Below are notes for a visit to a classroom, they are considering authoring in Wikipedia as one of their assignments.
The Wikipedia Education Program
North American Environmental History – UBC’s participation in the WEP
The structure of the WEP is fairly tightly defined. A more ad hoc participation is possible, but do keep in mind:
An online community is a bit like traveling to a foreign country.
- Look around first.
- Be humble, be prepared to make mistakes.
- Use the “discussion” tab to float changes to significant articles.
The helpful hints on the WEP page is worth a look, especially…