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Spark 001 (Devrick)

Gaming the System

Preparing for Wikipedia Edits

1. Enroll in the Wikipedia Dashboard

  • Once you have your Wikipedia account, enroll by into our class Dashboard. We meet again on Wednesday, Mar. 9th.
    • Visit the Dashboard URL.
    • You will be asked for a passcode.  vnekzdsi
    • You have any issues, please contact Sara. | sdavidson2@ucmerced.edu

2. Research Your Game

  • Find reputable information sources.
  • Your research will be used in your Wikipedia edits.

3. Identify a Wikipedia Article to Edit (strong recommendation of C-class or lower)

  • See the Dashboard for suggested articles
  • Login to the Dashboard. Select Articles (top middle).
  • Click grey "Available Articles" button at upper-ish right.

4. Prepare Draft Edits for Your Selected Wikipedia Article

  • This will include locating WHERE in the Wikipedia article you want to make contributions.
  • Bring your draft edits and resources to our next session. If comfortable, you can start drafting in your Wikipedia Sandbox.