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For other uass, SOB Abmham Uncoln (disambiguation}. found Wikipedia to be less accurate than Main page Conisnts Abrstum Lincoln N»V«t>rehœm 1ir]i(sn/(rebru80' 13. 1B09-April 15, 1885) was Ihe 16th Abraham Lincoln other sources. Brown (2011) noted that Feaured content President of Ihe United States, setving from March 1861 until his assasslnalion in April 186S. Currant events Uncotn succasstully led Ns courity through its grealsst constitutional, military, and moral crisis Wikipedia was almost always accurate. Random anide - the American Civil War - prasarving the Union while ending slavery and promoiir^ acooomic Donate to Wkipedia and financial modernization. Reared in a poor family ort the westem Irorttier, Uncoln was mostly Academic Research. While it's not ap- Wiklmedia Shop seli-educated, and became a country lawyer, a Whig Party leader. Itlirxiia state legislator during the 1830s, afxj a ore-term member ot the United States House of Représentatives during the propriate to cite Wikipedia in most aca- » In »faction 1640s. Help Aboui Wikipedia After a series of debates in 1858 that gave nationel visibility to his opposition to the expansion demic research, Wikipedia is an excellent Community portal (À slavery. LirKOin lost a Senate race to his arch-rival, Stephen A. Douglas. Uncdn. a modérais Recent changes from a swing state, secured the Republican Party presittential nomination In 1860. With almost starting point for student inquiries and Contad Wikipedia no support in Ihe South. Uncoin swept the North and was alecled president In 1860. His election was the signal for seven southem slave states to declare their secession from the Union artd is pariicularly useful when investigating •" Toolbox form Ihe Confederacy, The departure of the Southemers gave Lincoln's party firm control of What links hers Congress, but no fomiula for compromise or reconciliation was found. Uncoln explained In Ns emerging topics not covered through other Reland changes second inai>gural address; 'Both parties deprec^ed war, but one of them would make war rather Upload nie than let the Natiort survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war Daguotrootypo o( AtnaNtm Urcok^ ol 090 S4. sources. Wikipedia should be only one of Sped ai pagas came." Psnnanent Hide t PiwidMl of tlM UnRiad S many sources used in the triangulation of evidence. By using multiple forms of evi- This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or dence, the student can ensure the validity discuss these issues on the talli page. and reliability of findings. Many educators • Tl^ neutraiity of this article is disputed. suggest teaching student to use Wikipedia • This article irrcludes a list of references, related reading or properly rather telling them not to use it extemal links, but its sources remain unciear ttecause it (Harouni, 2009; Murley, 2008). iaci(s Iniine citations. (Aug20i0) The key is using Wikipedia effectively Q • This article may contain improper references to seif> is understanding how the resource is con- pubiished sources. (March 2011) structed. • This biographical article needs additionai citations for verification. (March 2012} WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW School librarians often find themselves in who can edit these pages. A biographies of be addressed to improve the ariicle. These the middle of the Wikipedia debate deal- living persons policy (http://en.wiklpedia. messages may dispute the neutrality of ing with misconceptions and misuse of this org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_liv- ariicle, question the factual accuracy, or resource. ing_persons] stresses the imporiance of note the need for additional citations for Let's explore a dozen things you should taking great care when reporiing on living verification. Pay careful attention to these know about Wikipedia to prepare for this people. warnings before using information from a debate. Protected Pages. Some ariicles allow page with multiple issues. Better yet, help Five Pillars. It's imporiant to under- only restricted editing. This protection may make the ariicle better by contributing in- stand purpose of Wikipedia. The ñinda- include full protection, pending changes formation. mental principles that guide Wikipedia protection, or even permanent protec- Neutrality. Wikipedia ariicles are in- form five pillars (http://en.wikipedia.org/ tion. The Martin Luther King, Jr. ariicle tended to provide a neutral point of wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars) : (http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lu- view (http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. ther_King,_Jr.) and Area 51 entry (http:// Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view). A stu- Wikipedia is written from a neutral