I read a fascinating article about Wikipedia and how banning the use of this source is a "silly" policy. The author advocates the position that "it is irresponsible for educatonal institutions not to teach new knowledge technologies such as Wikipedia". The "anyone can edit" philosophy that most teachers hate can be turned around and used as an invaluable teaching tool in learning how people create, share and record knowledge. Read this for yourselves; I've certainly seen a huge change in the accuracy of Wikipedia information available.
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/02/wikipedia-and-the-new-curriculum/
Kris
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