Setup

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Video walkthrough of setup instructions

We will begin by making a copy of these exercises in your sandbox. Please do not edit the exercises directly on this page.

  1. Log into Wikipedia. If you do not have an account, you can create one.
  2. Leave this page open for instructions. Open the following link in a new tab: create or edit your sandbox (Tip: To open a link in a new tab, right-click the link → select 'Open in a new tab' OR ⌃ Ctrl + click the link)
  3. On this (instructions) page:
    1. click Edit or Edit source to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen) and copy the text contents of the entire page. (Tip: In the text box, press ⌃ Ctrl + a to select all.)
  4. On the sandbox page (from Step 1):
    1. paste the copied content (from Step 2) into the edit box.
    2. click Publish changes to publish the page.

This will give you a copy of this page in your sandbox, which you can now freely edit.

How to use

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Complete the exercises according to instructions. If you are sighted and are new to editing Wikipedia, use the visual editor (slides 13-20).

You can refer to notes in:

To begin editing, click Edit or Edit source to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen).

Press Publish changes to save changes.

Formatting

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The medieval monks' reading carrell

was indeed a singing booth

Headings

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In the space below, replicate and format headings in Delroy Lindo.

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Link to one song and one movie

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Create a link to the following site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85hHp42CBA

Cite

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Create a formatted citation for the following: https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20131219/281827166586179

Add sentence

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Summarise and cite the content of this article. Assume that you are adding a sentence on coming changes to Reggae Lane on the article for the Eglinton West neighbourhood.

Infobox

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In the space below, manually replicate the infobox on the article for Nathaniel Dett. (Please do not copy and paste.) Remember: an infobox is a template! To add a template, press "Insert" > "Template".