1. Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
by Paige Desjardins
2. Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is a free, web based, collaborative
encyclopedia project
Funded by the non profit Wikimedia Foundation
and launched by
3. Articles
The site currently has over 15
million articles to date
-written by volunteers around the world
-over 17 different languages
-almost all articles can be edited by anyone with a
computer
4. How to use it
1. type what you are
looking for in the search 2. Wikipedia will give you options
bar choose what you are looking for
3. Enjoy all the information you want on your
particular subject
5. But Be Careful!
because Wikipedia can be updated by anyone the site
stresses their policy stating everything on Wikipedia might
not be true
For Example: Wikipedia once stated Miley Cyrus
died in a fatal car crash