How to use Wikipedia - for secondary school students

This page is a space to brainstorm and plan on what could be put on a poster to instruct secondary school students on proper use of Wikipedia in their studies and the classroom.

To have in mind:

Possible quotes?

A great starting point, but not the ending point for research.
Don't cite Wikipedia – not because it's Wikipedia, but because it's an encyclopedia.

Peers

Wikipedia used by top cultural institutions - Archivist of the United States, Smithsonian Institution, et al.
Medical schools, most consulted medical source

What to watch for in a Wikipedia page

Quality of lead section, grammar
Peacock terms, promotional language or exaggeration - best, outstanding, legendary, unparalleled, et al.
Number of citations per paragraph
Article rating
Warning banners at the top or in sections, [ctiation needed] warnings
Lack of blue colored links
Talk page discussion/warnings

Best practices

Using reference section, external links
Inspecting metadata - edits and number of editors, traffic report

See also