Join Oregon State University and AfroCROWD in creating and improving Black History of the Pacific Northwest on Wikipedia on Friday, February 25th at 2 pm (PST). The event is free. Registration is Required.

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Step 1: Username

Make sure to add your username to the Dashboard (passcode: pnwhistory) where we will track event activities (number of edits, editors, etc.). The passcode is pnwhistory
Or, ask one of the OSU Wiki Team members to add your username to the dashboard during the event.

Event Agenda

2:00 (PST) Short welcome from the OSU Wikipedia Team
2:05 Kimberly Moreland, President of Oregon Black Pioneers, will give a presentation about Black History in Oregon

2:45 Editing begins! Overview of afternoon activities, goals, etc.<be> The "Main Lobby" will be staffed by Ally. Ally will greet people, chat, and move people between breakout rooms. Any member of the Wiki Team can help participants with the Jamboard and using the folders of informatio.
There will be breakout rooms as-needed and on-demand. Breakout rooms may include:

Creating a username and getting started. Laurie, Diana, or Gail
Creating infoboxes. Laurie, Robin
Creating Citations. Laurie, Diana, Robin, Tiah
Deep Dive into Historical Research. Tiah (Archivist!)
Basics of Wikipedia for educators. Laurie

4:30 Reconvene for a wrap-up discussion. What did you learn today? What did you work on today? What are your plans for future Wikipedia editing?
The program will end at 5:00 PM

Social Media: Tweet, like, comment or follow us on social media. Our hashtags for today are #OSUWikiEdit and #AfroCROWD. Our Twitter handle is @AfroCROWDit and on Instagram and Facebook @AfroCROWD.

Welcome to the editathon!

	The AfroCROWD User Group AfroCROWD
When and Where
Date	February 25, 2022
Time	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm PST/ 5:00 -8:00 pm EST
Address	Online ;

Our mission for today

Thanks for coming today and helping make history with the #AfroCROWD initiative to help close the Wikipedia diversity gap on notable people of African Descent. Today's mission: Add at least one sentence or other contribution to Wikipedia about a notable person of African descent or a place or cultural item associated with the the African Diaspora in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Did you achieve today's goal? Tell an OSU Wiki team member, and we can help check your edit(s) for you.

Let’s begin:

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 an OSU Wiki Team member
Add your user name to the Dashboard. The passcode is pnwhistory.
Listen to the training or head here for the basics overview. Head here for a simplified tutorial.
View the Short articles to improve about the Pacific Northwest below and choose a topic to edit (or if you already have one skip to the next step). Ask a Wiki Team member for a link to the folder of information about your chosen topic.
(Optional) Conduct additional research using this guide, developed by the OSU Wiki Team.
Edit: in short - (1) click edit (2) add a sentence (3) provide a citation (4) repeat.
Ask for help: Don’t worry about perfection, the OSU Wiki Team is here to help you.

How to make a citation (bibliographical reference):

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 an OSU Wiki Team member or go to Wikipedia:Tutorial/Citing sources.

3) Then click publish.

Short articles to improve about the Pacific Northwest

The OSU Wikipedia team has put together folders of information in Google Drive for the following people, places, and events. During the editathon event, we will use virtual post-it notes to track editing activity (so that only one person is working on one article at a time). During the event, please tell one of the OSU Wikipedia team members which article you'd like to work on, and we will give you a link to the folder of information. We can also give you a link to the virtual post it notes, if you'd like to see which articles are available to edit.

Relevant videos and other media

Optional:

Introduction to adding images to Wikipedia via Wiki Commons

Attendance

Add your Username to the Dashboard (passcode: pnwhistory). Or, ask one of the OSU Wiki Team members to add your username.

Partners

The AfroCROWD User Group

Wikipedia:Meetup/OregonStateUniversity/BlackHistoryPNW2022