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Preparation before 1st in-class session Click here to see the presentation that will be used for the 1st in-class presentation. This presentation will have to be updated if required. These are the brochures that will distributed to the students. These will have to printed and counted to make sure that we have enough brochures to hand out to the students. We'll have to make sure that there is a projector in the class. The students will have to be informed about the first Wikipedia class in advance. This class should be for at least an hour and a half. 1st in-class session The 1st in-class session will provide a brief overview of what is Wikipedia and how it works. Students will be taught about: Introduction to Wikipedia - How does it work? who edits Wikipedia? Other Wiki projects, 5 pillars Introduction to India Education Program - How does it work? What's in it for them? Understanding anatomy of a Wikipedia article - Lead, TOC, Info box, Sections, References, External Links etc. Understanding Wikipedia user interface - various tabs like - View History, Edit, Languages, Print, Search box etc. Understanding talk pages and discussion pages Understanding user contributions Understanding how to create a Wikipedia user account and user page Towards the end of the in-class session students will be asked to do the following before the next in-class session: Create a Wikipedia user account Create a Wikipedia user page Add IEP template on their userpage Provide their roll number, name, user id details on the course page Provide their roll number, name, user id details in this Google document Select an article they'd want to edit as a part of their assignment Preparation before 2nd in-class session Click here to see the presentation that will be used for 2nd in-class session. The presentation will have to be updated if required. We'll have to count and check that all students have updated their information on the class page. We'll have to count and check that all students have updated their information in the Google doc. Only if all the students have completed their task from the first session that the second session will be conducted. Assign students to CAs Assign students to OAs 2nd in-class session In the 2nd in-class session students will be taught about Understanding & Creating Sandbox Basic Editing Wiki formatting Adding references & citation How to make the font bold & italics How to insert numbered list How to insert bulleted list How to add headings How to insert tables How to add internal/external links 3. Support system provided to them: Campus Ambassadors(CA) Which Campus Ambassadors(CA) are allocated to them? Online Ambassadors(OA) Which Online Ambassadors(OA) are allocated to them? How to get in touch with CAs i.e. sharing their usernames, mail ids, phone numbers, gtalk, skype ids etc. How to get in touch with OAs i.e sharing their usernames, introducing IRC, introducing IRC office hours, protocol of chatting on IRC. 4. Protocol of writing on talk pages and discussion pages Towards the end of the in-class session students will be asked to do the following before the next in-class session: Create Sandbox Try basic editing in Sandbox Add Sandbox & article selection details on the course page Get article approved by the professor Leave a note on the talk page of their respective CAs & OAs Log in to IRC Preparation before 3rd in-class session Click here for the presentation that will be used for 3rd in-class session. The presentation will have to be updated if required. 3rd in-class session In this session students will be taught about: Plagiarism NPOV Citation Towards the end of the in-class session students will be asked to do the following before the next in-class session: Start writing their article in the Sandbox (use wiki formatting, add reference, internal/external links) Leave a note on their OA & CA talk page and request them to approve their Sandbox Preparation before 4th in-class session No presentation will be used for the 4th in-class session. Get an overview of how students are performing in their Sandbox. 4th in-class session Revise what was taught in the previous in-class sessions. Prompt students to ask questions/ get their doubts clarified. Towards the end of the in-class session: Students who got approval from OAs/CAs will be asked to move their articles to main space For those who are facing a lot of issues and continue editing in their Sandbox. Refresher Sessions Students need same things to be revised multiple times before they understand the topic completely. Refresher sessions will give us the opportunity to revise all that has been taught in the previous classes and take any particular doubts students might have.