Wikipedia: To use or not to use?

The first lesson and the demonstration on how to use iMovie was very helpful tonight. I own a Mac and never even opened the program so using it for this assignment I think is a fun new challenge. Seeing what I can create and see if what I make is similar to what is in my mind is going to be fun.  I plan on working on it this weekend and see how far I can get with it.Your 5 W’s for evaluating a web site will also help me in grading the websites the students use and the websites I will use with the children as well.

Another topic we brought up that I enjoyed discussing is the credible sources we need to teach our children to use in the classroom. We first need to know what material we will accept.  Making the comparison to the days we were in school and using magazines for materials and now Wikipedia was very eye opening. I never made that connection but it is try. This topic of correct sources to use has always been around. We just need to learn the new ways the students will implement in order to complete their projects.  I would have to agree that as long as they have other peer reviewed journals and cite their sources correctly, I wouldn’t mind them using Wikipedia.  Not an issue for this teacher. 

My storyboard topic will be on self-esteem. I want to use the book Stargirl by Jerry Speneli. It is a very good read and I hope the project I make does the book justice. 


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