I first heard about Wikipedia when one of my instructors informed the class that we were not able to use the site as a cited source for our research because anyone could add or edit the information contained in the site and therefore the information therein was not reliable. One example I read about was when Stephen Colbert intentionally changed the status on the African elephant from "endangered" to "over populated". Do to his popularity, people voted that his input was 100% correct; of course the people at Wikipedia corrected it after a day.
I have followed this same line of thinking in my classroom, but suggest that my students access the site to find other more reliable link for references. Wikis are an incredible arena for sharing with others of like interests. My favorite site for teachers who want to incorporate a wiki in their classroom is For Teaching Tips: Wikis in the Classroom. The site offers 15 links and resources related to using wikis in the classroom.
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