Keep It Simple

Isaac Newton wisely said, "Truth is ever to be found in simplicity."  Quite right, Mr. Newton.  With Internet access at our fingertips, we now have the collective knowledge of the history of the world on demand.  Although we have access to all that information, it isn't always accessible - especially for students.  Wikipedia isn't perfect; yet, it really is an excellent source of information.  However, it's not always simple.  Here's a quick and easy way to simplify any Wikipedia article, so it is more understandable and accessible.

Let's say you want your students to read about volcanoes.  Here is the Wikipedia article about volcanoes.  As you can see, even the introduction is complex:

Yet, we can make a change to its URL address to simplify it.  In that long, white box at the top of the browser where the website's address is (the URL), you will see "en." before "wikipedia".  Take these steps to simplify this and any other Wikipedia article:

1.  Highlight the "en" in the address.
2.  Type "simple" in its place.  The address will now be https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano.
3.  Press enter or return.  And that's it!  It's been simplified!

Here's what the simple version looks like:

To make this even simpler, just go to https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page to search for any topic.  Everything you search for there will automatically be in simple form.

Enjoy the simple things in life - including this Tech Tip!