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=== I. Review previous lessons === | === I. Review previous lessons === | ||
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:A. Please answer the following questions. Feel free to go into the Wiki and find this information. <br> | :A. Please answer the following questions. Feel free to go into the Wiki and find this information. <br> | ||
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:A. If there is missing information on a page you are interested in, you can request to be notified when someone adds to it or makes changes.<br> | :A. If there is missing information on a page you are interested in, you can request to be notified when someone adds to it or makes changes.<br> | ||
:B. Be sure to “watch” any of the various pages that might give you the information you are looking for. <br> | :B. Be sure to “watch” any of the various pages that might give you the information you are looking for. <br> | ||
:C. See the article on watching pages for more information. Go to the "get Help" link on the top | :C. See the article on watching pages for more information. Go to the "get Help" link on the top right hand corner of the page. From there select "Learning Center". If you don't see it listed on the page, search for it by typing watch pages in the search bar. | ||
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=== | === IV. Categories === | ||
:A. | :A. You can look at Wiki articles by topic.<br> | ||
:B. | :B. Probably more helpful are the list of particularly useful categories. <br> | ||
:C. | :C. These articles will take you to some very interesting topics. Please take time to view the ones that most interest you. <br> | ||
=== | === V. Talk Pages === | ||
::1) Talk pages are a way for you to communicate with the people who work on the wiki. <br> | ::1) Talk pages are a way for you to communicate with the people who work on the wiki. <br> | ||
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::4) You can also read what others have posted. Click the back arrow to go back to the previous page. | ::4) You can also read what others have posted. Click the back arrow to go back to the previous page. | ||
=== | === VI. The Navigation Bar === | ||
:A. Look again at the sidebar on the right hand side of the page. This is called the navigation bar. | :A. Look again at the sidebar on the right hand side of the page. This is called the navigation bar. | ||
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::1} The First link is Getting Started. | ::1} The First link is Getting Started. | ||
::2) Wiki Tools is the link that takes us to the topics that are being discussed in this lesson. | ::2) Wiki Tools is the link that takes us to the topics that are being discussed in this lesson. | ||
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::2) About the Wiki takes you to a wiki page that describes what the wiki is and how to use it. | ::2) About the Wiki takes you to a wiki page that describes what the wiki is and how to use it. | ||
::3) Resources for individual help takes you to a page that will help you know where to go to get further assistance. | ::3) Resources for individual help takes you to a page that will help you know where to go to get further assistance. | ||
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:C. The second section is Volunteer and Helper | :C. The second section is Volunteer and Helper | ||
::1) Submit Wiki content is where you go if you have information to contribute to the wiki. This is for people who do not know how to edit Wiki pages, but they have something they think should be added. | ::1) Submit Wiki content is where you go if you have information to contribute to the wiki. This is for people who do not know how to edit Wiki pages, but they have something they think should be added. | ||
::2) | ::2) FamilySearch Centers is geared for those who work in a Family Search center. It helps them know how to best use the wiki to help patrons who come to their center. | ||
::3) Personal Sandbox. | ::3) Personal Sandbox. | ||
:::a) This is a place for you to practice creating wiki pages. It will look just like a Wiki page, but it will not be published. It is also a place where you can store links that you use frequently. | :::a) This is a place for you to practice creating wiki pages. It will look just like a Wiki page, but it will not be published. It is also a place where you can store links that you use frequently. | ||
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::::1) To create your first sandbox, just click on personal sandbox and you can add links or content. You will learn later how to use wikitext to create new pages.<br> | ::::1) To create your first sandbox, just click on personal sandbox and you can add links or content. You will learn later how to use wikitext to create new pages.<br> | ||
::::2) Notice the top of the sandbox page. You will see User: (your username)/sandbox. <br> | ::::2) Notice the top of the sandbox page. You will see User: (your username)/sandbox. <br> | ||
::::3) To add other sandbox pages, use the same format as above. In the search bar type in User: (your username)/sandbox1 – the | ::::3) To add other sandbox pages, use the same format as above. In the search bar type in User: (your username)/sandbox1 – the sandbox 1 can actually be anything you want.<br> | ||
::::4) You will get a response that says there was no results matching the query. Then it will ask you if you want to create the page (repeats your entry) on this wiki.<br> | ::::4) You will get a response that says there was no results matching the query. Then it will ask you if you want to create the page (repeats your entry) on this wiki.<br> | ||
::::5) If you click on the red link, it will create the page for you and pop it up. <br> | ::::5) If you click on the red link, it will create the page for you and pop it up. <br> | ||
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=== Answer Key === | === Answer Key === | ||
::1. This table can help you decide which records to search.<br>2. It is found by typing United States Record | ::1. This table can help you decide which records to search.<br>2. It is found by typing United States Record Finder into the search bar<br>3. Type research forms into the search bar<br>4. Search by place or topic<br>5. By country or by topic<br>6. An index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letter, etc.<br>7. Information on where to find birth, christening or baptism records, where to find marriage records, where to find death or burial information and where to learn how your family lived. <br>8. False – they are very different<br>9. True – but it will also translate other languages as well. <br>10. Type in the name of the State where your ancestor lived, select military records from the ribbon on the left. Scroll down to find the war you think they may have been in. Look for Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (not found for every State.) Type in the person’s name and select the state. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Searching the Wiki]] | ||
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