The Use of The Use of WikipediaWikipedia

Why or Why not? Why or Why not?

Wikipedia…Wikipedia…As teachers and As teachers and learners, we have the learners, we have the tendency to search for tendency to search for information on the information on the internet as a staring internet as a staring point to familiarize point to familiarize ourselves or become ourselves or become more knowledgeable more knowledgeable with places or with places or subjects that are new subjects that are new to us.to us.

One prominent One prominent available source of available source of information on the information on the internet today is internet today is Wikipedia. Wikipedia.

Its easy, free, and Its easy, free, and provides various provides various sources for everyone sources for everyone to access.to access.

But how reliable is the But how reliable is the information source? information source?

•Since everyone can Since everyone can access, edit, and use access, edit, and use Wikipedia’s resources, we Wikipedia’s resources, we can not be assured if the can not be assured if the information provided Is information provided Is accurate and properly accurate and properly reliable.reliable.

•Although Wikipedia Although Wikipedia inspects and scans inspects and scans irrelevant or irrelevant or inappropriate biases or inappropriate biases or information, it is difficult information, it is difficult to see if Wikipedia is in to see if Wikipedia is in fact a reliable and fact a reliable and knowledgeable scholarly knowledgeable scholarly source. source.

What are some alternatives What are some alternatives sources that provide a sense of sources that provide a sense of

balance among accessibility and balance among accessibility and reliability?reliability?

Alternative Online ResourcesAlternative Online Resources

Overall, teachers and Overall, teachers and students must remember students must remember that although the that although the Internet is a great Internet is a great resource place to gather resource place to gather quick information, we quick information, we must keep in mind that it must keep in mind that it is also a public space, is also a public space, where anyone can make a where anyone can make a claim or statement. It’s claim or statement. It’s important to investigate important to investigate and research if the online and research if the online resources you are using is resources you are using is reliable and accurate. reliable and accurate.

Thanks for Watching. Thanks for Watching. By: Linda Pham-P.O.V from a Teacher Candidate By: Linda Pham-P.O.V from a Teacher Candidate