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Wikipedia Education Program
FrankCJones.com - User:Frankcjones
In The Classroom1. What is Wikipedia?2. How does it fit into a lesson plan?3. Getting comfortable with code4. Grading Wikipedia articles5. Finding help
What is Wikipedia?
What is Wikipedia?● A tertiary source● A great place to start your research● A valuable list of reference materials● A scholarly community● A lively forum - see Obama Care
How does it fit into a lesson plan?
● Wikipedia is a great replacement for writing assignments
● This is not a typical research paper● This is not persuasive writing● You must cite your sources, and they
need to be good
Getting comfortable with code
● Help is available● Look at other articles for examples● Try it, you can’t break it
Grading Wikipedia articles
● Don’t rely on published articles● Focus on student sandboxes● Extra points for participation with the
Wikipedia community● Great articles should seek ‘Did You
Know?’ status
Finding help
● Campus Ambassadors (any volunteers?)● Online Ambassadors● Regional Ambassadors (that’s me)
○ [email protected] - User:Frankcjones● Program Manager
○ Jami Mathewson○ [email protected] - User:Jami_
(Wiki_Ed)
