Thursday, September 24, 2009

Can You Trust Wikipedia

I think Wikipedia can be a trusted site for some information but not all. I think for something like a simple book report or the history of a person Wikipedia could be a very useful site. I would not trust Wikipedia with a big time project though. If I was using Wikipedia for a big project I would make sure I had other trusted sources backing it up. If I was assigning my students a project and they decided to use Wikipedia I would make sure to tell those students who are going to use Wikipedia to make sure they have another source.
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  1. Wm ChamberlainSeptember 24, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    What makes Wikipedia great is also its biggest weakness, the ability to be edited by anyone. I agree with you when you would require other sources besides Wikipedia. Often those sources are sited within the Wikipedia article so it can also be used for research!
    Mr. C

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  2. John Hadley StrangeSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    Just keep your eyes open and your brain on when you use ANY source! Great comment by Mr. C also.

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