Lesson Planning

Receive a message from Jimmy Wales explaining the collective nature of Wikipedia and respond to his challenge to compile a class contribution; take part in planning, researching and group open editing of a class text.

Teaching Outcomes:

• Explore the collective nature of Wikipedia by accepting a challenge to compile a class piece of research.
• To understand that Wikipedia is based on an open editing approach.
• To explore the way text can be edited by someone other than its author and the skills required to do that sensitively and accurately.

Children will:

• Explore the collective nature of Wikipedia by accepting a challenge to compile a class piece of research.
• Understand that Wikipedia is based on an open editing approach.
• Explore the way text can be edited by someone other than its author.
• Become aware of the skills required to edit the work of others sensitively and accurately.