Using the PCSAR website

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

Authors

 * Brett Wuth

Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
 * 1) will be able to ...

Time Plan
Total Time: ?? minutes

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

Finding the PCSAR web site
 * start with browser that is not logged
 * pcsar.webhop.org
 * pcsar.dyndns.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

Question bank
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?

License
Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

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