wikipedia-group2

Group 2 Names: Students: Michelle & Earl Teacher: Maggie School Board President: Debbie

Type your script here: Ms Lou: The policy of the school is that Wikipedia is not a valid source for research. Students who choose to use it, choose to lower their grade. Ms Hayes: Is this a whole school policy or just a policy for your classroom? Ms Lou: It is a recently established school-wide policy. Ms Hayes: How did you inform the students of the policy? Ms Lou: When explaining the assignment, I also explained the new policy. Jane: What was the reasoning behind students not using Wikipedia? Ms Lou: Wikipedia is not a valid source since any person can edit the page, and the site editors are not always quick to catch errors. John: We are living in a global society where information can be obtained from credential as well as non-credentialed sources. We live in a time of change, answers for certain solutions come from what we have been taught and our experiences, not just from credentialed authorities. Ms Hayes: Were you students aware of the policy about Wikipedia? John: I was aware of the policy, however, out of 1000 authors 70% say they consult Wikipedia about science topics and more than 80% found Wikipedia information accurate. Ms Hayes: Have you read the disclaimer at the end of each article? Jane; Yes, however, I have read other articles that have stated that it is a work in progress and it is getting better all the time. Ms Lou: That is the problem I have with Wikipedia, it is always a work in progress and often it will contain errors for up to 6 months before the site editors will correct them Ms Hayes: Ms Lou, I would ask that you allow these students to re-do the assingment, not using Wikipedia, but that they would take a lower grade.