Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Courses/Psychology of Language31APSWI906/Timeline

First: Wikipedia Essentials

 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)
 * Read Five pillars, an explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles

Second: Getting started and using Wikipedia

 * Create a Wikipedia account, create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
 * Handouts and videos: Video on creating an account, Talk pages tutorial video, Account and user page creation handout, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad articles
 * Handouts and videos: Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure
 * Using sources
 * Handouts and videos: Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video

Third: Outline your article (due Monday, 12/5)

 * Get started on a 'sandbox'
 * Video resource: Sandbox tutorial
 * If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.
 * Turn in a "division of labor" for your group (on paper or by email, not on your sandbox page)
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.

Four: Research, expand, and finalize your group's article

 * Due Monday, 12/12

Future

 * Once your article is finished
 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * Handout: Moving into main space, Submitting articles to Did You Know


 * for other useful info, please see the Resources tab

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