Hi,
I tell our middle school students why I do not recommend Wikipedia for
academic research purposes and explain to them that I view it as a
combination of education (when/if it is accurate) and entertainment
(when/if it isn't). Ergo, Edutainment. If they wish to use it for
non-school purposes, they are advised to verify the information from
Wikipedia.
Best regards,
Martin Swist
mswist@asij.ac.jp
Middle School LMS
The American School In Japan (ASIJ)
1-1-1 Nomizu, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, 182 Japan
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>From: Connie Hamner Williams <chwms@MAC.COM>
>Subject: Re: Wikipedia - a breakthrough and idea.
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>I've been doing this also with the last few classes. It also informs the
>teachers to not just accept Wikipedia references as their only Internet
>references. I think they appreciated the 'heads up' on this.
>Connie Williams
>
>Kenilworth Jr High
>LMT / NBPTS
>800 Riesling Road
>Petaluma, CA 94954
>707-778-4719
>chwms@mac.com
>
> On Wednesday, February 01, 2006, at 09:05AM, Toni Koontz
> <akoontz@CDEDUCATION.ORG> wrote:
>
> >Last week I had all the Juniors in for research for their big Chem./English
> >project. I had thought to caution them about using Wikipedia- but then had
> >an idea - Instead of telling them not to use it I explained to each class
> >the problems and concerns so many of you have expressed recently. Then I
> >told them to go ahead and use it but to be sure to verify any information
> >they found by also going to other more authoritative sites. As they were
> >working, I walked around to help where I could and actually heard some of
> >them reminding their group members to be sure to check the info before
> >adding it to the Works Cited listing.
> >
> >Great - guess sometimes they are listening, after all. Also, whey not use
> >Wikipedia the same way we do when we teach how to evaluate a website? - It
> >would make a good lesson in verifying information found.
> >
> >Toni Koontz
> >Librarian
> >St.Charles Preparatory School
> >Columbus,Ohio
> >akoontz@cdeducation.org
> >Carpe Diem
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Cheryl Quinn" <cquinn@SAINTVIATOR.COM>
> >To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 11:04 AM
> >Subject: Re: [LM_NET] More fodder for the wiki-wars
> >
> >
> >> Good morning all,
> >> I guess I must confess to plain stupidity in this whole question. Why,
> >> why,
> >> why, would we as librarians be supportive of a reference source when there
> >> is any question about the validity of the information. Now I am not so
> >> naïve as to think that all other "recognized " sources are always
> >> accurate,
> >> but in this case it is clear right up front there will be inaccuracies.
> >> Granted apparently there is some system for correcting mis-information.
> >> But
> >> if little Johnny is using Wikipedia at 10:00 and an inaccuracy was placed
> >> there at 9:55 then he is not going to know that by tomorrow it will be
> >> different. Why bother with this as a reference source?
> >> Now granted I am in a college prep high school where we place a lot of
> >> emphasis of academic research, so I can see how grade school people might
> >> have different feelings.
> >>
> >> Cheryl Quinn
> >> Librarian
> >> St. Viator High School
> >> Arlington Heights, IL
> >> cquinn@saintviator.com
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jacqueline Henry [mailto:jhenry@GANANDA.ORG]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:32 PM
> >> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> >> Subject: More fodder for the wiki-wars
> >>
> >> Every time I start feeling better about Wikipedia as a resource -
> >> something else happens....
> >>
> >> http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/31578/
> >>
> >> I might as well resign myself to be permanently ambivalent about it.
> >>
> >> Jacquie
> >>
> >> "The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for
> >> poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American
> >> way."
> >>
> >>>From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jacquie Henry, MLS
> >> Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
> >> Gananda Central School District
> >> 3195 Wiedrick Road
> >> P.O. Box 609
> >> Macedon, NY 14502
> >> 315-986-3521 x 3144
> >> jhenry@gananda.org
> >> Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm
> >> Blog: http://nlcommunities.com/communities/wanderings/default.aspx
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>Connie H. Williams
>Library Media Teacher
>National Board Certified
>Kenilworth Junior High
>800 Riesling Road
>Petaluma, CA 94954
>707-778-4719
>chwms@mac.com
>
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