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Good summative statement re Wikipedia

Critical thinking via wikipedia

Artículo en Wikipedia que resume las teorías contrapuestas sobre las causas de la Peste Negra

Wikipedia entry on the Crusades - has some useful links at the bottom.

Wikipedia entry on the historiography of the crusades - again, useful links at the bottom.

2007 documentary, the ultimate history via conspiracy theories. Collection of criticism at the bottom of its Wikipedia entry is helpful.

Character Strengths and Virtues (book) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The authors of the CSV mention the importance and power of strong, clear principles to any person The Character Strengths and Virtues (CSV) handbook of human strengths and virtues, by Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman, represents the first attempt on the part of the research community to identify and classify the positive psychological traits of human beings.[1] In the same way that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is used to assess and facilitate research on mental disorders, the CSV is intended to provide a theoretical framework to assist in developing practical applications for positive psychology.[1] The CSV identifies six classes of virtue (i.e. "core virtues"), made up of twenty-four measurable character strengths. Contents [hide]

Yes it's wikipedia...but a good general background resource on Wilberforce if disucssing ending of slave trade in England. If using the film "Amazing Grace", could be used to build background

Uses Wikipedia articles to generate mind maps, maps, diagrams, etc to accompany the information. 

The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane. Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. - Wikipedia

Similar to the link for Wilberfoce, if using this topic, Pitt is another major character to include.

download all the content of wikipedia to use offline

Useful animated map showing geographical extent of Chinese government across historical periods.

Useful animated map showing geographical extent of Chinese government across historical periods.

These could be great to use as class discussion topics/starters. Or in some project based way in your class

Would a topic like meeting the educational needs of students with different abilities be a useful topic?

This is where using the net gets tricky for students. We tell them never to use wikis (for good reason) and then something like this comes along. It's awesome. A fast-growing wiki (a site that anyone can add to) of historical sources. Shows why we need something like Diigo to filter the internet and provide guidance for the students regarding what to use in their research. Run by the same people as Wikipedia (Wikimedia). If you're ever looking for historical images can I suggest Wikimedia Commons.

Wikis in general tend to arouse some strong reactions in teachers (I guess we've all seen what Google and Wikipedia have done to research in many history and social studies classrooms...) yet I thought some people might find this useful, especially towards the start of the year when you look back over your units. Which of course we all do. Of course.