What’s up with wikipedia
- 1. What’s Up With Wikipedia? By Megann Fisher Block 2
- 2. Wait, what is Wikipedia? O Wikipedia is a free, web-based encyclopedia that anyone can edit and contribute to.
- 3. 1 Pro & 1 Con of Wikipedia O Pro: Wikipedia is monitored for accuracy and most articles do site reliable sources for the information presented. O Con: The person who writes the article may not know everything on the topic and not all entries can be reviewed before someone finds it.
- 4. So, how exactly do you use it?? O When you’re using Wikipedia, you want to make sure the article is a good one, so you want to make sure you use the 5 W’s system.
- 5. Who? Ask yourself these questions: O Who is the author? O Is there in depth information about the author? O Is there contact information for the author?
- 6. What? O What kind of information are you getting? O Is the information biased? O More than 1 point of view? O Is the information neutral? O Is it thorough & well organized? O Complete and consistent? O Well Written? O Copyright status?
- 7. Where? O Where is the link/website from? O To find out where it’s from use the domain name as a reference.
- 8. When? O Is the information current? O Is there a reference date? O Does it show when the material was put online? O When was it last updated? O Do all the links work?
- 9. Why? O Why are you using this site? O Can you find the information faster somewhere else, including offline? O Does this material suit your needs? O Can you verify the information?
- 10. That’s all, folks! O The main thing you have you remember when using Wikipedia is to verify everything! O Wikipedia, when used correctly, can be a great tool to use for research.