Brian McNeil wrote:
I'd be happy to help draft a guide on use of Wikipedia by schools if someone starts it. The one on Wikipedia isn't really appropriate for kids of 12 or under. It's also not focussed enough to be quickly useful to educators - it shouldn't just be a case of telling people to question the veracity of an article on Wikipedia but, to question any story you dig up via the Internet.
I've started a draft at [[Guide for Teachers (Draft)]] on the WMUK wiki, so that we can get into concrete details. I basically agree with the point on critical thinking, and have put it in the Preamble there. But the real meat is in pointing to skills that allow you to be your own critic of what you read online. WP is quite a good place to start, in fact.
Charles