WP:Ambassadors/Resources
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Guidelines and best practices
Classroom training slides
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| Item | Language | Preview | Level | Description | Download |
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| "Introduction to Wikipedia" Training Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 1: Introduction to Wikipedia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia.pdf] | |||||
| {{in lang|pt}} "Introdução à Wikipédia" Training Slide Deck (pt)
| Portuguese | File:Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia_(pt).pdf | Embaixador |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Módulo 1: Introdução à Wikipédia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia_(pt).pdf] | |||||
| "Introduction to Wikipedia" Slide Deck
| English |File:Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia_slides.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Module 1: Introduction to Wikipedia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia_slides.pdf] | |||||
| "Introdução à Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português) | Portuguese | File:Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia_slides_(pt).pdf | Embaixador |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Módulo 1: Introdução à Wikipédia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Campus_Intro_to_Wikipedia_slides_(pt).pdf] | |||||
| "Wikipedia Literacy" Training Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Wikipedia_Literacy.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 2: Wikipedia Literacy | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Campus_Wikipedia_Literacy.pdf] | |||||
| "Wikipedia Literacy" Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Wikipedia_Literacy_slides.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Module 2: Wikipedia Literacy | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Campus_Wikipedia_Literacy_slides.pdf] | |||||
| "Competência em Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português) | Portuguese | File:Campus_Wikipedia_Literacy_slides_(pt).pdf | Embaixadores |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Módulo 2: Competência em Wikipédia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Campus_Wikipedia_Literacy_slides_(pt).pdf] | |||||
| "Wikipedia Essentials" Training Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Wikipedia_Essentials.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 3: Wikipedia Essentials | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Campus_Wikipedia_Essentials.pdf] | |||||
| "Wikipedia Essentials" Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Wikipedia_Essentials_slides.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Module 3: Wikipedia Essentials | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Campus_Wikipedia_Essentials_slides.pdf] | |||||
| "O essencial da Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português) | Portuguese | File:Campus_Wikipedia_Essentials_slides_(pt).pdf | Embaixadores |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Módulo 3: O essencial da Wikipédia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Campus_Wikipedia_Essentials_slides_(pt).pdf] | |||||
| "Working on Wikipedia" Training Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Working_on_Wikipedia.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 4: Working on Wikipedia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Campus_Working_on_Wikipedia.pdf] | |||||
| "Working on Wikipedia" Slide Deck
| English | File:Campus_Working_on_Wikipedia_slides.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Module 4: Working on Wikipedia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Campus_Working_on_Wikipedia_slides.pdf] | |||||
| "Colaborando na Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português) | Portuguese | File:Campus_Working_on_Wikipedia_slides_(pt).pdf | Embaixadores |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Módulo 4: Colaborando na Wikipédia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Campus_Working_on_Wikipedia_slides_%28pt%29.pdf] | |||||
| Module 1 and 3 Slide Deck
| English | File:Wikipedia Campus Training- M1 & M3.pdf | Ambassadors |Wikipedia Campus Ambassador In Class Training Slide Deck -- Module 1 and 3 reworked for in class use. | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Campus_Training-_M1_%26_M3.pdf] |
Course and assignment design / plano de disciplinas e tarefas (pt)
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| Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool
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| Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool is an online guide that will introduce the possibilities of using Wikipedia assignments as part of a school or university course. With Wikipedia you can:
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| Wikipédia como Ferramenta de Aprendizagem
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| Wikipédia como Ferramenta de Aprendizagem é um guia online que vai te mostrar as possibilidades de utilizar a Wikipédia como parte das disciplinas universitárias. Com a Wikipédia você pode:
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| Sample syllabus
| File:Sample_Syllabus_for_Wikipedia_assignment.pdf | This sample syllabus for a university course is an example of how a Wikipedia assignment for a class supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program can be structured. It incorporates many elements that have been shown to work well in previous assignments, and ties in to other resources such as handouts listed on this page. | [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Sample_Syllabus_for_Wikipedia_assignment.pdf PDF] | |||
| Exemplo de programa (pt)
| File:Vers%C3%A3o_em_portugues_-_Exemplo_de_programa.pdf | Este exemplo de programa para um curso universitário é um exemplo de como a Wikipédia pode ser usada em sala de aula. Ele incorpora vários elementos que se mostraram eficazes e está ligado a outros materiais como brochuras e manuais listados nesta página. | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vers%C3%A3o_em_portugues_-_Exemplo_de_programa.pdf PDF] | |||
| [http://www.wikisym.org/ws2010/Teaching+with+Wikipedia+and+other+Wikimedia+Foundation+wikis.html Teaching with Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation wikis]
