Re: [LM_NET] Interesting use of Wikipedia in a classroom setting

[Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>]

This is a strategy (constructing an entry for Wikipedia) that I have used with 
older primary +.  I
start with them reading the main article and then researching the topic using other 
sources.  Some
of the things they have to do are 
-examine it for accuracy
-add one fact that is not mentioned
-write a new section
-write an article
The complexity varies as they get older and moves from being a class-based activity 
to shared to
individual.

There is much that we can do to have our students understand their tools of choice 
apart from
burying our heads and banning them!

Barbara



Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together we learn from each other 

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