en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51) are ex- dent discussion of neutrality is a won- point of view. amples of semiprotected pages. The protec- derful opportunity to explore the topic of Wikipedia is free content that anyone tion is intended to reduce vandalism and fact versus opinion. Ask students to ex- can edit, use, modify, and distribute. encourage reliable information. plore a controversial issues article (http:// Editors should interact with each other Go to the Abraham Lincoln ariicle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_ in a respectful and civil manner. (http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_ controversiaMssues) and look for mat- Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Uncoln) and try to edit the page. This is a ters of neutrality. For instance, an article Closely Monitored. From celebrity gos- semiprotected page, so only user accounts dealing with water stagnation (http:// sip to mass shootings, Wikipedians closely with a pariicular level of access can change en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_stagnation) monitor breaking news and strive to post this page. may view stagnant water as a danger or as accurate information quickly. However, Message Boxes. Many Wikipedia ar- an imporiant habitat for living creatures. they sometimes protect pages that are ticles contain message boxes at the top of In some cases, pages have been created to likely to be vandalized by restricting users the page indicating an issue that should focus on a pariicular debate, such as the as- APRIL 2013 69 are helpful in knowing how to behave »Editing Wikipedia... 4 Eduscapes Talk Sandbox Preferences Watchlist Contributions Log out when collaborating on ariicles, editing and Article Taiii Read Edit View Natoiy j I •» I S«arch creating content, and addressing style re- quirements. Water stagnation WlKIPEDiA From Wlidpedia, the free encyclopedia Ihe Free Encyclopedia APPROPRIATE USES OF The nautrallty ol this article Is disputed. Reiavant discussion Main page WIKIPEDIA may be founà on the talk page. Please do rx)t remove this message Contents until the dispute is resolved (January xm Featured co nient Current events This article needs additional citations for verification. Please The effective use of information resources Random article help improve this arficie by adding citations to reliable sources. Dónatelo Wikipedia Unsourced material may be ohalienged and removed. (Nmmbar like Wikipedia is an imporiant twenty- Wikimedia Shop ZXI7) first-century skill and connects directly •» Interaction "Standing miter' redifBcts here. somaHmas retermd to as a stai/ment. For the song 'Standing with the research skills outlined in the Help Water" by Soul Asylum, see Ttm Silver Linir^ About Wikipedia Water stagnation occurs wt>en water stops flowir>g. Stagnant water can be a major enviror^mental Common Core curriculum. Let's explore a Community portal I Recent changes dozen ways you can weave information Contact Wikipedia skills into Wikipedia activities. pártame controversy (http ://en.wikipedia. Porial:Current_events) provides accurate, Use Wikipedia. Go to Wikipedia (http:// org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy). concise, current information from around www.wikipedia.org). Define encyclopedia Verifiability. One of Wikipedia's core the world. The articles often cover topics and discuss the purpose of using a tertiary content policies relates to the use of reliable that are overlooked by the mainstream me- source. Talk about the importance of cita- sources to support information posted in dia. However, keep in mind that Wikipedia tions as evidence in an ariicle. Look at the an ariicle. Many ariicles contain a message is intended to be an encyclopedia, not a notes and use the furiher readings links box at the top of the page indicating the newspaper. A sister website called Wiki- to location the primary and secondary need for citations. Talk with students about news (http ://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_ sources cited. the importance of using reliable sources. Page) provides in-depth news. For example, read the Yellowstone Ask them to evaluate an ariicle and deter- Fictional Worlds. You may think of National Park page (http://en.wikipedia. mine whether the information meets the Wikipedia as an information resource for org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park) for verifiability guidelines (http://en.wikipedia. social studies or science topics, but it's also background information, then scroll to the org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability). a great place to explore a wide range of bottom of the page. Examine the references Permanent Links. Many Wikipedia topics. From an ariicle on Tolkien's Shire that were used in the ariicle to suppori the pages have been