Love it or hate it, Wikipedia is a big part of our lives and it’s certainly a big part of our online browsing experience. One of the challenges for educators using Wikipedia is trying to get students to use it appropriately and to really understand what it is and what it can do.
In this lesson plan you will help students understand how they might be able to use Wikipedia more effectively as a digital source, as well as exploring some of its lesser know functionality.

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