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Originally Posted by notabook
Children shouldn't have access to wikipedia...? It's a very useful tool to help in research, many times what is listed is properly cited so you can pull the actual source itself then use it in your own reports. If they had wikipedia back when I was in school/college it would have saved hours or more on each research assignment I had to do. Not sure why you don't think it's a good idea to let them have access to wikipedia.
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its a very usefull tool , but its also editable so theres no way to stop me from posting a GOATSE pic on it at any time. Any site that allows live updates without screening means theres a chance adult material can be on it..
Closed networks are the only way to go.. This doesnt mean wikipedia is OUT it just means that an open etwork cant be connected to a closed one or its not really closed.. In an ideal world . the teacher would be the only one who would have access to the open connection . If a child wanted an item from wikipedia it would be sent to the admin/teacher to add to the closed network. they would review the contents on the open network and add it to the closed network for students to use..
Done and done. puts the power out of the students and into the teacher once again. This way they can explain the context of what they are reading.. and filter out anything problematic