Saturday, July 10, 2010

Wikis: Resources or Opinions?

I took a look at a few wiki pages to see what they have to offer.

planet math
What did you find?
The link above takes you to PlanetMath which is filled, and I mean FILLED, with information. I thought it gave great factual information, but was a bit overwhelming for school-age kids.

What did you think?
This would be a great site for college students learning advanced math. I also noticed that while the encylopedia section was widely used, the papers and books sections were not. Overall it seems to be a great source for specific learners.

So what?
Web pages can be used it so many ways...


What now?

Remember to keep the target audience in mind when developming wikis.
I found another math page that seemed to be more suited for varying age groups.

http://math.wikia.com/wiki/Percent

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