WikiSummarizer

A post on by Richard Byrne on FreeTech4Teachers last week reminded me about Wiki Summarizer.  I decided to see if this might be a useful tool for ISOCS Senior Primary Class, who are about to launch into an inquiry about exploration.

Looking at the Summarize Wikipedia article tab, I put "exploration" into the search bar, and saw this page open:

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There is a choice of three views - Visual Summary (shown above), Tree View, and Keyword Cloud.- By clicking on the " signs, you can open up more information:

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But if I use the Search Wikipedia tab, with the same keyword search, I see these results:

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Mmmm....not the results I thought I might find.....and the results are not links back to the original articles in Wikipedia.

If I choose the Keyword Cloud option, the words are "clickable", and the whole cloud can be embedded:

Earth exploration Ocean exploration Arctic exploration Orex Exploration Mine exploration Exploration problem Mineral exploration Desert exploration Exploration Urban exploration

Test this out by clicking on "Orex Exploration", and see what you find.  Wait - before you click, what do you thin (an) Orex is?  Do you think WikiSummarizer would be a useful tool?