I added a little bit of information to my new school's Wikipedia site. It was really minimal basic information about school colors, mascot, and nickname. I didn't want to add anything that my new employers wouldn't agree with :) I've never added to a Wikipedia page, so I found it to be a very neat experience. Also, it was fairly easy, so I hope they do monitor their sites well. I also found it interesting because I teach students to find reliable sources and this gave me real insight in what I've been teaching them all along. Below is the screen shot of what I added.
I also created wiki site using wikispaces.com. I created a sign up sheet for my library media class to help other teachers collaborate on lesson ideas with me. I think this will be a very valuable tool for me to use in the Fall. I can probably edit it more when I know the new year's schedule. Below is the link to my wikispace.
This wiki lesson will be a great one to teach about digital citizenship to the students. They will see how easy it is to add to Wikipedia and how it should not be the final research for them.
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