Comments on: Wikipedia: The good, the bad, the…useful? http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769 A South Carolina Educator Blog Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.6 By: Clint H http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-1954 Wed, 13 May 2009 12:01:57 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769#comment-1954 After this recent hoax, I think I trust Wikipedia more (and the traditional news outlets less!).

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By: Pamela Hill http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-1928 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:37:31 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769#comment-1928 It is great for an overview. Sometimes it is the best place to get a quick overview of a large, cumbersome topic. And as you mentioned – if they know to verify & check sources, I think we really are OK recommending/allowing kids to use it!

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By: Cathy Nelson http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-1926 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00:21 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769#comment-1926 Nah probably a bunch of uninformed teachers and librarians. Don’t ya think? I know a few–surely you do too.

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By: Mark http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-1921 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:06:17 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769#comment-1921 I fully support the use of wikipedia. Somebody, probably in the media, has poisoned people’s minds about the horrors of anybody editing this wonderful site. The good people at the wikimedia family have incredible fact checkers that do that sort of thing. If an article isn’t cited properly, they’ll let you know. I read those articles with a careful eye, but the rest of them are great.

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By: Lesley Edwards http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-1920 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:20:24 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=769#comment-1920 I have kids look at wikipedia articles before they begin searching. It’s a great place to get keywords and a general overview of their topic. Armed with some good keywords they are more likely to get good search results.

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