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Do any teachers use Yahoo Answers in their classrooms?
I'm exploring the idea of a community like Yahoo Answers, but specific to a certain field of knowledge (biology, esp. marine biology) and available only to schools. The idea is that classes could either pose questions or answer them, exploring the depth and limits of their own knowledge while also finding out what their peers know. We might also invite guest experts to answer questions or to challenge students with new questions of their own.
If you're a teacher, would a resource like that be something you would use?
Even if you have no use for a marine biology website, I'd be curious to know whether you use Yahoo Answers or any other question-and-answer site for any classroom activities, regardless of subject. Thanks!
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- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
No, students especially in classrooms should never have access to sites like this. It would be a major opportunity to cheat and not really learn. However, teachers can use question and answer sites to become more informed about the subjects they are teaching.
Source(s): experience in the classroom