Wikipedia

Wikipedia is the worlds biggest WIKI. This has both its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that it is full of information on every subject you can think of and some great links to extra resources. The disadvantages are that being a wiki anybody can edit the information and therefore it is not always accurate. Teachers realise this and students are not allowed to use wikipedia as a reference for their assignments. They may access it to get information, but must find other websites or texts to verify the information is correct. I did look up Biology as directed in our study guide and came up with some great websites that link to authentic resources. Students could use wikipedia in this way, as a sourcing document to ensure accurate referencing. Wikipedia is also a great way of explaining how and why to use wikis for research and assignments.