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?
- No. Maybe I'm just stubborn but I stand by my opinion that Wikipedia is a good tool for research. I like Wikipedia because it's a good starting point and it's convenient because information that used to take 3 sources to find can now be found on one page. For example: say you are doing an article on Alexander Graham Bell. One source might give you his personal life, another his inventions, and a third his work with the deaf. If you only look at one source you would only get one of those topics. But Wikipedia gives all three plus more. I'm not saying Wikipedia is the best thing on Earth and we should throw books away. I'm just saying it's a convenient way to START your research.
2) Describe how you might direct students to use wikipedia in your future classroom.
- These would be my directions: Wikipedia is a good starter sight. You can get info there and then check it somewhere else to verify it. It helps your research if you know what you're looking for. Don't cite Wikipedia, cite the site that you found the same fact on.
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