Chapter 5 Focus Question #4

I was very excited to see this question because it gives me a chance to why Wikipedia can be helpful when it comes to research. I would agree with 4 points the book made such as misinformation, malinformation, messed-up information and just useless information. I believe that wikipedia is has alot of useless information, from the eye of the beholder. However, if the information can be useful to others then why would it not be used if it is right? In a high school setting, wikipedia is helpful, it is not yet a educational or proper site because it can be edited and it always change which would be a problem if you site it and it has already changed, that is why I do not like it and it should not be used citation wise. Once again, I do believe that teachers and students can use Wikipedia as a stepping stone to a proper educational site that would provide the same information as wikipedia but there is the solid feeling that it will not change or be edited. For example, if I wanted to find out the area of a square, I could find that at wikipedia, then what I should do is double check the information on a education website that would look better in a works cited page after an essay. I have always believed that the best websites to use for essays and information resources are those I get through IUSB library, ebscohost, and those ending in .gov and .edu