I used to think Wikis were the bane of all that was true and accurate. Allowing anyone to make changes to information on any topic sounded like a recipie for disaster, but they're not. People contributing to Wikipedia, for example, almost always act sensibly and are able to provide useful information. In recent times I've been using Wikipedia more frequently when I just need to look up some small fact about the topic. However, I would be somewhat hesitant to use it for anything important or for any topic on which people have strong feelings. Issues like abortion, movies or books with religious themes would warrent a close reading, although if you look up the Wikipedia entry for Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, based on the author's heavily athiest themed book series, the article is quite neutral.


I made a post (duplicated below) on our Learning 2.0 sandbox Wiki under favourite books.
http://plcmclearning.pbwiki.com/Favorite-Books

My favourite books are:

His Dark Materials (trilogy) by Philip Pullman
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
the "Sandman" graphic novels by Neil Gaiman
the Dune series by Frank Herbert
- Michael L.