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Why NotWikipedia?Appropriate Uses of Online Resources
OELMA Annual Conference - October 14, 2011Don Boozer, KnowItNow24x7 Coordinator
www.knowitnow.org
One of INFOhio’s “21 Essential Things”learningcommons.infohio.org
One of INFOhio’s “21 Essential Things”learningcommons.infohio.org
www.knowitnow.org
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Why Not Wikipedia?
What is Wikipedia?
What are appropriate uses of it?
What about other online resources?
How can I get involved?
What is Wikipedia?
“a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.”
What is Wikipedia?
•Free•Web-based•Collaborative•Multilingual•Non-profit
www.wikimedia.org
The “Googleplex”
www.wikimedia.org
www.wikimedia.org
www.wikimedia.org
www.wikimedia.org
“Wikipedia is not evil.”
Wikipedia is a tool.
“Anyone can edit anything!”
Case in point… Tecumseh
Added July 6, 2010, at 6:27pm
Deleted July 6, 2010, at 6:30pm
(→Tecumseh in popular culture: self promotional - not third party coverage)
Added July 11, 2010, 3:13pm
By the numbers…
• 7th most popular website in the world• 380,000,000 visitors• 280+ languages• 19,800,000 articles• 90,000+ editors
By the numbers…
By the numbers…
English Wikipediaequals2,600+
printed volumes
EncyclopediaBritannica
Wikipedia is a tool.
What are appropriate uses of it?
What are appropriate uses of it?
• Introduction to a topic• Popular culture• Foreign language study
Introduction to a topic…
Pop culture…
Foreign language study…
What about other online resources?
Twitter…
Twitter…
#CMLbookchat
Twitter…
Facebook…
Google…
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
Google is a collection of tools.
How can I get involved?
Encourage students to edit articles
Encourage students to edit articles
http://bitly.com/qbASkd
Connect students to the world
http://bitly.com/qNEHsE
Encourage responsible “digital citizenship”
http://bitly.com/oPTkDu
Use your tools wisely
Thank you!
Evaluation posted atbit.ly/whynotwiki
Slides are available atwww.slideshare.net/donboozer
Don BoozerKnowItNow24x7 Coordinator
