tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post4663824867794370239..comments2024-03-09T19:37:49.953-05:00Comments on The Daring Librarian: Wikipedia Is NOT Wicked!@GwynethJones - The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455804690126231910noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post-8622662510695820102011-09-07T18:41:55.012-04:002011-09-07T18:41:55.012-04:00Another good use for Wikipedia is finding images. ...Another good use for Wikipedia is finding images. Most of the images are either in the public domain or are licensed for limited use. A student suggested this during a discussion about appropriate use of Wikipedia in college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post-49082754499627744062010-12-07T11:57:23.106-05:002010-12-07T11:57:23.106-05:00Gwyneth, How did you create your comic posters, li...Gwyneth, How did you create your comic posters, like the one above on Wikipedia? I would love to teach students to make info posters that look like that! Thanks, Mary msimmons@currituck.k12.nc.usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post-3048771968214185282010-11-09T21:24:08.074-05:002010-11-09T21:24:08.074-05:00Thank you so much for your comments! Great ideas a...Thank you so much for your comments! Great ideas and suggestions, too! I don't think I'm gonna create any other Wikipedia pages again - it was a PAIN! But I'm glad I got my school one up! <br />Cheers & thanks again for the comments...they make me so HAPPY!@GwynethJones - The Daring Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455804690126231910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post-1752974150254509502010-11-09T05:47:27.442-05:002010-11-09T05:47:27.442-05:00This is very timely information. I just suggested...This is very timely information. I just suggested to teacher we try something like this- have the students create wikipedia articles so they understand how wikipedia works. Yea! I can definitely use this information. Thank you for writing this!lorenahttps://sites.google.com/site/bmslibrarymediacenter/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post-73887244607298335142010-11-07T20:11:58.334-05:002010-11-07T20:11:58.334-05:00Great article! I definitely use Wikipedia in teach...Great article! I definitely use Wikipedia in teaching my students research skills. To your wonderful list of uses, I would add that students can read a Wikipedia article to find out what sparks their interest to learn more about on a particular topic. I think it is a great way to get students to diversify their approach to a subject and get them engaged.<br /><br />Also, I often have students write and edit for Wikipedia (especially in the underpopulated Simple English Wikipedia). I find that the first-hand experience ("What? Someone took out *my* perfect sentence?" or "What do you mean I did not have enough citations?") teaches them better the pros and cons of what Wikipedia is about than any other lesson I can offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128908838311784462.post-5296036509388665002010-11-07T18:19:58.915-05:002010-11-07T18:19:58.915-05:00My name is Polly and I use wikipedia every day too...My name is Polly and I use wikipedia every day too! :-) Recently met a librarian who refused to use wikipedia with students, saying they didn't have the skills to assess the information. Which of course, was exactly the point I was trying to make, they need to learn those skills from us. Thank you for more resources and ideas to help with this.pollyalidahttp://www.pafa.net/noreply@blogger.com