{"id":2639,"date":"2025-03-27T17:47:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/?page_id=2639"},"modified":"2025-03-27T17:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:51:04","slug":"tip-2-19-12-2024-simple-english-wikipedia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/projeto-saber-conectado\/tech-tip\/tip-2-19-12-2024-simple-english-wikipedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip #2 (19\/12\/2024) &#8211; Simple English Wikipedia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simple English Wikipedia<\/a> is an alternative version of Wikipedia, one of the most popular online encyclopedias available. This website aims to provide encyclopedia access to a broader audience, including speakers and learners of English as an additional language.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2024\/12\/simple-english-wikipedia.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2454\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2024\/12\/simple-english-wikipedia.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2024\/12\/simple-english-wikipedia-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2024\/12\/simple-english-wikipedia-768x882.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the platform, it is possible to research and share information about an unlimited number of topics from different areas and about a wide range of themes. Moreover, English learners can use the space for collaborative learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some classroom ideas: you may help your students develop research and reading skills; promote collaborative writing in the classroom and on the web; and discuss about accessing and sharing free information with your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Park and Bridges (2022) explain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Students can demonstrate their understanding and growth of information literacy skills as they research and write an article. Using Wikipedia as a teaching tool allows students to build information literacy skills for life, not just one class paper <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu\/comminfolit\/vol16\/iss1\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Park &amp; Bridges, 2022<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some Wikipedia tutorials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Schools\/Teachers%27_Guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School\/Teachers&#8217; guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Simple_start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting started guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:How_to_write_Simple_English_pages\">How to write Simple English pages<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PARK, D.; BRIDGES, L. Meet students where they are: centering Wikipedia in the classroom. <a href=\"https:\/\/pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu\/comminfolit\/vol16\/iss1\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communications in Information Literacy<\/a>, v. 16, n.1, p. 4-23, jun. 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple English Wikipedia is an alternative version of Wikipedia, one of the most popular online encyclopedias available. This website aims to provide encyclopedia access to a broader audience, including speakers and learners of English as an additional language. 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