Wikis! I know about Wikipedia but the first time I heard about wikis is just a week ago when our professor introduced it in her lesson. Wiki, as described from the website, allows users to easily add and edit content and is especially suited for collaborative writing. Using Wiki saves a lot of time and a lot more other things since people can do collaborative writing without even meeting or emailing each other. This is something great to try especially for older students.
One article from the above site which I found interesting was an issue between Encyclopaedia Britannica and a publication called Nature. Nature published an investigation they did which I quote, “Jimmy Wales’ Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries.” Encyclopaedia Britannica of course disputed this finding which Nature counter-reacted with their own explanations. I have used Encyclopaedia Britannica when I needed to do school related assignments since I was in elementary. I do not know just how close Wikipedia is to Britannica in terms of accuracy. Maybe both have their pros and cons. All I can say it that skills in using encyclopaedia or other reference books such as a dictionary or a thesaurus is something that all students should still be able to know.
One article from the above site which I found interesting was an issue between Encyclopaedia Britannica and a publication called Nature. Nature published an investigation they did which I quote, “Jimmy Wales’ Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries.” Encyclopaedia Britannica of course disputed this finding which Nature counter-reacted with their own explanations. I have used Encyclopaedia Britannica when I needed to do school related assignments since I was in elementary. I do not know just how close Wikipedia is to Britannica in terms of accuracy. Maybe both have their pros and cons. All I can say it that skills in using encyclopaedia or other reference books such as a dictionary or a thesaurus is something that all students should still be able to know.
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