updated many times. The of Middle Earth (http://en.wikipedia.org/ content. Also notice the external links. article you read last week may change this wiki/Shire_(Middle-earih)) to details on C. These are places you can find quality in- week. Think about how many times an ar- S. Lewis's Narnia (http://en.wikipedia.org/ formation, such as the official Yellowstone ticle on a topic like climate change (http:// wiki/Narnia_(world)), Wikipedia provides a National Park page (http://www.nps.gov/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change) has wonderful resource to explore the fictional yell). been revised over the past decade. If you worlds found in literature. Remind students that Wikipedia is an want to cite an ariicle as it exists the mo- Spoken Word Project. Wikipedia has encyclopedia, so it's helpful in providing ment you read it, use the permanent link a spoken word program. Go to the spo- background information about a topic such in the sidebar navigation. It will provide ken articles page (http://en.wikipedia. as the Asperger syndrome page (http:// an address for the current revision of the org/wiki/Wikipedia:Spoken_ariicles) for a en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Asperger_syn- page. master list of ariicles with a spoken word drome). However, for class research proj- Portals. Although most searches are version. The audio recording for Saturn ects, they should be using the references done using the search box, consider using (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn) can and external links provided on the Wiki- a porial for major categories of informa- be found near the top of the page on the pedia page, such as the National Institutes tion related to a subject. A porial is a topic right-hand side. The spoken word option is of Health (http://www.nih.gov/) or OMIM stariing point that provides readers with particularly useful for topics such as Greek (http://omim.org/) from Johns Hopkins key ariicles, images, and categories. The mjrthology (http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ University to access original research find- porial content page (http://en.wikipedia. Greek_mythology), which contain words ings and summaries. org/wiki/Porial:Contents/Portals) provides that are difficult to pronounce. Evaluate and Rate an Article. Search for a master list of topics such as literature, Guidelines. For those interested in ed- a topic that relates directly to student ex- aris, geography, health, history, mathemat- iting or creating ariicles, a set of guide- periences or knowledge, such as your town ics, science, social studies, and technology. lines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ or city. Talk about whether they think the News. The porial current events Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines) has been es- information in the ariicle is factual. Also page (http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ tablished to represent best practices. These discuss the citations used as evidence. Then 20 TEACHER LIBRARIAN 40:4 BOOKMARKIT scroll to the bottom of the page and discuss instance, the fictional worlds article (http:// BETTY WINSLOW how pages can be rated. Use the process of en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_worlds) JUNIOR FICTION evaluating and rating a page as a culmi- contains a note indicating that additional nating activity at the end of a subject-area references and online citations are needed. assignment, such as the study of the social Adopt an Article. Search Wikipedia for PLANS AND issues or government structures. articles related to class topics. For instance, ADVENTURES Some outstanding articles have been you might search for information about Beam, Emily. Tumtum and Nutmeg: identified as featured articles within the a geographic location such as Thousand The Rose Cottage Tales. Little, Brown, Wikipedia community. These pages con- Lake Mountain (http://en.wikipedia.org/ 2010. 398p. $16.99. 978-0-316-08599-1. tain a gold star near the top of the article. wiki/Thousand_Lake_Mountain). Does this Grades 3-6. Tumtum and Nutmeg Those under consideration as featured arti- page need to be updated or expanded? If defeat a mouse bully to save Christmas cles contain a green icon with a plus inside. so, a class could adopt this article. It's not for Arthur and Lucy, the human children Cross Reference Articles. An easy way a formal adoption—you simply choose an from Rose Cottage, and then have a to get started with editing is by finding article and dedicate yourself to editing and treasure-hunting adventure (and a few words in articles that can be linked to other expanding the resource. For instance, you close calls) at the seaside. might correct typos, add new information, articles. For instance, an article on the Py- Healy, Christopher. The Hero's Guide thagorean theorem (http://en.wikipedia. or supply citations. to Saving the Kingdom. Illus. By org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem) might Have Some Fun. Adopt a page like Tod Harris. Waiden Pond, 2012. 