to learn by sharing their contributions with world-wide
peers.
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