| | This is a long (2h) presentation/workshop by Wikipedian Piotr Konieczny, delivered at WikiSym 2010, with general advice for teaching with Wikipedia based on his experience designing and running Wikipedia assignments over multiple terms prior to the Wikipedia Ambassador Program. |[https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-kv3qFxxFlFOGZiOTYzOTctNzU5YS00NDc0LWJkNTEtOWIzMjAwZGFlODk5&hl=en ODP] | |||
| [http://prezi.com/x30rwdpmhuba/teaching-with-wikipedia/ Teaching with Wikipedia]
| | This is a short (30m) presentation by Wikipedian Piotr Konieczny, delivered at ASA 2011, introducing the idea of teaching with Wikipedia. This presentation was designed for introducing various audiences to the idea. |[http://prezi.com/x30rwdpmhuba/teaching-with-wikipedia/ Prezi] |
Handouts
=Background and introductory literature=
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| Item | Preview | Level | Description | Download |
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| Welcome to Wikipedia brochure
| File:Editing_Wikipedia_brochure_EN.pdf | Beginner | "Welcome to Wikipedia" gives you a basic introduction into contributing to Wikipedia. You will learn how to create a Wikipedia user account, how to start editing, and how to communicate with other contributors. You will also learn how articles evolve on Wikipedia and how to rate the quality of an existing article. The "Welcome to Wikipedia" brochure contains 17 pages and an additional quick reference that helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands. | [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Editing_Wikipedia_brochure_EN.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia
| File:Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia.pdf | Beginner | "[http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000941 Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia]" is an editorial published in PLoS Computational Biology that gives advice for scientists (also relevant to other scholars and experts) on how to effectively contribute to Wikipedia. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure
| File:Evaluating Wikipedia brochure.pdf | Beginner | Evaluating Wikipedia article quality is a reference guide with specific steps you can take to get the most out of Wikipedia, as well as a look at how its quality system works. | [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Evaluating_Wikipedia_brochure.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Introduction to free licenses pamphlet
| File:Introduction to free licenses 2010-11-27 (web).pdf | Beginner | Introduction to free licenses helps you understand the basic concepts of free licenses. It explains the idea of free licenses, as well as terms like "CC-by-SA" and "public domain". | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Introduction_to_free_licenses_2010-11-27_%28web%29.pdf PDF] |
=Editing references, instructions and guides=
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| Item | Preview | Level | Description | Download |
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| Editing reference sheet
| File:Wiki_markup_cheatsheet_EN.pdf | Beginner | This one-page quick reference helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Welcome2WP_English_Flap_081810.pdf PDF] | ||||
| How to get help handout
| File:Classroom handout - How to get help.pdf | Beginner | This one-page handout explains the recommended way to get help and feedback for classes supported by Wikipedia Ambassadors: by posting on their course talk page and notifying their mentor. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources students might use. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Classroom_handout_-_How_to_get_help.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Citing sources handout
| File:WikipediaReferencing.pdf | Intermediate | This handout explains why references are important, where to place them, and the basics of adding "ref" tags. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/WikipediaReferencing.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Plagiarism handout
| Intermediate | This handout explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia in addition to why and how to avoid it. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/PlagiarismHandout.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Moving out of your sandbox instructions
| File:Classroom handout - moving out of your sandbox.pdf | Intermediate | This handout walks through how to move an article draft from a userpage sandbox into Wikipedia | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Classroom_handout_-_moving_out_of_your_sandbox.pdf PDF] | ||||
| File licensing tutorial
| File:Licensing tutorial en.svg | Beginner | This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Licensing_tutorial_en.svg SVG image] | ||||
| Referencing: WikiCode Handout
| Beginner | This handout explains the basics of "ref" tags and the "name" parameter as well as "citation templates." | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/RefCodeHandout.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Reference toolbar handout
| Intermediate | This handout explains the basics of using the referencing toolbar to cite sources. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Reftools.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Image uploading handout
| File:UploadingImagesHandout.pdf | Intermediate | This handout explains the basics of uploading an image on the English Wikipedia. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/UploadingImagesHandout.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Submitting an article to the Did You Know process instructions
| File:Classroom handout - Submitting an article to the Did You Know process.pdf | Advanced | This handout walks through how to submit a new or newly expanded article to the Did You Know process so that it will appear on the Main Page. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Classroom_handout_-_Submitting_an_article_to_the_Did_You_Know_process.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Visual explanation of the user contribution page
| File:User contributions detail.svg | Beginner | Visual explanation of the user contribution page | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/User_contributions_detail.svg SVG] |
=Assignments and exercises=
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| Item | Preview | Level | Description | Download |
