Among the many interesting things that I learned today during class, what stuck with me most was the fact that Wikipedia is actually one of the best sources you can use. I can't even count the amount of times I have had teachers state "you can not use Wikipedia as a source" for an assignment, paper or project. The worst part about it was that I would usually find the most interesting information on Wikipedia, and wouldn't even be able to use it. I found that Wikipedia was set up in a concrete way which was easy for me to navigate and retain information from as a learner, and it also had so much information that I found interesting. Therefore, I was always bummed when I wasn't able to use it.
Now that I know what I know about Wikipedia, I am excited to be able to integrate it into my learning and teach my future students about how they can too. I really liked learning about the classes of information, as well as what is deemed "high-importance" and what isn't. Seeing the rubric was really interesting as well. I appreciate that people take their time to record information for us to learn without getting paid. It is cool to think that Wikipedia is a community of learners led by people who are passionate about spreading knowledge. For that reason, I am more than willing to allow my future students to use Wikipedia, as long as they are informed on how to decipher what is a credible article/resource and what is not.
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