Hi,
I remembered this CBS news story about Wikipedia from last year. Imagine my joy when I found it! The reporter examines the perils of this popular site. John Siegenthaler's experience is truly scary. Some American universities have gone so far as to "ban" Wikipedia. If a student uses Wikipedia as a source, then professors won't mark the paper. Should we follow suit? Wikipedia can be a valuable teaching tool. We can use Wikipedia for comparison purposes. Students need the skills to find reputable information on the Web. Why not help them to do so?
I thought about purchasing the video of this story for my library.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/10/sunday/main2244008.shtml?source=search_story
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
A warm summer's day
The school as it once was. I spend my days here.
sailboat
A warm summer's day
Blog Archive
About Me
- 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.
My school
The school as it once was. I spend my days here.
2 comments:
I am taking a different approach to wikipedia. I allow kids to go there to identify key search operators, but they must verify anything from the site with 3 reputable sources and they cannot cite wikipedia. They are generally to lazy to bother with this so they start with the reputable ones.
What a great idea! Thanks!
Post a Comment