Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University at Buffalo/Digital Identity (Fall 2021)

Students will be learning about the UN Sustainable Development goals and finding entries in Wikipedia related to one of them. Through this exercise they will begin developing their academic and professional digital identity.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.

Week 2
Please show me the entry before you select it to get it approved.

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.


 * Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
 * When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called &quot;Free image&quot; or &quot;free stock photo&quot; websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work (called a Creative Commons License). Many of these images can be found on Flickr , Google Images or Creative Commons Image Search
 * Don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 3
You can consult websites like Google Images, Pixaby, and Flickr for images with a license to reproduce.


 * Review the Wikimedia website
 * Find 2 images
 * Move them into Wikimedia
 * Add then to the entry you're working on in your sandbox.

Week 4

 * You will review two classmates' work in their sandboxes and provide feedback in their talk pages.
 * You will review the comments classmates have left you and make the proper adjustments this week.

Week 5
At the start of the week your finalized version should be uploaded into the Wikipedia entry. By the end of the week you'll go back into the live entry to see if there has been any comments made about your contribution.