Scott McLeod wrote an interesting blog article for TechLEARNING entitled, "Teaching administrators about wikipedia." He addresses the concern we have all heard from educators, librarians, and media specialists about Wikipedia. The concern voiced is most often regarding accuracy. McLeod compares the accuracy of print materials that are universally given the thumbs up to the updated, highly used wikipedia that is often banned. Every educator, librarian and media specialist that currently bans wikipedia should take a look at this article and re-evaluate if this is such a bad thing after all.
The blog article can be read by following the link below:
http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2008/11/teaching_administrators_about.php
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Thanks for the kind words about the article. I think we need a more balanced approach to Wikipedia. If we educate people a bit about the online resource, minds usually start to change...
Many thanks for the help in this question. I did not know it.
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