Wikipedia

Wikipedia

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All throughout high school and college, I have always been told to not use Wikipedia as a source. Don't look up information on Wikipedia. Don't even access Wikipedia. I learned in high school to never use it. Therefore, I haven't used Wikipedia. I would look at it for information on TV series to see what episode I missed. 

This Module has let me see all the different features that are possible with Wikipedia. I didn't know anything about Wiktionary or Wikiversity. It is very easy to make edits to the different posts. The formatting for the pages isn't to hard to grasp either. The tutorial page is extremely helpful in finding information to get through publishing/editing pages. I am already trying to think of ways to incorporate the use of a Wikipedia page in my classroom. I would like for it to be something that my students work on all year long.

Wikipedia is built on five pillars. I was not aware of what these pillars were until this module. The pillars really explain the purpose of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is meant to be an encyclopedia. It is a place for everyone to access information. Everything is free and is able to be edited. Overall, I think that the teachers that I had put a bad impression of what Wikipedia is and the capabilities that it has. I will be sure to include the truth about wikipedia in my classroom.