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What are some examples of Wikipedia stubs that I could look at? How would a casual reader recognize that he is reading a stub instead of a regular article? Is there some sort of icon that indicates an article is a stub? If a stub is an extremely short article that consists of only a paragraph or two, I would think that an article by a classroom of kids on their hometown would not qualify at all as a stub. Gordon Walter Retired AGWSR School Librarian 101 Hilltop Drive Ackley, Iowa 50601 Tel: 641-847-3315 Email: gordonwalter@mchsi.com > From; Jeffrey L. Jones <jeff@emck.net> > > Eddie: > I find it remarkable that all of the postings so far have focused on > Wikipedia as an information source, and no one has mentioned the fact that it > is, in fact, a wiki, and hence a knowledge construction and collaboration > platform. There are two absolutely unassailable uses of Wikipedia for > projects or writing... > > 1) Have it serve as a platform for critical thinking and analysis - don't > just have kids read it, have them analyze it and determine what makes (or > fails to make) what they've read reliable information. > 2) Have your students pick out a topic which is a stub on Wikipedia (another > EDTECH member mentioned the school's home town as a possibility), and have > them write the Wikipedia entry. being careful about #1. > > I really do use Wikipedia for information quite regularly, but I often > don't find it helpful for things which have a lot of built-in interest, such > as pop culture, current politics, as well as anything having to do with > computer technology. As a reference for student writing...I wasn't allowed to > focus exclusively on my school library's World Book Encyclopedia when I > attended school back in the days of pot-bellied stoves and slates (!), and I > don't see Wikipedia improving on that now. > Jeff > Jeffrey L. Jones > http://www.emck.net > >> From: Eddie Barreto <highschool.life@yahoo.com> >> >> would you recommend your students to use wikipedia when doing projects or >> essays of any kind? --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. To unsubscribe send the following command to: LISTSERV@H-NET.MSU.EDU SIGNOFF EDTECH
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