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Teaching to learn With the great outdoors Reaching more people In all languages I'm a volunteer too
Dumisani Ndubane taking about his use of Wikiversity for electrical engineering Mike Cline talking about how he uses Wikipedia to extend his outdoor pursuits Veteran maths teacher, Poongothai Balasubramanian uses Wikipedia to extend her teaching Ganesh Paudel explaining how Wikipedia can be created in all languages Founder, Jimmy Wales explaining the beginnings, and his role today
The Wikipedia Cheatsheet Welcome to Wikipedia Adding images Ten Simple Rules Using talk pages
This one-page quick reference helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands. This 17-page guide covers creating a user account, editing basics, communication, and how articles evolve and are evaluated, and includes a quick reference to help you to remember frequently used wiki markup. describes the types of images that can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and how to add an image to a Wikipedia article. This editorial from PLoS Computation Biology focuses on how to contribute effectively as an expert, and is great for setting expectations before students begin editing. Handout for Wikipedia Education Program participants teaching them how to use talk pages
Citing sources How to add references Introduction to free licenses Choosing an article Assessing for quality Avoiding plagerism
Citations are critical to make content on Wikipedia reliable. Here’s how to cite sources in the articles on which you are working. This is a handout briefly explaining how to add references to Wikipedia. This brochure helps you understand the basic concepts of free licenses, as well as terms like "CC-by-SA" and "public domain". A printable 1-page handout with advice for choosing articles for Wikipedia editing assignments. This reference guide covers specific steps you can take to get the most out of Wikipedia, as well as a look at how its quality system works. Covers how to avoid plagiarizing on Wikipedia.
Starting a sandbox article Basic editing: bold and links How to use a watchlist How to use talk pages
How to start an a sandbox page to play around with wiki markup or start an article draft (2m 11s) How to use the most basic features of wiki markup to create bold text and links to other pages (3m 37s) How to use a watchlist to keep track of pages you are interested in or have edited (2m 10s) How to interact with other editors using talk pages, including article talk pages and user talk pages (2m 30s)
Basic editing: citing sources Citing sources with RefToobar Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons
How to add citations using "ref" tags (2m 3s) How to use the 'Cite' tool for inserting automatically formatted references (2m 24s) Uploading files such as images to Wikimedia Commons, using the upload wizard (2 min 48 sec)
Article creation Article improvement Article assessments Article evolution
A demonstration, recorded live, of how to create a Wikipedia article (7 min 50 sec) A look at how to assess the shortcomings of an article and improve it (4m 22s) An exploration of the standard article assessment system, with examples of each quality level (11m 30s) A trip through the history of an article, from humble beginnings to Good Article status (6m 25s)



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