448p. mention Pythagoras but fail to link to the Milne's Hundred Acre Wood (http:// $16.99. 978-0-062-11743-4. Grades 3-7. Wikipedia article on this noted mathema- en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Acre_ When the princes that saved Sleeping tician. Rather than editing anonymously, Wood) and provide citations related to the Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and take the time to create a login so you can locations found in the Winnie the Pooh Snow White (mentioned in ballads as go back and see all the edits you've made series. the generic "Prince Charming") are over time. Create an Article. It's possible to get rejected by said princesses, they band Add Citations to an Article. Anyone new pages approved, but it's an involved together to battle an evil witch. process. The guidelines are fairly strict. can contribute to Wikipedia. A good way . The Hero's Guide to Storming to begin is by adding a citation to support The Wikipedia community is interested the Castle. Waiden Pond, 2013. 496p. a statement found on a Wikipedia article. in articles that go beyond local connec- $16.99. 978-0-062-11845-5. Grades Locate information online, in books, or on tions, so strictly local content may not be 3-7. Sleeping Beauty (aka Briar Rose) historical documents. Take notes and be approved. An article must meet the nota- blackmails the League of Princes into sure to cite the source, for example: bility test (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ breaking into an impregnable fortress Dellenbaugh, Frederick 1902). The Ro- Wikipedia:Notability). In other words, the to steal a powerful artifact for her, mance of the Colorado River. New York: subject must be worthy of notice. In ad- putting them up against two maniacal G.P. Putnam. Available: http://archive.org/ dition, original research articles (http:// warlords and the Gray Phantom. A stream/romanceofcoloradOOdell. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_origi- hero's work is never done ... Seek out article that contain message nal_research) are not allowed. Students Korman, Gordon. Hideout. Scholastic boxes indicating the need for citations. For Press, 2013. 288p. $16.99.978-0-545- »Editing Wkipedia... » Eduscapes Talk Sandbox Préfère > walchlial Contfltiijllons 52018-8. Grades 3-7. When a vengeful Read Edit View history crook tries to take back the abandoned attack dog Samantha adopted, she and Hundred Acre Wood her friends decide to hide the dog at From WiKipetíla, itie • summer camp. No way is that crook Main poQB This article neods additional cltatioi s for verification. Please help improvs (his articlfi by Contents addir>g citations to reliaUe sources. L sourced material may be c)i3llMi98d and removed. (Mareti getting him back! Featured content 2008} Current events The Hundrwl Acre Wood (also spelled as 100 AkM- Wood, Hundrsd-Aora Random article Mlynowski, Sarah. If the Shoe Fits Wood, and 100 Acre Wood; also known as simply "The Wood") Is the Oonaie 10 WiKi pedia fictional land Inhabited by Winnie-the-Pooh and his (riends in Ihe Winniö^he- Wikimedia Shop (Whatever After, Bk. 2). Scholastic Potrfi series of children's stories by author A. A. Milne, The wood Is visited - Inieraction regularly by Ihe young boy Christopher Robin, who accompanies Potrfi and Press, 2013. 176p. $14.99. 978-0-545- Help company on their many adventures. Abouiwikipedia In A. A. M APRIL 2013 71 should not he posting the results of their science fair projects. Grand Central North [edit] If you need ideas, go to the WikiProject Grand Central North, opened on August 18, 1999, provides access to Grand Central from 45th Street, 47th Street, and requested articles area (http://en.wikipedia. 48th Street.'''® It is connected to the Main Concourse org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Re- through two long hallways, the Northwest Passage (1,000 quested_articles). Individuals can post ar- feet long) arvd Northeast Passage (1,200 feet long), which run ticles they would like to see created. parallel to the tracks on the upper level.'^*- Entrances are at the northeast corner of East 47th Street and Madison Avenue Create Video Content. Wikipedia has (Northwest Passage), northeast comer of East 48th Street expanded to include open-source audio and Park Avenue (Northeast Passage), and on the east and and video content. The Wikiproject Lights west sides of 230 Park Avenue (Helmsley Building) between Video architectural tour of Grand Ceritral iP , Camera Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/ 45th and 46th Streets. A fifth ervtrance is scheduled to open Terrr«lnal in early 2012 on the south side of 47th Street between Park (H9h.rsa vsrskm ^ on Merrwt Archivs) wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lights_Cam- and Lexington Avenues.'