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This is a free 20 volume encyclopedia that can be downloaded and used on classroom computers without internet access. The website says: "Topics were chosen for interest to children, by relevance to the [U.K.] National Curriculum and including much of the very best of Wikipedia." The topics have been chosen, edited, and checked for inappropriate material by volunteers from SOS children. -
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Watch Wikipedia edits in real time on a Google Map. See what page is edited, how, and where in the world the edit is coming from. Better than TV! -
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"As wonderful as it might be that the hegemony of professionals over knowledge is lessening, there is a downside: our grasp of and respect for reliable information suffers. … The new politics of knowledge that I advocate would place experts at the head of the table, but — unlike the old order — gives the general public a place at the table as well." -
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A paper about using wikis and especially Wikipidia for teaching and learning. -
2voteSimple English uses fewer words and easier grammar than the original English Wikipedia. This is not its only difference. It is for different people with different needs: students, children, and adults with learning difficulties. Simple English is also much easier for "off-duty" people who may like simple language for other reasons: tiredness, unfamiliar topics, competing other duties, distracting backgrounds, or worry.
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