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Rhondda Powling

Spark | CBC Radio | Your Homework: Make Wikipedia Better - 0 views

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    One teacher's students worked together in small groups to research, edit and improve the quality of "Wikipedia articles that were either overly brief or lacking in credible information, with the aim of increasing the quality of Wikipedia's coverage of East Asian religions." Once the improved articles were completed and graded, Chris added the articles back into Wikipedia
Jeff Johnson

Tips for Getting Started with Educational Wikis - 2 views

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    "Using a wiki in an organizational context is radically different from Wikipedia," according to  wiki consultant Stewart Mader. In this second portion of a two-part interview, Mader discusses choosing between commercial and open source wiki products, getting started with a wiki--and why Wikipedia is the single biggest stumbling block to wikis in higher education.
Grace Kat

NIBIPEDIA : Together We Learn - 0 views

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    The way we see it there's a lot of educational content on Youtube and Wikipedia. What's missing is context. You see "nibs" make context by connecting a spot on the video to a relevant Wikipedia article.
Grace Kat

Navify - Enjoy Wikipedia with images, videos, and comments - 0 views

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    when a topic is entered the Wikipedia article, videos and images are shown on the topic
Jenny Odau

Web 2.0 Meets Information Fluency: Evaluation | Joyce Valenza's Neverending Search - 0 views

  • What is authority?
  • Whose
  • oices are valid and when?
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  • nformation context
  • udienc
  • primary or secondary; biased or balanc
  • uthority, credibility, accurac
  • levance, and timeliness.
  • websites
  • http://whois.org to identify the origin of a domai
  • le link chec
  • blogs
  • ogs are essentially primary source
  • ho is the blogg
  • at sorts of materials is the blogger reading or citin
  • oes this blogger have influence?
  • ell-established?
  • how many people link to
  • ho is commentin
  • art of a community
  • echnorati http://technorati.com and Blogpulse http://blogpulse.com can help learners assess
  • depth, with any authorit
  • he language, the spelling
  • og alive
  • ent are the pos
  • ining a story’s date may offer clues as to the reliability of a blog entry.
  • ite upfront about its bia
  • valuate has been what to do about Wikipedia.
  • project has to do with breaking news, a hot topic, technology, or popular culture, Wikipedia may be the very best place to start
  • s not limited by traditional publishing restrictions of cost or size
  • ourage students to find scholarly materials, Wikipedia may not be the best place to start.
  • Wikis can be an evaluation challenge.
  • at is the purpose of the collaborative project and who began it?
  • w many people appear
  • es the project appear to be alive? Are folks continuing to edit it?
  • oes the information appear accurate? Can I validate it in other sources?
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    evaluating web 2.0 tools
Tami Brass

Vispedia - 0 views

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    Vispedia is a research project that aims to democratize the tools of information visualization. It provides a search-driven interface for integrating and visualizing data sourced from Wikipedia.
Ced Paine

WikiFieldTrip! - 0 views

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    Drag the map to any location and see Wikipedia articles related to the location. Very cool!
Grace Kat

ZoeyBot - An Educational Website for Kids - 0 views

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    ZoeyBot is a free educational service for kids, parents and teachers. On this site Kids can perform safe searches for articles, videos, tutorials and more. ZoeyBot is like Wikipedia and Google - Just for kids!
Soledad Tovar

Historia del Pueblo Gitano - 0 views

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      Cartel anunciador del día del pueblo Gitana. Posible trabajo para los alumnos, buscar las distintas imágenes de los carteles. Incluso realizar ellos el suyo propio
  • e pensaba
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  • procedían de Egipto.
  • La palabra «calé» parece proceder del indostaní «kâlâ», que significa «negro».
  • India y Pakistán.
  • Los gitanos en España
  • 1415,
  • Reyes Catól
  • a Gran Redada de 1749,
    • Soledad Tovar
       
      ¿Sabes quién era Fernando VI?
    • Soledad Tovar
       
      Es interesante para el Diccionario Caló que estamos haciendo en clase
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    Página con datos sobre la historia del Pueblo Gitano.
John Evans

Knol: a unit of knowledge - 0 views

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    Welcome to Knol A knol is an authoritative article about a specific topic.
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