User:Wikipelli/Userpage2





Neutered kokopelli.svg About Wikipelli (after Kokopelli)
I am an educator and have taught in public schools and universities for over 30 years. In my work with students and teachers, I spend a great deal of time concentrating on the importance of being critical users of information. I am a strong advocate for the use and development of Wikipedia as a resource with k-12 students. My dream is to one day get librarians and teachers in the public schools to embrace Wikipedia for what it is and what it can do for students. I would love to see the day when teachers embrace Wikipedia and begin to develop editors in our schools! Sadly, we seem to be a long way from that.

I have been editing Wikipedia for almost a fiftieth of a century.

I am also very active in the development of social networking in schools and believe that social networking and communication can (and should) play a vital role in public school instruction.

The greater portion of my time on Wikipedia is reverting vandalism with Huggle or Twinkle. I also very much enjoy watching new editors contribs and welcoming them. I step in and offer what little help I can whenever possible and, knock wood, really haven't gotten into anything controversial yet.

Over the past few months I have created a few articles and really enjoy that process, too.

To-do List: Columbiana County

Articles
Articles I've created: Articles I've substantially edited:
 * Clarkson, Ohio
 * Gaston's Mill-Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal District
 * List of state librarians of Ohio
 * Charles Burleigh Galbreath
 * Harley Warrick
 * Spirit Fruit Society
 * Jacob L. Beilhart
 * Hanoverton Canal Town District
 * Charles Nelson Schmick House
 * Carnegie Public Library (East Liverpool, Ohio)
 * Burchfield Homestead
 * East Liverpool Pottery
 * Hanna-Kenty House
 * John H. Morgan Surrender Site
 * Mary A. Patterson Memorial
 * Spotsylvania County, Virginia
 * Spotsylvania County Public Schools
 * Westmoreland State Park
 * William Brownie Garden
 * John Phillips (artist)
 * Giles Firman Phillips
 * 2011 Virginia earthquake
 * Riverbend High School