This was my Power Point at EdTech 2009 in Ashland, Virginia where I try to show that the advantages of Wikipedia outweigh the negatives and that banning Wikipedia is the wrong thing to do.

1. http://tr.im/edtech2009

4. 2:44pm EST 3:14pm EST| 7 minutes of misinformation

9. http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/prank-blog-takes-credit-for-palins-africa-faux-pas/2008/11/14/1226318898086.html

14. Wikimess http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-11-29-wikipedia-edit_x.htm#

15. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-14-nature-wiki_x.htm

16. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-14-nature-wiki_x.htm

21. http://flickr.com/photos/tnarik/2600345868/

22. “ For God sake, you’re in college; don’t cite the encyclopedia.” Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1328/wikipedia-founder-discourages-academic-use-of-his-creation http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/04/26/jimmywales55_wideweb__470x364,0.jpg

26. Anatomy of Wikipedia

27. Anatomy of Wikipedia

28. Anatomy of Wikipedia

39. http://flickr.com/photos/22141723@N07/2354715163/

40. http://flickr.com/photos/ambuj/345356294/