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	#Group 1 [[User:sh10ud |Sarah Hardman]] Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurier_Brantford Sandbox Wiki page [[Laurier_Brantford]]		#Group 1 [[User:sh10ud |Sarah Hardman]] Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurier_Brantford Sandbox Wiki page [[Laurier_Brantford]]
	#Group 2 [[User:mg10on |Marnie Gontovnick]] Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTV_Sports Sandbox Wiki page [[CTV Sports]]		#Group 2 [[User:mg10on |Marnie Gontovnick]] Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTV_Sports Sandbox Wiki page [[CTV Sports]]
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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.

1. Log in here with your campus ID
2. Add your Full Name, Campus ID to the Group Section of this page at bottom
   • You can work individually or in groups of 2-5

Your mark will improve as you move up the [Quality Scale] you can move up the scale by adding [reliable sources]

1. Go to [Wikipedia] and create an account (if you don't already have one)
2. Create a user page for yourself both here and a Wikipedia UserPage
   • Share a little (if anonymous) information about yourselves, your expectations of the course, this assignment, and such.
3. Go to Wikipedia and surf the list of [[1]] articles

1. Decide which [Stub] article you will improve.
   1. Choose one that is interesting to your group
   2. Choose an article that you can find reliable resources (journal articles, books, etc)
2. 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.
3. 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.

A good article has:

• summary of the important aspects of the subject,
• links to other articles,
• list of publications that were used as sources in writing the article

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 Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurier_Brantford Sandbox Wiki page Laurier_Brantford
2. Group 2 Marnie Gontovnick Will be Editing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTV_Sports Sandbox Wiki page CTV Sports
3. Group 3 Bruce Hickerson Ann Callaghan