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	Our ultimate goal is to improve [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types/Culture Stub] articles related to Culture.		Our ultimate goal is to improve [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types/Culture Stub] articles related to Culture.
		+	Step 1: Visit the Sandbox Wiki. Login & create a userpage
-	# Log in here with your campus ID	+	Step 2: Go to Wikipedia and create an account.
-	# Add your Full Name, Campus ID to the Group Section of this page at bottom	+	http://en.wikipedia.org
-	#* You can work individually or in groups of 2-5	+
-	Your mark will improve as you move up the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Canada/Assessment#Quality_scale Quality Scale]	+	Step 3: Choose a stub article from this list:
-	you can move up the scale by adding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources reliable sources]	+
-	# Go to [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] and create an account (if you don't already have one)	+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types/Culture
-	# Create a user page for yourself both here and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Userpages Wikipedia UserPage]	+
-	#*Share a little (if anonymous) information about yourselves, your expectations of the course, this assignment, and such.	+
-	# Go to Wikipedia and surf the list of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types/Culture Culture] articles	+
-	# Decide which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub Stub] article you will improve.	+	Writing for Wikipedia is not an opinion or argument essay. You need to be concise, unbiased and every statement needs to verifiable by an external reliable source.
-	##Choose one that is interesting to your group	+
-	##Choose an article that you can find reliable resources (journal articles, books, etc)	+
-	# Before editing, visit the talk pages. Add a comment, tell them you are editing this stub for an assignment	+
-	#*Speaking of which, have you visited the discussion page here? Do that now. Add a question or comment there.	+
-	#Add the URL to your Wikipedia article next to your group in the section below.	+
-	Before we add anything to Wikipedia, we will work in this wiki to practice markup. A new page in this wiki, after you have chosen the Wikipedia article you would like to edit.	+	Step 4: Add your name to a group with your article.
-	A good article has:	+	Follow the formatting exaples
-	*summary of the important aspects of the subject,	+
-	*links to other articles,	+	Step 5: Copy your stub article from Wikipedia to the sandbox wiki
-	*list of publications that were used as sources in writing the article	+
		+	Step 6: Research
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources
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		+	The measure of a good assignment is based on your ability to get your changes to the article to stick.
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		+	Step 7: Create & Edit your article
		+
		+	Step 8: When your group is satisfied with your article, submit the URL to the assignment tool
		+
		+	Criteria will be based on Wikipedia's Quality Scale (i.e. the more reliable sources, more objective the article, the better)
	====Additional Help====		====Additional Help====

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Revision as of 10:56, 28 November 2012

Welcome to our Class Wiki.

The goal of using this Media Wiki to use it as a sandbox to learn the mark up and skills required for collaborative ediiting.

Our ultimate goal is to improve Stub articles related to Culture. Step 1: Visit the Sandbox Wiki. Login & create a userpage

Step 2: Go to Wikipedia and create an account. http://en.wikipedia.org

Step 3: Choose a stub article from this list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types/Culture

Writing for Wikipedia is not an opinion or argument essay. You need to be concise, unbiased and every statement needs to verifiable by an external reliable source.

Step 4: Add your name to a group with your article.

Follow the formatting exaples

Step 5: Copy your stub article from Wikipedia to the sandbox wiki

Step 6: Research

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources

The measure of a good assignment is based on your ability to get your changes to the article to stick.

Step 7: Create & Edit your article

Step 8: When your group is satisfied with your article, submit the URL to the assignment tool

Criteria will be based on Wikipedia's Quality Scale (i.e. the more reliable sources, more objective the article, the better)

Additional Help

• Wikipedia:Tutorial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial) which introduces students to the basics of Wikipedia editing.
• Quick Reference Help on editing this Wiki and Wikipedia
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Canada_Education_Program/Helpful_Hints
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
• Images must have zero copyright

Groups

1. Group 1 Sarah Hardman & Christian Moretuzzo & Hana Ally & Carly Moore Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurier_Brantford Sandbox Wiki page Laurier_Brantford
2. Group 2 Bruce Hickerson & Ann Callaghan Will be editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Gold Sandbox Wiki page Jake Gold
3. Group 3 Chad Gale & Raymond Gonzales & Marnie Gontovnick & Tom Branston & Katie Howlett Will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coors_Light Sandbox Wiki page Coors_Light
4. Group 4 Jordana Kirsh & Meganne Woronchak & Ashlyn K & Kyle Leavers will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_wine Sandbox Wiki page White Wine
5. Group 5 Amanda Glover Will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_buddy_film Sandbox Wiki page Female Buddy Film
6. Group 6 Jade Boucher Will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Rules:_X-Treme Sandbox Wiki page Road Rules; X-Treme
7. Group 7 Garrett Potter & Erica Comacchio Will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Pops Sandbox Wiki Page Pizza Pops
8. Group 8 Apoorva Mittal will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Lo Sandbox Wiki page Chang Lo
9. Group 9 Mike Mitchell will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSN_Radio Sandbox Wiki page TSN Radio
10. Group 10 Ayo Dina will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Aviation_Museum Sandbox Wiki page United States Army Aviation Museum
11. Group 11 Emily Thomas will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilly Sandbox Wiki Page Gilly
12. Group 12 Cassandra Giorgio & Sara Newman will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabob_(coffee) Sandbox Wiki Page Nabob (coffee)
13. Group 13 Sean Caley & Anthony Melillo will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_wine Sandbox Wiki Page White_wine
14. Group 14 Zach Thibault will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsnet_Radio Sandbox Wiki Page SNRadio
15. Group 15 Nathaniel Webb will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Know_%28The_Sheepdogs_song%29
16. Group 16 Susan Bradshaw will be editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_tea