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When and Where
DateMonday, July 22, 2019
Time4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
AddressLowenstein room 309, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, 113 W 60th Street
City, StateNew York, New York
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Event information

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Wikipedia for Educators at Fordham supported by Wikimedia NYC will host a #PiDay Edit-a-thon at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus to increase STEM coverage on Wikipedia. The event will be held on Monday, July 22, 2019 from 4pm to 8pm at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus.

The edit-a-thon will include tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, ongoing editing support, reference materials, refreshments, and a pizza reception following the event. This event is free and open to the public.  People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate.

We follow the NYC Wikimedia Code of Conduct. This is a code of conduct for events, meetups, edit-a-thons, and other kinds of chapter meetings. It is an independent document, yet designed to complement the practices of ArbCom, the Wikimedia Foundation, and other governance bodies within the Wikimedia Movement. All attendees including volunteers, participants, speakers, co-sponsors, etc., at any Wikimedia NYC event are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Official organizers from Wikimedia NYC will enforce this code throughout the events. Additionally, this code of conduct pertains to online activities during the event or related to the event. If you are found violating the code of conduct online before, after and while attending the event, you will be instructed to leave or may not be allowed to attend future events.

Event details

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We will have a list of possible articles to work on but you can also bring your own.

Fordham University Lincoln Center
  • Dates: Monday, July 22, 2019
  • Time: 4pm to 8pm
  • Location: Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Lowenstein Building room 309, 60th Street, New York, New York 10023
  • You will need to show your photo id to security.  
  • Subway: A•B•C•D•1 "A" train"B" train"C" train"D" train"1" train to Columbus Circle. Visit the MTA website for maps, schedules, and more information. From the station exits: walk to 60th, turn west and continue until Columbus avenue.
  • Building information: Once you enter the building and check in with security, continue down the hall and go up the escalator to the plaza level where you can take an elevator to the 3rd floor. On the 3rd floor, exit the elevator and turn left, then continue down the hallway and room 309 will be on the left side of the hall. Rest rooms are available on the ground floor and behind the elevator on the 3rd floor.
  • Accessibility information: Once you enter the building and check in with security, continue down the hall and before the escalator turn right. At the end of the short hall, turn left and continue until you see the sign for the elevator on the left. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Exit the elevator and turn left, then continue down the hallway and room 309 will be on the left side of the hall. Handicap accessible rest rooms are available on the ground floor and on the east side of the 3rd floor.

How to prepare

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  • Bring your laptop: Editing Wikipedia is easier with a keyboard (if you don't have a laptop don't worry, the event will be in computer labs on campus). Also see Access to the Fordham WiFi Network.
  • Bring a published source to cite: You will have access to the internet and Fordham's databases while on campus. If you like, bring an academic paper or other reliable source of information to cite, to support your addition to Wikipedia. You will use Wikipedia to distribute information from this source. Try to bring the highest quality most reputable source you can find for the information.
  • Create a Wikipedia account, if you do not have one already.
  • If you wish, take Wikipedia's own 30-minute online training and tour at The Wikipedia Adventure.
  • Social Media: Tweet, like, comment or follow us on social media. Our hashtag/handles for this event are: #WikiFordham #PiDay #STEM

About the organizers

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Wikipedia for Educators at Fordham Wikipedia for Educatorssupports and promotes the use of Wikipedia in the classroom,  organizes edit-a-thons on campus and promotes Wikipedia events in the community.  This is an open group made of faculty, staff, and students of Fordham University. Founded in 1841, Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the transmission of Learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality.

Wikimedia NYC is the regional Wikimedia chapter serving the New York metropolitan area. They help promote free access to the world's knowledge in support of Wikipedia and the other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Event Agenda

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We will open the area for registration at 3:30 PM, with introductions and the primary training session to start at 4:00 PM. We will have a brief time take a group photo at 7:30 PM and time to share at 7:45 PM. The program will end at 8:00 PM with wrap up to begin 30 minutes before that.

What is Wikipedia?

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Wikipedia is the fifth most visited website on earth (World Economic Forum), and the English language Wikipedia contains nearly 5.8 million articles.[7] (See the statistics page for more information.) It is the most used encyclopedia in history. Every day, thousands of people add or edit information in Wikipedia, yet there are gaps in its coverage. You can help fill those gaps.

Our mission for today

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Pi Unrolled

Thanks for coming today and participating in the #PiDay edit-a-thon to increase Wikipedia's coverage of #STEM related topics. Today's mission: Add at least one article, edit, image, or reference to Wikipedia.

Let’s begin:

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  1. Get your account/ create a username: Please don’t use your real name. It should be 6-8 characters. If you need help, please ask a Wikimedia coach
  2. Add your user name to today’s event
  3. Listen to the training or if you are editing from home or online head here for the basics overview. Head here for a simplified tutorial.
  4. Browse Editing Ideas below and choose a topic to edit (or if you already have one skip to the next step)
  5. Edit: in short - (1) click edit (2) add a sentence (3) provide a citation (4) repeat
  6. Ask for help: Don’t worry about perfection, the Wiki Coaches are here to help you.

How to make a citation (bibliographical reference):

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1) First, click on the pencil icon on the right to begin using "Visual Editor". Visual editor makes editing easier - like writing a school paper.

2) In Visual Editor, click on the area you want to add the citation. Then click cite. If you have a website as a source, add the website to the blank area.

If you do not have a website source, click manual and follow the prompts. Then click publish. If you have questions, ask a Wikimedia coach or go to Wikipedia:Tutorial/Citing sources.

3) Then click publish.

Editing Ideas

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PiDay/STEM tasklist To be updated

Citation Hunt In the "Topic" search bar on the bottom of the page, type in "Mathematics," "Science," "STEM," or related words.

Additional Ideas

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In addition to these STEM topics, here are some additional tools and projects you can check out:

Relevant Media

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Attendance

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Please add your username

Regrets

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