This podcast is about helping students learn how Wikipedia works and how to use their research skills. Philip Cummings gives a presentation about Wikipedia and how he has used it in his classroom. Wikipedia is usually in the top 5 results in a search on the internet. Most teachers think it’s a good starting place but students need more reliable resources. But Wikipedia has all verifiable information. Cummings opens up a site and plays a video that gives details about Wikipedia and how it works. In his classroom he decided to have his students help update Wikipedia. He saw that schools were banning Wikipedia and it bothered him because there was a very negative approach to information on the web. Philip didn’t like this so he wanted his students to do some real research and publish it on the web. By doing this, it was teaching them ethical internet behavior and that what they were doing was going to be evaluated. Cummings says that the kids are really interested in this and anxious to see if they have done good work or not. What a creative way to use the web in the classroom!
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