*- The 47th Street passage era_Wiki) encourages the production of provides access to the upper level tracks and the 45th Street passage provides access to the lower short videos in specific content areas. The architecture initiative focuses on exploring Editing Wikipedia... 4 Eduscapes Taik Sandbox Preferences Watehiist Contribuions L09 out historic architectural sites such as Grand Central Terminal (http://en.wikipedia.org/ Project page , Edit View history "u/.. • \ ¡Search wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal) in New York WlKIPEDiA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia City. Ihe Free Encyclope<üa (fledifocioü Uom Wikipodia.TEAHOUSEi Join a WikiProjects Program. The Main page WikiProjects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Contents Featured Mnteni Wildpedia:WikiProject) program connects Current events Random anide people with similar interests and encour- Donate to VWkipedfa teahouse WkimediaShop A friendly place to help new edétors ages them to work together in specific become accustomed to community " interaction culture, asK questiwis, and ctevetop Help subject areas. Go to the directory (http:// community relationships. About Wikipedla en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PROJDIR) Community portai Recent changes LuK3. Taahixj!« host for a master list of areas of interest. Contact Wikipedia Do you have a question about editing? Guests, create a prptlle » Seek Assistance. New Wikipe- •- Toolbox What links here Getanswm » dia article creators are encouraged Related (Ganges Upload file Recast questions... to seek help building their skills. The Special pages Permanent link Teahouse (http ://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/ i decided to fay my hand at trar^lating an article for the first time I Page information and took one from the Spanish Wikipedia called 'Escudo de Wikipedia:TEAHOUSE) is an area where > Printtexport Sax," or 'Coat of ^nns of Sax." However, when i tried to ms^e new editors can ask questions and develop the new page in the English wiki. I couidn't get the Sax in Une title online relationships with other writers. versity (http://en.wikiversity.org). If your history and to get to know this important If you'd like some one-to-one mentor- students are involved with photography or historical figure. ing, visit the adopt-a-user page (http:// historical photo digitization projects, add Get Connected. If you want to keep up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ADOPT). content to the free media repository Wiki- to -date on what's happening with Wiki- New and inexperienced users are paired media Commons (http://commons.wikime- pedia and its sister projects, subscribe to with more experienced Wikipedians. If dia.org). The recently launched Wikivoy- the Wikimedia Blog (http://blog.wikimedia. you want help using Wikipedia in the age (http://en.wikivoyage.org) would be org/). classroom, join the online ambassadors great place for your students to work on program (http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ building travel guides. CONCLUSiON Wikipedia:Online_Amhassadors). This ex- Become a Wikipedian. The best way perience supports teachers and their classes to get to know Wikipedia is to become a Like Gregory Maguire's re-imagined working on Wikipedia projects. Wikipedian yourself. As part of a local his- Wicked Witch of the West, Wikipedia may Use Wikimedia Sister Projects. Besides tory project, we searched Wikipedia for simply be misunderstood. Be prepared to Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation people related to the history of southern show the wonderful side of Wikipedia to hosts a range of other free content projects. Utah. We were surprised to fmd that no parents, teachers, and students. If you're looking for free, open content, use article existed on Almon Harris Thompson textbooks and manuals from Wikibooks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almon_Har- RESOURCES (http://en.wikibooks.org) and or texts from ris_Thompson). Creating an original article Wikisource (http://en.wikisource.org). Free was a wonderful opportunity to dive into Brown, Adam R. (2011). Wikipedia as a learning materials can be found at Wiki- data source for political scientists: Accu- -II 22 TEACHER LIBRARIAN 40:4 BOOKMARKIT JOANNÍ TROIITNFP • Editing Wikipedfa... A Eduscapas Talk Sandbox Preferancas Waictilist ConlTibution& Log out i*i'lfe^ BEST NEW SOFTWARE Almon Harris Thompson Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures—Lions WlKIPEDiA From Wikipedia, ttie free encyclopedia Ihe Free Encyclopedia (h tip://www. n wf. org/Kids/Kids-Apps. Almon Han-Is Thompson (Septennbar 24. 