Powerset is a really useful tool utilizing a keyword search that unearths all of the entries within Wikipedia where that specific search term appears. This should prove useful for all of those student reports where the instructor doesn't want Wikipedia used a a reference source.
via Marylaine Block's Neat New Stuff On The Web
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I guess I don't see how this gets around teachers who do not want students referencing wikipedia. It looks as if the articles are in wiki. I could see this if they referenced wiki and also linked to non wiki sources as support for the wiki data. What am I missing?
You were missing the "rolling eyes" smiley.
Basically, what I meant was that because this site references more wiki articles, a savvy student should be able to find more external links to other sites for their report rather than just relying upon the data referenced in one entry. In some (perhaps many) cases, those external links will be able to provide enough info to a student so that they won't have to mention using Wikipedia which is the aggregator of sources that the instructor feels are "valid."
AHA. Ok, that works for me. Thanks!
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