Interesting article on Wikipedia, et. al. and the democracy published in Slate magazine Feb. 22: “The Wisdom of the Chaperones: Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy.” Might be food for thought as you work on your Wikipedia articles, and when you complete your evaluation of Wikipedia at the end of the semester.
As you know, for your Wikipedia assignment you need to choose a topic that either does not already have a substantial page, or a topic deemed a “stub” article by Wikipedia. You can check out the US History stubs list on Wikipedia, or the general history stubs to find a topic. Remember that I still need to approve your topic before you begin work on it.
Welcome to History 120! In our first class, I’ll go over the syllabus, and go over some of the online services we’ll be using throughout the course. By the next class, you’ll need to send me the following:
I’ll go over how to create all of your accounts tonight.