Wikipedia:Training/For educators/Getting started 2
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Wikipedia Training
Editing
Getting started: Basic tasks
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Your lab may last an hour or two and could cover such topics as:
- Bolding and italicizing text
- How to create and use a sandbox
- How to create references
- How to create headers, bulleted and numbered lists, and links
- How to edit subsections
- Distinctions among article pages, talk pages and user pages
- Use of talk pages
Please note: The content of your lab will be based on the overall class learning objectives and the specific Wikipedia assignment(s) students will be working on.