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2 Day 1-2-1 Teaching Students How to Use Wikipedia and Study Wisely
Explosive Learning Jo Reynolds Life Skill Teachers
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This 2 x 50 min class is about understanding how the online encyclopedia functions helps students learn how to conduct research and distinguish fact from fiction.
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Beginner - Advanced Level
When my students begin a new assignment that calls for online research, I often ask what websites they shouldn’t use. Almost every student exclaims, “Wikipedia!” “Why?” I ask, even though I already know their response. “Because anyone can write anything,” someone typically replies. When I tell them that they can use Wikipedia, the students often look at me in confusion. Then I add that they have to use the website correctly. Wikipedia is the fifth most visited website in the world, with...
The goal of this class is about understanding how the online encyclopedia functions helps students learn how to conduct research and distinguish fact from fiction.
Johnathan has a Computer Science degree. He is a frequent editor of Wikipedia, as well as teaching how to use it in his study skills class. He is a serial entrepreneur who founded three successful companies before the age of 30, my drive to succeed in life began in my teens when I realised the power of positive motivation. I was lucky enough to have a good mentor who guided me through the intricacies of financial management which helped me to understand the value of money, how to identify and seize opportunities to make money and how to manage an investment portfolio.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Wikipedia.com will be shared in class via the teachers share screen tool.
Wikipedia.com
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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(1,249)
Explosive Learning specialises in Life Skills classes that: * Develop essential life skills rarely taught in schools * Improve wellbeing by helping make kids happy and active * Increase confidence through performance skills * Are great fun to...
1-on-1 Tutoring
$90
for 2 classes1x per week, 2 weeks
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-18
