This is something I learned at the FETC conference. You can make your own book from wikipedia content. Unlike collecting content from other sources, this is not a copyright violation and facilitated by wikipedia. The process works like this.
1) Open wikipedia content you want to add to your book and find the create a book option under Print/export in the left column of the wikipedia display. 
2) This link will reveal the book creator screen. 
3) At this point, you select “add this page to the book”. The idea is that you identify different wikipedia resources and assemble a book from these resources.
4) The resources will be accumulated in this fashion,
5) When finished, you download the collection as a pdf or book.
6) The appearance of the book is shown below. The book includes a detailed summary of sources and authorship for the material selected.
How might this capability used in an academic context. Have students assemble their own book on a topic (e.g., large mammals of Wisconsin). Projects can then be based on student study of this content. These is an interesting opportunity here to evaluate the selection of content and the connection between the content and the project. Students might also share their resources with each other.
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