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Main Author: Fitzgerald, Mary Ann
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED602700
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  • Wikipedia: Adventures in the New Info-Paradigm Fitzgerald, Mary Ann Media Specialists Librarians School Libraries Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Encyclopedias Collaborative Writing Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Electronic Publishing School library media specialists, along with other librarians, are often reluctant for students to use Wikipedia in their school work. This chapter argues against this perspective, citing the values of the free online encyclopedia, and suggesting strategies for exploiting its weaknesses to help students develop critical thinking skills. [For the complete volume, "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, Volume 34," see ED602586.]