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Great ideas for using wikipedia in a lesson

Some great ides for using wikipedia in a lesson. Can be modified for all topics, subjects

great video that explains how wikipedia works

great visual on teaching wikipedia

interesting article on web literacy.

Interesting article. Agree or disagree shows importance of verifying information.

"We have developed computational methods to measure historical significance through analysis of Wikipedia and other data sources. We rank historical figures just as Google ranks webpages, by integrating a diverse set of measurements about their reputation (including PageRank, article length, and readership) into estimates of their fame, explained by a combination of achievement (gravitas) and celebrity. We correct for the passage of time in a principled way, so we can fairly compare the significance of historical figures of different eras."

great list of free online newspaper links. Searchable by country.

"Mashpedia is an interesting service that matches reference articles from Wikipedia to materials from other sources like YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Digg, and the web in general. The purpose of drawing materials from multiple sources is to provide users with a comprehensive view of current news "

Teaching digital literacy using Wikipedia and the death of Osama Bin Laden

RT @ktenkely: How Tru could be huge for education- building credibility on web, digital footprints "Revealing the veracity of information through credibility HowTru enables you to share your knowledge and expertise with the crowd, working together to measure the accuracy of news, blogs and more."

New site- the wikipedia of website veracity. Could have lots of use in a class

"Over the last two years, students from my school have been fundraising to support Daraja Academy, a school in Kenya that is providing free education for impoverished girls who would be lost to education without such support. I found out about Daraja through Jabiz Raisdana, a teacher I met at a conference in Shanghai and who is in my Twitter network. Jabiz put me onto Mark Lukach, a teacher from San Francisco who is an advocate for Daraja, and acts as a bridge helping people understand the cause. Mark and I remain in contact through email and Twitter, and he has Skyped into our school on several occasions, enthusiastically conveying to our students the need to support girl education in places like Africa where women are so vital to the functioning of society."