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Setup

Video walkthrough of setup instructions

We will begin by making a copy of these exercises in your sandbox.

  1. Log into Wikipedia. If you do not have an account, you can create one.
  2. Leave this page open for instructions. Open the following link in a new tab: create or edit your sandbox (Tip: To open a link in a new tab, right-click the link → select 'Open in a new tab' OR ⌃ Ctrl + click the link)
  3. On this (instructions) page:
    1. click Edit or Edit source to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen) and copy the text contents of the entire page. (Tip: In the text box, press ⌃ Ctrl + a to select all.)
  4. On the sandbox page (from Step 1):
    1. paste the copied content (from Step 2) into the edit box.
    2. click Publish changes to publish the page.

This will give you a copy of this page in your sandbox, which you can now freely edit.

How to use

Complete the exercises according to instructions. If you are sighted and are new to editing Wikipedia, use the visual editor (slides 13-20).

You can refer to notes in:

To begin editing, click Edit or Edit source to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen).

Press Publish changes to save changes.

==Headings

In the space below, replicate and format headings in Delroy Lindo.

Early life

Career

Work

References

External links == ==

Link to one song and one movie Song - Feel the Magic In the Air

Little Women Movie

Create a link to the following site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85hHp42CBA

link

Cite

Create a formatted citation for the following: https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20131219/281827166586179

[1]

Add sentence

Summarise and cite the content of this article. Assume that you are adding a sentence on coming changes to Reggae Lane on the article for the Eglinton West neighbourhood.


Reggae Lane, a historic alley near the Eglington West neighbourhood is getting a makeover which recognizes the rich history of Little Jamaica.[2]

Infobox

In the space below, manually replicate the infobox on the article for Nathaniel Dett. (Please do not copy and paste.) Remember: an infobox is a template! To add a template, press "Insert" > "Template".

  1. ^ Siddiqui, Haroon. "Recognizing Canadian heroes of Mandela rainbow coalition". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ayukawa, Ryan. "Toronto laneway to become reggae hot spot". blogTO. blogTO. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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