First of all, when wikipedia first came out, I was told to be cautious and to tell our students not to pull any research from the site. Anyone can go on this site and change the information, thus making wikipedia an unreliable site.
I do however like the site for networking with my students. For example, I discovered that I can create a literature circle and then keep in contact with my students by compiling, and sharing through blogging.
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I also teach students to use other resources rather than Wikipedia, but truthfully I have used it myself for quick answers to things. I definitely think that students need to be taught to use more reliable sources when they are doing formal research.
I like too use Wikipedia for technology topics.
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