SSED_Basics

http://wiki.ubc.ca/SSED317

Authoring basics:

To create a new page, simply replace the 'XXXX' in http://wiki.ubc.ca/XXXX in your URL bar with the title of the page you wish to create.

For formatting basics, the Wikipedia cheat sheet is a good reference.

You can also embed an MP3:

<flashmp3>http://blip.tv/file/get/Blamb-SoundItTouchAtADistance716.mp3</flashmp3>

--> (Click on edit link to see how this is coded.)

Or a YouTube video:

The Discussion page can be really helpful.

So can the history page

Don't forget to sign your name after discussion posts

You can watch a page to make sure you know when it is updated

WordPress basics:

Course blog at:

http://blogs.ubc.ca/ssed317/

You can comment on entries now. It's possible that in the future Professor Ross will ask you to author directly. When that time comes, Professor Ross will share the login page with you. This service is not being widely offered at present, so please do not publicize that login URL.

Demo the "add author" widget. (Top right of the sidebar.)

Walk through basics of posting.