Using the PCSAR website

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== Authors ==
== Authors ==
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{{prompt|List who wrote this lesson plan.}}
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* [[Brett Wuth]]
== Scope ==
== Scope ==
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== Objectives ==
== Objectives ==
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
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# will be able to ...
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# will be able to find the Pincher Creek SAR website
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# navigate to the wiki
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== Time Plan ==
== Time Plan ==
Total Time: ?? minutes
Total Time: ?? minutes
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Treasure hunt:
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* What is the next SAR event coming up?
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* What's a business that offers a deal to our members?
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* How many incidents did we have to 2011?
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* Who's on the Call-Out Committee?
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Logging in
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* "Demo User"
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''manually changing password for those that don't have access to their email:
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* pcsar:/home/wuth# php /usr/share/mediawiki/maintenance/changePassword.php
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Info you can get when you're logged in
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* How much of a discount does Mountain Equipment Coop offer members?
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* Your own membership record
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Editing
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* Mark your attendance
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{{lesson slides start}}
{{lesson slides start}}
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Present Objectives
Present Objectives
{{lesson slide|00:03|}}
{{lesson slide|00:03|}}
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instructional points in normal font
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Finding the PCSAR web site
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* ''start with browser that is not logged''
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''aids, exercises, activities in italic''
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* pcsar.webhop.org
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* pcsar.dyndns.org
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* google for "Pincher Creek Search and Rescue"
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* bookmark
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{{lesson slide||}}
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First Page:
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* LCC class project, Jake Waiboer
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* first pages are for different audiences
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** Emergency - if this is an emergency
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** General Public - info on search and rescue
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** Members - information for our members
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** Tasking Agencies and other SAR groups - info for them
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** Photo gallery - photos (old)
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** Supporters - how to support
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** wiki - viewer editable pages, largest part of content
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{{lesson slide||}}
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'''XXXX skip
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Walk through static content
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* Emergency
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* Members
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{{lesson slide||}}
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static vs. viewer editable pages
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* static -> ask Brett to change
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* user editable -> you can change
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* wiki - Hawaiian for "quick"
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* '''XXXX skip''' wikipedia
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** ''quick side excursion to see in separate tab''
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** ''look up Pincher Creek''
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** ''make trivial edit''
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** an encyclopedia that everyone can contribute to
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* same software use for our website, different subject "All about PCSAR"
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{{lesson slide||}}
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Getting to the wiki
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* wiki link
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* recognizing that you're on the wiki
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** sunflower
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* other ways in, static pages lead to wiki - e.g. Calendar
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{{lesson slide||}}
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What's on the wiki?
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* vast majority of our information
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* ''Special pages > statistics''
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* 250+ major pages
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* 1,500+ files
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** includes pictures, scanned records
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{{lesson slide||}}
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Navigating
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* using the navigation box on the left
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** Main Page
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** Current events -> calendar
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** search
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*** ''search for rope rescue''
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*** ''compare search for quad''
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** following links from the main page
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*** Where would you find information about our current jacket purchase?
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*** ''follow link to information on jackets''
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{{lesson slide||}}
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editing
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* ''determine that Jacket information is dated''
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* ''What should it say?''
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* ''walk through making changes''
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** edit tab at top edits page
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* ''show how to confirm edit when not logged in''
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* spam bots try to automatically add spam to our web site. They're not smart enough to figure out this question.
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{{lesson slide||}}
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history
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* history tab
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* see who made what changes
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* undo changes
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* this mechanism is effective no malicious changes in 8 years (aside from spam)
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{{lesson slide||}}
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Creating page
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* ''add link on Main Page about new subject e.g. Quads''
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* editing a section using "edit" on right
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** how the horizontal section line is confusing - edits section below the line
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* page names go in double square brackets
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* red links to pages that don't exist yet
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* ''fill in some sample content''
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{{lesson slide||}}
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restricted content
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* ''try unsuccessfully to review critique notes''
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* logging in
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* finding your user name
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* have password e-mailed to you
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* ''switch to logged in browser''
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* ''sucessfully review critique notes''
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{{lesson slide||}}
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restricted content
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* editing your membership record
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** ''add current meeting to my membership record''
{{lesson slides end}}
{{lesson slides end}}
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== Question bank ==
== Question bank ==
{{prompt|List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.}}
{{prompt|List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.}}
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Q: Name a reason you might go to the PCSAR web site.
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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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Q: How do you search for something on the wiki?
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Q: How do you add something to the PCSAR wiki?
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== Frequently Asked Questions ==
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
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Recommended license below. Fill in the year and the author's name(s):
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Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth.
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Copyright © YEAR, Author.
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This work is licensed under a
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License.
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[edit] Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

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

[edit] Authors

List who wrote this lesson plan.

[edit] Scope

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


[edit] Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

  1. will be able to find the Pincher Creek SAR website
  2. navigate to the wiki

[edit] Time Plan

Total Time: ?? minutes


Treasure hunt:

  • What is the next SAR event coming up?
  • What's a business that offers a deal to our members?
  • How many incidents did we have to 2011?
  • Who's on the Call-Out Committee?

Logging in

  • "Demo User"

manually changing password for those that don't have access to their email:

  • pcsar:/home/wuth# php /usr/share/mediawiki/maintenance/changePassword.php

Info you can get when you're logged in

  • How much of a discount does Mountain Equipment Coop offer members?
  • Your own membership record

Editing

  • Mark your attendance


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
  • 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


XXXX skip 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"
  • XXXX skip 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


[edit] Aids

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[edit] Question bank

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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?

[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

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[edit] Feedback

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[edit] License

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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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