Editing Building Successful Online Communities (Fall 2024) (section)

==== Wikipedia Task #1 ====
;Task: Get started on Wikipedia!
;Due: Friday October 4
;Deliverables: Following the instructions in the training, make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Building_Successful_Online_Communities_(Fall_2024) the class WikiEdu dashboard]

* Complete the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Building_Successful_Online_Communities_(Fall_2024) WikiEdu] trainings for Week 1. 
* During this training, you will create an account. After you have created an account, you '''must''' enroll in the course so that your account on Wikipedia is associated with the course and so that I can track your activity on Wikipedia. [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Building_Successful_Online_Communities_(Fall_2024)?enroll=evyuwzoc click this link] and then click "Join" to enroll in the course. If you are asked for a passcode, you can enter '''evyuwzoc'''.
* Once you are enrolled in the course, you should begin the training modules and complete the first two, ''Wikipedia policies'' and ''Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists'', and ''Communicating with others on Wikipedia''.
* Finally, practice communicating on Wikipedia by introducing yourself to a member of the teaching team and at least one classmate on Wikipedia (it can be anybody) using their talk page (not your own talk page!). I am [[:wikipedia:User:Benjamin Mako Hill|Benjamin Mako Hill]]. You can find a list of all of your classmates on the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Building_Successful_Online_Communities_(Fall_2024)/students WikiEdu class page].

;Tips: The biggest pitfall in the past has been failing to enroll in the course. Make sure that you have created an account on https://en.wikipedia.org/ and are logged in. Then follow [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Building_Successful_Online_Communities_(Fall_2024)?enroll=evyuwzoc this link] and click "Join".