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By Mary Fedanzo-Dudley
WIKIBOOKS.ORG
Table of Contents
Section #1-What is wikibooks.org? Section #2-What is the history? Section #3-How can teachers benefit? Section #4-How can students benefit? Section #5-How might I use this? Conclusion
Section #1
What is Wikibooks.org?
Anyone in the country who can access the internet can use wikibooks.org.
It is available in multiple languages.
Wikibooks.org is a collection of open-content textbooks that anyone can edit.
Section #2
What is the history?
Wikibooks.org went online on July 10th, 2003.
Wikibooks.org is a sister project to wikipedia.
Section #3
How can teachers benefit from wikibooks.org?
Teachers have used wikibooks.org as a class project to create a textbook.
A teacher can create their own textbook for their class.
One of the best ways to learn about something is to teach it to someone else.
Section #4
How can students benefit from wikibooks.org?
If a teacher created a book, the information provided would be exact for the students.
There are many resources available on the site.
Students could access their books for free.
Section #5
How would I use this site as a teacher? There is a wide variety of information throughout
the site from Kindergarten through college. As a elementary major, the following link would
be useful in the classroom: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Bugs/Caterpillar/Butterfly http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Dinosaurs/Tyrannosaurus
The websites have good information with pictures and further links. It would be helpful for research.
Conclusion
Wikibooks.org provides many resources.
The site can be used throughout the world.
A big negative of the site is that anyone can edit the books at anytime. This could lead to misleading information.