User:AndrewN/OAWelcome/Teacher1

Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Andrew and I am an Online Ambassador for your class! Our records have you listed as the instructor for this class.

I am excited to have the opportunity to help you and your students this term, and hopefully have the opportunity to work with you during future terms as well!

I'd like to encourage you to read the United States Education Program's instructions for teachers and lecturers. It is strongly recommended that you add your class information to our list of school and university projects, or make sure it is up to date if it's already been added. For more help about educational projects using Wikipedia, see our classroom coordination project which was created for the very purpose of assisting course instructors who use Wikipedia for their courses.

Here are a few other pages you should get acquainted with:
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style

A few other things you need to know:
 * When ever you post on a user's talk page, please remember sign your messages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date, so the other user knows who posted the message, and when.


 * Before your students create an article, make sure you understand what kind of articles are accepted here. Remember: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and while many topics are encyclopedic, some things are not. Unencyclopedic articles are subject to deletion.


 * It is highly recommend that you place on the talk page of any articles you are working on as part of your Wikipedia-related course assignment. This will let other editors know this article is a subject of an educational assignment and should be treated accordingly.

If you ever need my help, you can get in touch with me...
 * through my Talk Page here on Wikipedia.
 * by emailing me using this page.
 * by visiting me in the Live Chat Classroom Channel or Public Help Channel.

When asking for help, please remember...
 * Tell me that you are an instructor for . (I will prioritize responding to students/instructors in classes I'm working with).
 * Provide me a link to the article you are working on (if you are having trouble with a specific issue).
 * Provide a detailed question, so that I can provide the best support I can.
 * If you are posting on my talk page, Always sign your post with ~ . (This is important so that I know who to reply to!)
 * Sometimes I am busy and unable to reply quickly, but I will reply as soon as possible (usually same day, but check my User page to make sure).

I hope you and your class enjoy editing here and will be Wikipedians long after this term! Remember, if you have any question, don't hesitate to ask me!