User talk:PsycTeacher

Hello, class!

As I check in on your Wikipedia progress I can see that you are actively engaged with this new tool. We only have a short time left to generate a meaningful contribution. I have noted a few editing issues as I look through your work. Three common issues are citations, editing notes, and signing your work. You are trained to use APA style citations and Wikipedia does not support that in its citation editor. In Wikipedia, use the Cite tool, select the appropriate Template from the drop-down menu, and fill in the blanks to produce your citations and references. When you complete an editing session, be sure you enter a brief description of what you did. This helps all of us to follow the changes you make. Finally, when you complete an edit, sign your work. You sign your work using four tildes like this PsycTeacher (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you need help, begin by consulting the Wikipedia Resources links on our Course Main Page. Here you will find a link to a document titled Editing Guidelines and other help pages. PsycTeacher (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work!

		The WikiCookie
		You've learned how to use basic wikicode in your sandbox. You can always return there to experiment more.

Posted automatically via sandbox guided tour. PsycTeacher (talk) 13:30, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia!

Hello, PsycTeacher, and welcome to Wikipedia! It appears you are a course instructor leading a class project.

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We hope you like it here and encourage you to stay after your assignment is finished! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:20, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder

Hi PsycTeacher! I would just like to remind you to sign all of your posts on talk pages, and to post new messages at the bottom, not the top of the page. This helps keep things organized and lets everyone know who writes what. Thanks! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:36, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing out the protocol. I'm learning, thanks to this type of guidance. PsycTeacher (talk) 22:10, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Welch, I am getting frustrated with the small amount of information I can find with the Stimulus Sampling Theory. I have two sources so far. I will be adding more as I find them! Dainaloo (talk) 01:18, 2 July 2015 (UTC) dainaloo[reply]

Mr. Welch, how does the first part of my first paragraph look so far? I am going to add more to it, of course. I also am trying to figure a way to go into talking about the folding-in technique for an example on how to use it in the classroom. Thanks for all of your help. Dainaloo (talk) 19:08, 14 July 2015 (UTC)dainalooDainaloo (talk) 19:08, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article expansion

Hi Mike. If you're expanding an article based on a sandbox, you can just copy material from the sandbox into the article. But it's important that the content be added in the right way.

If you're adding content that's entirely new to the article, it's fine to simply add a new section to the article. Since content is being added that wasn't there previously, you should add a one or two sentence summary of the addition lead section of the article. Every attempt should be made to integrate this new section into the existing lead.
The new content should not duplicate what's already in the article. That sounds like common sense, but I have seen students simply drop a short essay (complete with an introduction and a conclusion) into the middle of an existing article. Rather than creating a new section, it may be appropriate to split what was written into more than one existing section. Things like that.
It's important, from the perspective of attributing edits, to include a link to the sandbox where the articles were actually written. This is less important if the sandbox is only one person's work, more important if it was collaborative work by several students. This can be handled by adding a link in the edit summary, or with a note on the talk page. It should not (generally) be included in the displayed text in the article.

Hope this helps. If there's anything more I can help you with, or any clarification that's needed, please let me know. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:55, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is actually quite nice to see, where the student has (what appears to me) separate additions aimed at the lead section: User:Jasperro/sandbox Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:01, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Change in your user rights

Your Wikipedia account was previously granted a user right called "course instructor" by the Wiki Education Foundation. That right enabled you to create a course page through the EducationProgram MediaWiki extension. Starting in fall 2015, the Wiki Education Foundation has discontinued its use of this extension. Going forward, users should create course pages through the Wiki Education Foundation website. That application is more user-friendly, and any content is automatically mirrored to Wikipedia. To prevent confusion, we'll be removing your "course instructor" user right, as it is not needed with the new system. This is simply a notification of the technical change to your account. No action is needed from you at this time.

If you plan on teaching with Wikipedia for the fall 2015 term, please email me (helainewikiedu.org) for instructions how to create your next course page using our new system. --Helaine (Wiki Ed) (talk), sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:34, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Final Review

Mr. Welch -- I tried to send you a message on my talk page Tuesday, but I'm apparently doing something wrong. I believe my article is ready for your review. Thanks! Sev0500 (talk) 19:35, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Summer Seminar Ideas

I am a school psychologists with strong interests in that discipline and in learning. I think that the articles on School Psychology, Goal Orientation, and John Hattie/Visible Learning fit my interests and offer opportunities for my work in this seminar. PsycTeacher (talk) 13:27, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, PsycTeacher, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Andrew and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

I hope you enjoy editing here. If you haven't already done so, please check out the student training library, which introduces you to editing and Wikipedia's core principles. You may also want to check out the Teahouse, a community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to helping new users. Below are some resources to help you get started editing.

Handouts
Choosing an article to edit Editing an article • Add images to articles Citing sources on Wikipedia
Additional Resources
You can find answers to many student questions on our Q&A site, ask.wikiedu.org

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Aop4 (talk) 01:05, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]