Wikipedia:Wiki Education Foundation/Cal Poly

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/wikipedia-wiki-education-foundation-cal-poly

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the university?California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2. What is the partner organization?Wiki Education Foundation
3. What does Cal Poly do with Wikipedia?Cal Poly partners with the Wiki Education Foundation to let students research, write, and edit Wikipedia articles. They use the platform to share knowledge with people all over the world.
4. How do Cal Poly students help Wikipedia?Students read many books and articles, find missing information, and then write new or improved Wikipedia pages. They also cite reliable sources so the information stays trustworthy.

Digital Scholarship: The use of digital tools and methods to conduct and disseminate scholarly research and teaching.
Verifiability: Wikipedia's policy requiring that all material be attributable to a reliable published source.
Neutral Point of View (NPOV): Wikipedia's core policy requiring that all articles be written from an unbiased perspective, representing all significant viewpoints fairly.