Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Resources

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Guidelines and best practices

• Online Ambassador guidelines
• Guide to IRC for ambassadors
• Education portal for professors on Outreach wiki
• Assignments for student editors information page: advice for ambassadors

Classroom training slides

Item	Language	Preview	Level	Description	Download
"Introduction to Wikipedia" Training Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 1: Introduction to Wikipedia	[1]
(in Portuguese) "Introdução à Wikipédia" Training Slide Deck (pt)	Portuguese		Embaixador	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Módulo 1: Introdução à Wikipédia	[2]
"Introduction to Wikipedia" Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Module 1: Introduction to Wikipedia	[3]
"Introdução à Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português)	Portuguese		Embaixador	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Módulo 1: Introdução à Wikipédia	[4]
"Wikipedia Literacy" Training Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 2: Wikipedia Literacy	[5]
"Wikipedia Literacy" Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Module 2: Wikipedia Literacy	[6]
"Competência em Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português)	Portuguese		Embaixadores	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador slide deck -- Módulo 2: Competência em Wikipédia	[7]
"Wikipedia Essentials" Training Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 3: Wikipedia Essentials	[8]
"Wikipedia Essentials" Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Module 3: Wikipedia Essentials	[9]
"O essencial da Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português)	Portuguese		Embaixadores	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Módulo 3: O essencial da Wikipédia	[10]
"Working on Wikipedia" Training Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training Facilitator Guide -- Module 4: Working on Wikipedia	[11]
"Working on Wikipedia" Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Module 4: Working on Wikipedia	[12]
"Colaborando na Wikipédia" Slide Deck (pt) (Slides em português)	Portuguese		Embaixadores	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training slide deck -- Módulo 4: Colaborando na Wikipédia	[13]
Module 1 and 3 Slide Deck	English		Ambassadors	Wikipedia Campus Ambassador In Class Training Slide Deck -- Module 1 and 3 reworked for in class use.	[14]

Course and assignment design / plano de disciplinas e tarefas (pt)

Item	Preview	Description	Download
Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool	Introduction: What is Wikipedia? Learning Objectives and Assignments Types Basics of Editing Grading Rubrics Interacting with the Community Resources for Teaching with Wikipedia	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: Teach students to write for a global audience Teach students to write collaboratively Interact with readers and writers in real-time Show how knowledge is constructed in the digital age Teach media literacy Contribute to the largest reference work in the world
Wikipédia como Ferramenta de Aprendizagem	Algumas Noções sobre a Wikipédia Objetivos de aprendizagem e tarefas práticas Dicas de edição Critérios de avaliação Interagindo com a comunidade Resources for Teaching with Wikipedia	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: Ensinar os alunos a escrever para uma audiência global Ensinar os alunos a escrever colaborativamente Interagir com leitores e autores em tempo real Mostrar como o conhecimento é construído na era digital Ensinar alfabetização digital (habilidades em mídias sociais) Contribuir com a maior enciclopédia do mundo
Sample syllabus		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.	PDF
Exemplo de programa (pt)		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.	PDF
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.	ODP
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.	Prezi

Handouts

Background and introductory literature

Item	Preview	Level	Description	Download
Welcome to Wikipedia brochure		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.	PDF
Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia		Beginner	"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.	PDF
Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure		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.	PDF
Introduction to free licenses pamphlet		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".	PDF

Editing references, instructions and guides

Item	Preview	Level	Description	Download
Editing reference sheet		Beginner	This one-page quick reference helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands.	PDF
How to get help handout		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.	PDF
Citing sources handout		Intermediate	This handout explains why references are important, where to place them, and the basics of adding "ref" tags.	PDF
Plagiarism handout		Intermediate	This handout explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia in addition to why and how to avoid it.	PDF
Moving out of your sandbox instructions		Intermediate	This handout walks through how to move an article draft from a userpage sandbox into Wikipedia	PDF
File licensing tutorial		Beginner	This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed.	SVG image
Referencing: WikiCode Handout		Beginner	This handout explains the basics of "ref" tags and the "name" parameter as well as "citation templates."	PDF
Reference toolbar handout		Intermediate	This handout explains the basics of using the referencing toolbar to cite sources.	PDF
Image uploading handout		Intermediate	This handout explains the basics of uploading an image on the English Wikipedia.	PDF
Submitting an article to the Did You Know process instructions		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.	PDF
Visual explanation of the user contribution page		Beginner	Visual explanation of the user contribution page	SVG

Assignments and exercises

Item	Preview	Level	Description	Download
Creating a userpage handout Create an account and a user page - alt version		Beginner	This is an illustrated walk-through of how to create a userpage.	PDF
Early Wikipedia assignment 1a Early Wikipedia assignment 1b - an alt version		Beginner	Those short assignments asks students to create user accounts and edit their userpages.	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.	PDF
DYK Sourcing Assignment		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.	PDF
DYK Copyediting Assignment		Intermediate	This assignment asks students to copyedit a DYK article.	PDF
Encyclopedia comparison assignment		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.	PDF
Integrating Wikipedia into the Curriculum		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.	pdf

Videos

• Account creation tutorial (2 min 35 sec)
• Starting a sandbox article tutorial (2 min 11 sec)
• Basic editing: bold and links (3 min 37 sec)
• Basic editing: citing sources, part 1 (2 min 3 sec)
• Article creation tutorial (7 min 50 sec)
• WikiProject U.S. Public Policy assessment tutorial (6 min 47 sec)
• Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (3 min 28 sec)
• HotCat and categories explanation (5 min 43 sec)
• How to use a watchlist (2 min 10 sec)
• Quick account creation walkthrough
• How to log in
• Quick starting a sandbox walkthrough
• Quick sandbox article test, with a reference
• How to use talk pages
• How to add an image
• Article improvement
• Article assessments (general, not WikiProject United States Public Policy)
• Article evolution
• How to use talk pages
• How to use the RefTools gadget for inserting references
• Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons, using the upload wizard (2 min 48 sec)
• Basic editing: citing sources, part 2 (2 min 24 sec)

Needed:

1. image upload video
2. 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

• Lesson 1 - Creating an account, creating a subpage, using talk pages
• Lesson 2 - Basic markup, article structure, and citation formatting and norms

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

{{UserSand}} - example (talk · contribs · sand)

For welcoming students

• {{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}}.

• {{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

• {{Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar}} - a barnstar for thanking ambassadors for good work. Use it liberally!
• {{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

• Course Info tool - a list of all the articles students in a particular course have edited
• IRC Guide for Wikipedia Ambassadors