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

== Authors ==	
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* [[Brett Wuth]]

== Scope ==
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}

== Objectives ==
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
# will be able to ...
== Time Plan ==
Total Time: ?? minutes

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Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives
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Finding the PCSAR web site
* ''start with browser that is not logged''
* pcsar.webhop.org
* google for "Pincher Creek Search and Rescue"
* bookmark
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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
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Walk through static content
* Emergency
* Members
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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" 
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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
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What's on the wiki?
* vast majority of our information
* ''Special pages > statistics''
* 250+ major pages
* 1,500+ files
** includes pictures, scanned records
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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''
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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.
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history
* history tab
* see who made what changes
* undo changes
* this mechanism is effective no malicious changes in 8 years (aside from spam)
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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''
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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''
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restricted content
* editing your membership record
** ''add current meeting to my membership record''
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== Aids ==
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== Question bank ==
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== Frequently Asked Questions ==
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== Feedback ==
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== License ==
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 == Objectives ==
 At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
-# will be able to find the Pincher Creek SAR website
+# will be able to ...
-# navigate to the wiki
 == 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
 {{lesson slides start}}
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 * ''start with browser that is not logged''
 * pcsar.webhop.org
-* pcsar.dyndns.org
 * google for "Pincher Creek Search and Rescue"
 * bookmark
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 ** wiki - viewer editable pages, largest part of content
 {{lesson slide||}}
-'''XXXX skip
 Walk through static content
 * Emergency
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 * user editable -> you can change
 * wiki - Hawaiian for "quick"
-* '''XXXX skip''' wikipedia
+* wikipedia
 ** ''quick side excursion to see in separate tab''
 ** ''look up Pincher Creek''
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 == Question bank ==
 {{prompt|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 ==
 {{prompt|What are some of the questions that students typically ask.  Include the answers.}}
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 {{prompt|What can others do with this lesson?}}
-Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth.
+Recommended license below.  Fill in the year and the author's name(s):
+Copyright © YEAR, Author.
 This work is licensed under a
 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License.