Wikipedia is a great (OK, unbelievably incredible) resource, but as anyone who uses it regularly knows, not all of the content is entirely suitable for educational use, either because it is more adult in nature, or too complex or expansive to unpick for school use.
Now we have the 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection, a collection of Wikipedia articles that would amount to a 15-volume encyclopedia, handpicked for their relevance to the UK National Curriculum.
It’s worth pointing out that the articles have not been completely rewritten for school use, so the language and terminology in them is still aimed at a wider audience. However, they have been checked and tidied up, “cyber-vandalism” has been removed, and they aren’t editable by the Wikipedia community, so will stay “as is” until the selection process is repeated.
It’s great to have this relevant, quality content together in one place.
By the way, you can also download the entire selection from BitTorrent (with full-size images) or via HTTP (with thumbnail images). You can then deploy the articles onto your own PC or intranet. Details are on the SOS Children’s Villages website.