183&-July 31, 1906), also known as A. Main page H. Thompson, was an educator, topographer, geologist, explorer, and Civil War aspx) Ages 4 - 7. Youngsters learn Contents veteran.!'' Often called "The Professor" or simply "Prof",'^- Thompson was second Featured content in commarxi of John Wesley Powell's Second Expedition^''- a federally-funded about lions as they explore this Curreni events expedition to expdore the Green and Colorado Rivers, Colorado drainage and Random arîicJe canyons, and map southern Utah arKl rtorthem Arizona. Thompson's diary of instructional app. Three sections— Donate io\Mkipedia Powell's Second Expedition (1B71-1875) was originally published in the Utah Wikimedia Shop Historical Quarteríy in 1939.^^- Through his work on the Powell expeditions and later games, explore, and create—are •^ InieracTion as geographer at the US Geological Survey,^^- he was responsible for raming many included. The games portion contains Help geographic locations in the west. Thompson is also known for his involvement in About Wikipedia the formation of the National Geographic Society. a jigsaw puzzle of various lion pictures Community portal Contents [Nao] Recent changes which can be done in nine, sixteen, Contact Wikipedia 1 Early life and education 2 Bqieditlons and twenty-five pieces. Other choices 3 After the Powell Expeditions include finding the wrong things in racy and completeness of coverage. PS Po- Available: http://jop.ascopubs.org/site/er/ a picture and matching sounds. Two litical Science and Politics, 44(2), 339. J0P000209.pdf unique segments are the photo safari and hide and seek games. Both of Giles, Jim. (2005, December 15). Intemet Reavley, N. J., et al. (2012, August). Qual- these require the learner to physically encyclopaedias go head to head. Nature, ity of information sources about mental move as they complete the activities. Learners can also explore the app 15, 438. disorders: A comparison of Wikipedia with to learn more about lions. All the centrally controlled web and print sources. information can be narrated or the Goldsborough, Reid (2012, April). Truth Psychological Medieine, 42(8), 1753-1862. narration can be turned off. Each testing on the Internet. Teaeher Librarian, screen along the lion's path provides Rector, Lucy Holman (2008). Comparison 39(4), 68, 71. links to video clips, a slideshow, and of Wikipedia and other encyclopedias for further information. Youngsters also Haigh, Carol A. (2011, February). Wikipe- accuracy, breadth, and depth in historical collect stickers as they move through dia as an evidence source for nursing and articles. Reference Services Review, 36(1), the learning section of the app. Finally, healthcare students. Nurse Fducation To- 7-22. there are four creation alternatives in day, 31(2), 135-139. the app. Learners can create pictures Zickuhr, Kathryn, and Rainie, Lee (2011, from the stickers they collected in the Harouni, Houman. (2009). High school re- January 13,). Wikipedia, past and pres- "Explore" section. These pictures can search and critical literacy: Social studies ent. Pew Intemet. Available: http://www. be saved to the camera roll of the iPad with and despite Wikipedia. Harvard Fdu- pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Wikipedia. and used for writing prompts. Music cational Review, 79(3), 473-494. aspx of a sort can be created in the Animal Sounds, where the keyboard makes Murley, Diane. (2008). In defense of Wiki- Adapted from the presentation "Wicked or the sound of the animal selected. pedia. Law Librarian Journal, 100, 593. Wonderful: Revisiting the World of Wiki- Another choice for writing activities is pedia" by Annette Lamb and Larry John- the Animal Builder. Here, a creature is Potthast, M. (2010, July). Crowdsourcing a son. created with various choices for body, Wikipedia Vandalism Corpus. In Proceed- head, ears, tail, cind other parts. A ings of the 33rd Lntl ACM SLGIR Conf (SL- Screenshot can be saved to the camera GIR 2010), ACM Press. roll for use in other acti-vities. Finally, the Trail Tales selection operates on a Mad Libs-type of story. The learner Purcell, Kristen, et al. (2012, November 1). selects a series of words and then the How teens do research in the digital world. :ory is crafted. This app correlates to Pewlnternet. Available: http://pewinternet. a number of Common Core Standards org/Reports/2012/Student-Research.aspx at various grade levels. In particular, practice on gaining information from Rajagopalan, Malolan S., et al. (2011). various formats emd writing skills are Patient-oriented cancer information on emphasized. the Intemet: A comparison of Wikipedia and a professionally maintained database. Journal of Qncology Practice, 7(5), 1-6. APRIL 2013 73 Copyright of Teacher Librarian is the property of EL Kurdyla Publishing LLC and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.