How should Wikipedia be used within an academic setting? (Should or should you not use Wikipedia for research in your classes?)
I don't think we should ban the use of Wikipedia for research in the classroom. First off Wikipedia should be a stepping stone not a be all and end all source of information. Just as we use an encyclopedia as a stepping stone to further research a lot. So, to totally ban it, I think, would be a huge mistake. But instead to educate students how to use the information to thier benift, by teaching critical thinking skills.
Is Wikipedia a reliable and credible source of information?
I don't believe that Wikipedia is a reliable and credible source of information. Because I believe that if we need information, we should have accurate information. I don’t trust people to edit/add their own knowledge to a defention, because we all have different views on certain things and beliefs in life, which can mis lead alot of information that needs to be the actual defention not just what people think it means to he or she.
After reading over the new resources , i still stand in my same postion. As it states in the last article exactlly what i posted orginally . We should not citing anything learned from Wikipedia as a fact until further research is done by using your own judgement, but it is a valueable resource for starting research.
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