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| Creating a userpage handout Create an account and a user page - alt version | File:How_to_create_a_userpage.pdf | Beginner | This is an illustrated walk-through of how to create a userpage. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/How_to_create_a_userpage.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Early Wikipedia assignment 1a Early Wikipedia assignment 1b - an alt version | File:First_Activities_for_Wikipedia_Assignment.pdf | Beginner | Those short assignments asks students to create user accounts and edit their userpages. | [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/EarlyWiki1.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Early Wikipedia assignment 2
| Beginner | This short assignment asks students to create userpages, improve the clarity of a sentence in an article, upload an image, add a reference to an article, and select a mentor. | [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/EarlyWiki2.pdf PDF] | ||||
| DYK Sourcing Assignment
| File:DYKSourcingAssignment.pdf | Beginner | This assignment asks students to assess the sources in a DYK article. It can be adapted to require participation on the talk page of the article. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/DYKSourcingAssignment.pdf PDF] | ||||
| DYK Copyediting Assignment
| File:DYKCopyeditingAssignment.pdf | Intermediate | This assignment asks students to copyedit a DYK article. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/DYKCopyeditingAssignment.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Encyclopedia comparison assignment
| File:EncyclopediaAssignment.pdf | Beginner | This assignment asks students to compare and contrast a Wikipedia article on an author with another encyclopedia's entry. It can easily be adapted for another discipline. It requires no knowledge of wikicode. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/EncyclopediaAssignment.pdf PDF] | ||||
| Integrating Wikipedia into the Curriculum
| File:Outreach Oceania Integrating Wikimedia into the Curriculum.pdf | Beginner | This is a booklet containing a series of lesson plans based on learning standards and course objectives from schools and universities in the Micronesian region. Lesson plans for language arts, business and art. They include lessons on writing grants, creating photographs for a client, improving vocabulary, vocabulary building and how to speak to different audiences. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Outreach_Oceania_Integrating_Wikimedia_into_the_Curriculum.pdf pdf] |
Videos
File:WP tutorial en New user account.ogv|Account creation tutorial (2 min 35 sec)
File:Tutorial on starting a sandbox article on Wikipedia.ogv|Starting a sandbox article tutorial (2 min 11 sec)
File:Boldness and links tutorial.ogv|Basic editing: bold and links (3 min 37 sec)
File:Citing_sources_tutorial,_part_1.ogv|Basic editing: citing sources, part 1 (2 min 3 sec)
File:How to create a Wikipedia article - Right to science and culture.ogv|Article creation tutorial (7 min 50 sec)
File:USPP quality ratings, take 1.ogv|WikiProject U.S. Public Policy assessment tutorial (6 min 47 sec)
File:Uploading to wikipedia 0001.ogg|Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (3 min 28 sec)
File:Category explanation.ogv|HotCat and categories explanation (5 min 43 sec)
File:Wikipedia basics - watchlists.ogv | How to use a watchlist (2 min 10 sec)
File:Createaccount.ogg| Quick account creation walkthrough
File:Login.ogg| How to log in
File:Sandbox.ogg| Quick starting a sandbox walkthrough
File:Testarticleandref.ogg| Quick sandbox article test, with a reference
File:Talkpages.ogg| How to use talk pages
File:Addimage.ogg| How to add an image
File:Articleimprovement.ogg| Article improvement
File:Articleassessments.ogg|Article assessments (general, not WikiProject United States Public Policy)
File:Articleevolution.ogg| Article evolution
File:Wikipedia basics - Talk pages.ogv| How to use talk pages
File:RefTools rework.ogv| How to use the RefTools gadget for inserting references
File:Wikipedia basics - Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons.ogv|Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons, using the upload wizard (2 min 48 sec)
File:Citing sources tutorial, part 2.ogv |{{New star}} Basic editing: citing sources, part 2 (2 min 24 sec)
Needed:
- image upload video
- adding references video
Interactive lessons
These are interactive lessons that ambassadors (and others) can use when working with newcomers one on one to explore the basics of Wikipedia.
=Classroom lessons and discussion plans=
- Discussion 1 - Introducing students to Wikipedia, answering questions, and fostering excitement
- Discussion 2 - Introducing students to Wikipedia in a computer lab (1 - 1.5 hours)
=Online chat lessons=
=Learning tasks=
- Article tagging - Explore the structure of Wikipedia in a topic area by identifying and tagging articles related to a WikiProject
=On-wiki tutorials=
- Wikipedia:Tutorial - General introduction to Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Article wizard - Walkthrough of the requirements for articles, including notability and sources
- Wikipedia:Picture tutorial - Explains how to insert pictures into Wikipedia articles using wikitext
- Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials (advanced) - advice about advanced image editing
Templates
=User Template with a sandbox link=
{{tl|UserSand}} - {{UserSand|example}}
=For welcoming students=
- {{tl|Ambassador welcome}} - a welcome template that Online Ambassadors for the United States Education Program should use to add to students in their courses' talk pages. Be sure to substitute it:
{{subst:Ambassador welcome}} .
- {{tl|WAP student}} - This is for putting on students' userpages (or talk pages). It provides links to the course page, course talk page, mentor contact links, and an IRC link. See documentation for details on usage.
=Awards=
- {{tl|Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar}} - a barnstar for thanking ambassadors for good work. Use it liberally!
- {{tl|The WikiPen}} - an award to recognize students for excellent work. Use it whenever you see great things from a student, at any stage of the process — whether a great outline, a great critique of an existing article, a great DYK submission, or a great final version of their article.
Tools
- [http://toolserver.org/~fschulenburg/courseinfo.php Course Info tool] - a list of all the articles students in a particular course have edited
- IRC Guide for Wikipedia Ambassadors