This document describes three classroom activities using Wikipedia: 1) A knowledge battle where students generate questions from a Wikipedia page and compete to answer each other's questions. 2) A link search activity where students must navigate from a start page to an end page by only clicking links. They then write a story based on the links. 3) An interesting fact hunt where students find and write down an interesting fact from a Wikipedia page, then share their facts with the class.

1. Practical classroom activities
using Wikipedia

2. Practical classroom activities
using Wikipedia
Knowledge battle
Link search and story-making
Interesting fact hunt

3. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
ENTS
STUD

4. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
ENTS
STUD

5. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD

6. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD

7. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page

8. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions

9. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions
Bring them to school

10. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions
Bring them to school
Collate group
questions

11. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions
Bring them to school
Collate group
questions
Battle!

12. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions •When did tea come to Japan from
China?
Bring them to school
Collate group
questions
Battle!

13. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions •When did tea come to Japan from
China?
Bring them to school •When did matcha become popular?
Collate group
questions
Battle!

14. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions •When did tea come to Japan from
China?
Bring them to school •When did matcha become popular?
Collate group •What is chasen in English?
questions
Battle!

15. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions •When did tea come to Japan from
China?
Bring them to school •When did matcha become popular?
Collate group •What is chasen in English?
questions •What do people wear at a tea
ceremony?
Battle!

16. Knowledge battle
TEACHER
Choose a page
for students to read
(I recommend one of the featured pages)
ENTS
STUD
Read the page
Write five questions •When did tea come to Japan from
China?
Bring them to school •When did matcha become popular?
Collate group •What is chasen in English?
questions •What do people wear at a tea
ceremony?
Battle! •How long is a tea ceremony?

17. Practical classroom activities
using Wikipedia
Knowledge battle
Link search and story-making
Interesting fact hunt

18. Link search and story-making
Penny Arcade: The gamification of education
http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/gamifying-education

19. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
ENTS
STUD

20. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
ENTS
STUD

21. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
ENTS
STUD

22. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
ENTS
STUD

23. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
ENTS
STUD

24. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD

25. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD

26. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD
Go to start page

27. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD
Go to start page
Click on a link

28. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD
Go to start page
Click on a link
REPEAT!

29. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD
Go to start page
Click on a link
REPEAT!
Find end page

30. Link search and story-making
TEACHER
Choose a start page
Choose an end page
(Make sure there is a link
between the two)
ENTS
STUD
Go to start page
Click on a link
REPEAT!
Find end page
Write down your route

38. ...but there is a quicker
route...

39. ...but there is a quicker
route...
...and your students will find it!

44. Link search and story-making
TUD ENTS
S

45. Link search and story-making
TUD ENTS
S
Using each of the links

46. Link search and story-making
TUD ENTS
S
Using each of the links
write a (very) short story

47. Link search and story-making
Mario → Plumber → Economy →
House →Tent → Circus →
ENTS
STUD Clown
Using each of the links
write a (very) short story

48. Link search and story-making
Mario → Plumber → Economy →
House →Tent → Circus →
ENTS
STUD Clown
Using each of the links
write a (very) short story
Mario the plumber set out to
improve his countries economy. He
thought initially to save money by getting
rid of houses and replacing them with
tents. The people that had big houses
were given circuses instead. A real
boom time for professional clowns!

49. Practical classroom activities
using Wikipedia
Knowledge battle
Link search and story-making
Interesting fact hunt

50. Interesting fact hunt
Rives: Reinventing the encyclopedia game
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/rives_reinventing_the_encyclopedia_game.html

51. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
TUD ENTS
S

52. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
Choose a start page
TUD ENTS
S

53. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
Choose a start page
TUD ENTS
S

54. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
Choose a start page
TUD ENTS
S
Find an interesting fact

55. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
Choose a start page
TUD ENTS
S
Find an interesting fact

56. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
Choose a start page
TUD ENTS
S
Find an interesting fact
Write it down
(simplifying if necessary)

57. Interesting fact hunt
(Homework)
TEACHER
Choose a start page
TUD ENTS
S
Find an interesting fact
Write it down
(simplifying if necessary)
Click a link to a new
page

58. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT

59. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Read facts to group

60. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Read facts to group
Choose the best fact
from the group

61. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Read facts to group
Choose the best fact
from the group
Tell the class the best
fact

62. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Read facts to group
Choose the best fact
from the group
Tell the class the best
fact
Choose the “Fact of
the Day”

63. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Previous Facts of the Day
Read facts to group
Choose the best fact
from the group
Tell the class the best
fact
Choose the “Fact of
the Day”

64. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Previous Facts of the Day
Read facts to group
• If male-only clown fish are brought together, the
Choose the best fact largest will become a female.
from the group
Tell the class the best
fact
Choose the “Fact of
the Day”

65. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Previous Facts of the Day
Read facts to group
• If male-only clown fish are brought together, the
Choose the best fact largest will become a female.
from the group • The center of a comet is one of the blackest things in
the universe. When light is shone on it, only 4% of light
reflects back.
Tell the class the best
fact
Choose the “Fact of
the Day”

66. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Previous Facts of the Day
Read facts to group
• If male-only clown fish are brought together, the
Choose the best fact largest will become a female.
from the group • The center of a comet is one of the blackest things in
the universe. When light is shone on it, only 4% of light
reflects back.
Tell the class the best • When The Beatles performed on American television in
fact 1964, about half the population tuned in to watch.
Choose the “Fact of
the Day”

67. Interesting fact hunt
(Next Class)
S
STUDENT
Previous Facts of the Day
Read facts to group
• If male-only clown fish are brought together, the
Choose the best fact largest will become a female.
from the group • The center of a comet is one of the blackest things in
the universe. When light is shone on it, only 4% of light
reflects back.
Tell the class the best • When The Beatles performed on American television in
fact 1964, about half the population tuned in to watch.
• Pigs are very intelligent animals. They can be taught to
Choose the “Fact of dance, race, pull carts and sniff out land mines.
the Day”

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