Using the PCSAR website

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== Question bank ==
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Q: How do you get to the PCSAR web site?
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Q: How do you get to PCSAR's calendar?
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Q: What is a wiki?
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Revision as of 22:13, 1 May 2012

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Contents

Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

This lesson plan is to orient PCSAR members to using the PCSAR website.

Authors

List who wrote this lesson plan.

Scope

What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.


Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

  1. will be able to ...

Time Plan

Total Time: ?? minutes


Time Material


00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

00:03


Finding the PCSAR web site

  • start with browser that is not logged
  • pcsar.webhop.org
  • google for "Pincher Creek Search and Rescue"
  • bookmark


First Page:

  • LCC class project, Jake Waiboer
  • first pages are for different audiences
    • Emergency - if this is an emergency
    • General Public - info on search and rescue
    • Members - information for our members
    • Tasking Agencies and other SAR groups - info for them
    • Photo gallery - photos (old)
    • Supporters - how to support
    • wiki - viewer editable pages, largest part of content


Walk through static content

  • Emergency
  • Members


static vs. viewer editable pages

  • static -> ask Brett to change
  • user editable -> you can change
  • wiki - Hawaiian for "quick"
  • wikipedia
    • quick side excursion to see in separate tab
    • look up Pincher Creek
    • make trivial edit
    • an encyclopedia that everyone can contribute to
  • same software use for our website, different subject "All about PCSAR"


Getting to the wiki

  • wiki link
  • recognizing that you're on the wiki
    • sunflower
  • other ways in, static pages lead to wiki - e.g. Calendar


What's on the wiki?

  • vast majority of our information
  • Special pages > statistics
  • 250+ major pages
  • 1,500+ files
    • includes pictures, scanned records


Navigating

  • using the navigation box on the left
    • Main Page
    • Current events -> calendar
    • search
      • search for rope rescue
      • compare search for quad
    • following links from the main page
      • Where would you find information about our current jacket purchase?
      • follow link to information on jackets


editing

  • determine that Jacket information is dated
  • What should it say?
  • walk through making changes
    • edit tab at top edits page
  • show how to confirm edit when not logged in
  • spam bots try to automatically add spam to our web site. They're not smart enough to figure out this question.


history

  • history tab
  • see who made what changes
  • undo changes
  • this mechanism is effective no malicious changes in 8 years (aside from spam)


Creating page

  • add link on Main Page about new subject e.g. Quads
  • editing a section using "edit" on right
    • how the horizontal section line is confusing - edits section below the line
  • page names go in double square brackets
  • red links to pages that don't exist yet
  • fill in some sample content


restricted content

  • try unsuccessfully to review critique notes
  • logging in
  • finding your user name
  • have password e-mailed to you
  • switch to logged in browser
  • sucessfully review critique notes


restricted content

  • editing your membership record
    • add current meeting to my membership record


Aids

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Question bank

List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.


Q: Name a reason you might go to the PCSAR web site.


Q: How do you get to the PCSAR web site?


Q: How do you get to PCSAR's calendar?


Q: What is a wiki?


Q: How do you search for something on the wiki?


Q: How do you add something to the PCSAR wiki?

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some of the questions that students typically ask. Include the answers.


Feedback

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License

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