Wiki User Lesson One: Difference between revisions

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I. What is the Wiki? <br>  
I. What is the Wiki? <br>  
:A. A place to get genealogical research advice, or learn where to find record collections in our 80,960 articles.  
:A. A place to get genealogical research advice, or learn where to find record collections in our 80,960 articles.  
:B. It is not a database of names, but it has many links to websites that do have names.  
:B. It is not a database of names, but it has many links to websites that do have names.  
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:D. Church Employees assign Wiki projects to Missionaries.  
:D. Church Employees assign Wiki projects to Missionaries.  
:E. Full time missionaries and Church Service Missionaries work on the Wiki. Some Church Service Missionaries serve on campus while others serve from home.
:E. Full time missionaries and Church Service Missionaries work on the Wiki. Some Church Service Missionaries serve on campus while others serve from home.
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II. How to get to the Wiki?  
II. How to get to the Wiki?  
:A. Familysearch.org – sign in.  
:A. Familysearch.org – sign in.  
:B. Click on “search”.  
:B. Click on “search”.  
:C. Select Wiki from the bottom of the list.
:C. Select Wiki from the bottom of the list.
III. Learning more about the Wiki  
III. Learning more about the Wiki  
:A. In the purple sidebar on the right hand side, under “getting started”, click on “Wiki tools”.  
:A. In the purple sidebar on the right hand side, under “getting started”, click on “Wiki tools”.  
::1) Read the “Notifications of Changes – Watching Pages. Locate the “watch” link.  
::1) Read the “Notifications of Changes – Watching Pages. Locate the “watch” link.  
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:B. Notice the number of articles.  
:B. Notice the number of articles.  
:C. Think of the Wiki as a “Google for Family History Research!
:C. Think of the Wiki as a “Google for Family History Research!
 
IV. What is the process to research the Wiki? <br>  
<br> IV. What is the process to research the Wiki? <br>  


[[Image:Research Process]][[Image:Research Process.JPG|Reseasrch Process]] <br>  
[[Image:Research Process]][[Image:Research Process.JPG|Reseasrch Process]] <br>  
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