Apropos of our last chat...
Here's a new version of Wikipedia that cannot be edited. It is trusted by teachers, students and academics of all sorts. An article about Veropedia appeared in the Toronto Star not too long ago (you have to pay to search the archives though).
http://veropedia.org/
And a word about blogs. I was discussing blogs with a student last week. A thought occured to me. Employers often do a "blog" search before hiring prospective employees to find out what they might be saying about their former bosses, and what their interests are, etc. In fact, an employee was fired from a magazine that is published by Conde Nast in New York for her comments about her employer on her blog. The student made connections to Big Brother.
Alas, another teachable moment wings its way to us.
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- J Martin
- This is the beginning of my eighth year of teaching. Does time ever fly! I was a journalist before I became a teacher. People often ask me if I miss journalism. No, I don't. In my spare time, I like to run (not in the winter though...too slippery). Cooking is another one of my hobbies. I plan to take a cooking course in the winter. Something that doesn't involve a lot of chopping or the making of dough. Dough is very tempermental. I've made one pie crust in my life and it was not an experience I cherish. I belong to a wine tasting group too. It is a delightful hobby. My favourite pastime though is going to the movies. I really adore movies. Fortunately, I share my life with someone who loves the movies as much as I do. He and I go to the movies at least once a week. I even took a film course once just out of interest. I like reading about films and discussing them. Imagine my joy when I discovered that one of the previous teacher-librarians at my school bought a lot of books about movies.
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3 comments:
I read that article about veropedia and was happy to see the evolution of wikipedia. Alas, there is a problem with this concept in that there are very few people with authority who will publish on this site. Seems they wish to be paid for their expertise!
Yes, that's true. But at least Veropedia is a start.
Although I guess if Wikipedia is the knowledge of the collective ... the collective brings with it their humanity with all its failings and troubles. Interesting that the evoluation involves CASH - seems like many things often full circle round to that fact.
L
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