Wikipedia:Canada Education Program/Courses/WI 13 The World since 1789 (Stéphane Perreault)/Timeline

Wikipedia Documents for Assignment (in chronological order for the project)

 * Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)
 * Five pillars, explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles
 * Video on creating an account
 * Talk pages tutorial video
 * Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure
 * Account and user page creation handout
 * Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * Advice for choosing articles
 * Referencing handout
 * Referencing: Wikicode handout
 * Plagiarism handout
 * Citing sources tutorial video
 * RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video
 * Sandbox tutorial
 * Moving into main space
 * Submitting articles to Did You Know
 * Uploading images handout
 * Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video
 * Article assessments video
 * Evolution of an article video

Getting started on Wikipedia (Week of January 14)

 * Create a Wikipedia account, create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to one of the class's Online Ambassadors (via talk page), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.

Choosing articles

 * Check out the Wikipedia Stubs Page
 * Sign up for article chosen.
 * February 7 Research Proposal due. See Course Outline for details.

Drafting starter articles (Start on this process before Reading Week)

 * Video resource: Sandbox tutorial
 * Write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it has been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.
 * Begin working with classmates and Online Ambassadors to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms.
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.

Handouts:
 * Moving into main space
 * Submitting articles to Did You Know

Building articles

 * Handouts and videos:
 * Uploading images handout
 * Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video
 * Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure
 * Article assessments video
 * Evolution of an article video

Class presentations

 * April 4: Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia. See Course Outline for details.

Presentation of Revised Article

 * April 9: Revised Article due.
 * Add final touches to you Wikipedia article.
 * Write a reflective essay (2-5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.

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