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Today in class we went over the pros and the cons of using Wikipedia. Majority of us raised our hands for allowing students to use Wikipedia whereas some said they wouldn't want their students to use it. A lot of the concerns on using Wikipedia was of how reliable it is, who writes for wiki? where are the information coming from? and it's sketchy how someone can edit the page. Through the lecture/lesson I learned that not everybody can edit the information and that there are limitations to who writes for Wikipedia. Wikipedia is still being shaped unlike an encyclopedia so it's actually more current. Things on wikipedia is always being updated and revised. I'll allow my students to use Wikipedia but this should not be their main and only source. Wikipeida is a starting point and from the information they get from this site they'll be able to go more in depth and search other websites that are more legit and check out books on print.