Wikipedia, once shunned, now embraced by teachers
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Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are assigning their students …
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Once-scorned Wikipedia now embraced in school
California Watch
Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are assigning their students …
California Watch
Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are assigning their students …
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Once scorned, [b]Wikipedia now embraced by teachers[/b]
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Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities – including several in California – are assigning their students ...
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Once scorned, [b]Wikipedia now embraced by teachers[/b]
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Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities – including several in California – are assigning their students ...
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Once shunned, Wikipedia now embraced by teachers
California Watch
Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are assigning their students …
California Watch
Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are assigning their students …
Teaching Research Through Wikipedia In The Classroom
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Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are …
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Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are …
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Teaching Research Through Wikipedia In The Classroom
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Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities — including several in California — are assigning their students to write and edit entries for the online encyclopedia. The projects are designed to help students improve their research and writing skills, while adding to the public knowledge.
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There has never been a better tool for teaching students the worst of all possible ways to do research than Wikipedia.
— Jon Awbrey • 09 Aug 2011
So who is this Californica Watch that's been spamming this same article all over the web?
California Watch • Founded by the Center for Investigative Reporting
Investigative Reporting ???
Seriously ???
Jon
California Watch • Founded by the Center for Investigative Reporting
Investigative Reporting ???
Seriously ???Jon
QUOTE(Jon Awbrey @ Tue 9th August 2011, 11:10am)
So who is this Californica Watch that's been spamming this same article all over the web?
California Watch • Founded by the Center for Investigative Reporting
Investigative Reporting ???
Seriously ???Jon
Freud Com.
Srsly: A bunch of pinkos aging hippies in Berkley, somewhere left of NPR:
http://centerforinvestigativereporting.org/
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ParticipatÂing in Wikipedia Culture inculcates a style of intellectuÂal and moral cowardice that damages the student's character almost beyond repair. That is probably the worst thing about Wikipedia. Teachers who do not take the trouble to understand the risks of what is really a hazardous field experience are failing in their responsibiÂlities to their students.
— Jon Awbrey • 09 Aug 2011
I sent her a long email, listing the problems with the database and community.
Will be amazed if she responds. Because Wikipedia appears to have an overall
"liberal bias" to total outsiders, she's probably falling for the propaganda.
Will be amazed if she responds. Because Wikipedia appears to have an overall
"liberal bias" to total outsiders, she's probably falling for the propaganda.
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Students Post On [b]Wikipedia For Class Projects[/b]
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Once banned by teachers as a research tool, Wikipedia is now welcomed into classrooms as teachers assign their students to write and edit entries for the online encyclopedia. These projects, supported by The Wikimedia ...
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