Computer Science 110 The Art & Science of Computer Graphics Mount Holyoke College Spring 2008

Our objective this week is to get acquainted with the lab computers and to set up space on the class wiki.

Logging In

When you arrive in lab, we will work on getting you logged in and getting your accounts set up. Your username and password are specific to the computers in Clapp 202. They are independent of your campus-wide computer accounts.

Setting Up Your Wiki Page

Using the Firefox web browser, follow these steps to set up your wiki page.

1. Navigate to http://mhcwiki.teresco.org/ in your browser. This should bring you to the main page of the class wiki. You will be asked for a username and password. The username and password can be found on the hard copy of this document you were given in class.
2. In the upper right hand corner of the wiki page, you will see a link labeled "log in/create account". Follow this link and create an account for yourself. This can be anything, but I would prefer that you use a name that clearly identifies you, such as the username you used to log into the systems in the first place.
3. Next, create a page with your (real) name. To do this, type your name in the search box on the left (I'd type in "Jim Teresco"). This will bring up a page that gives you the option to create your page.
4. To create your page, add text to the edit box. Adding plain text will work, but you want to format it nicely, add sections, images, and so on. To do this, the text you type should be "marked up" to indicate your desired formatting. Your page should include:
   • a paragraph telling everyone a bit about yourself
   • a description of your favorite restaurant in your home town
   • at least one "section"
   • at least one image (this can be of you, of your favorite restaurant, or something you download from the web (note: when uploading your image, please prefix the name with your name and make sure you upload it in PNG format)
   • add yourself to the "Artists" category - feel free to create and add yourself to other categories, such as your class year, your major, your favorite baseball team, whatever you'd like
5. When you have completed all of this and your wiki page is complete, send me an e-mail stating that it is ready for me to look at, so you can get credit.

Wiki Editors' Quick Reference

This section is a quick reference for our wiki and the wiki markup language you will use to develop your wiki pages. You might want to keep this sheet handy until you get used to the wiki markup language.

Our wiki uses the same software (called MediaWiki) that is used by Wikipedia, so your experience with this will help prepare you to be a Wikipedia contributor.