Stretch on wikis (thing # 8)

I searched Ecuador on wikipedia. I lived there for a while and wanted to check out this entry.

I had never noticed the history page on wikipedia! It was quite lengthy and dealt with some typical issues. There was discussion about the Peruvian/Ecuadorian war. There were also some interesting comments about the role tourism plays in the Ecuadorian economy.

I actually thought the history page was more interesting than the entry itself. It highlighted some grey area issues whereas the entry defines everything simply in black and white.

As a side note, I know wikipedia is a fact of life for our students these days. However, I still discourage them from relying on it. I will not accept it as a legitimate source on any type of research.  I haven’t changed my opinion. I may have them search the history page on a controversial topic. That could stimulate an interesting class discussion.