Simple Hampedia Tutorial for Professors

If you are a professor at Hampshire College, please follow the instructions below to create your profile.

Tips Before You Begin

 * This Wiki Cheatsheet shows you all the common ways to edit your page..
 * LINK EVERYTHING!! That’s what’s so cool about wikis. You don’t have to describe your professors, just link to their profile pages! Linking is easy and fun, just put  on each side of the word(s) that should be a link to a different page.
 * ALWAYS search for a page before creating it. Someone else may have already reated the page – you don’t want doubles floating around.
 * Do NOT post copyrighted material, unless permissible under fair-use policy.
 * Read the Policies page to make sure you’re respecting the rules of Hampedia – and if you disagree with them, speak up in the “Discussion” section!

Login
1. Sign in with your Hampshire username and password.



Username
2. Click on your username in the top right-hand corner.

Click on "Edit."

Save Page
'''3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on "Save Page." ALWAYS save your page after changing any aspect of it! I put this step in early as a reminder....'''

Editing Box
'''4. Click on "Edit" again, if you saved your page. In order to edit the box on the right-hand side, click on "Wikitext."'''



After you have filled in the box, click on "wikitext" again to undo it so that you can just use the text-editing tools as you would in a Word document!

Filling Out Your Profile
'''Your basic information should already be on your profile page. To edit and update it, click on the "Edit" link. You can edit your profile the very same way you edit a Word document.'''

''Make sure that you can use all of the Word-like editing buttons. If you cannot use them, try clicking "Wikitext." ''

'''Use the "Format" option to add sections to your page. Use "Heading 2," and for sections within that, use "Heading 3" and so on. Hampedia will automatically add a table of contents when you do this.'''

'''Now for the fun part- make your profile your own! Write a little about yourself, document your courses and advisees, list your interests, put up some work you're proud of - be creative!'''

Examples
Some good examples of profile pages (If you are not sure about how they formatted their page, click on“edit” on their profile page, copy their information, paste it into your“edit” page, and change it so that it’s about you!):


 * Omar Dahi
 * Susan Darlington
 * Jennifer Hamilton

Cool Things to do on your Profile

 * Add links your classes and put up your syllabus, etc!
 * Have students sign up for office hours online! Check out Sue Darlington's Office Hour Sign Up for a great example of how you can quickly and easily use Hampedia to post office hours and have students sign up.
 * Share your work! Put up movies you’ve made, music you’ve composed, papers you’ve written – put up everything you’ve done that you take pride in, and share it with everyone else!
 * What students do you work closely with? Students curious about having you on their committee can see what students you already work with and see if they have similar interests – help them navigate the Hamptrix by sharing this and other helpful information.
 * Write and edit articles! Hampedia is a place where everyone can and should contribute! For example…
 * Have your class create pages on class-related topics
 * Use your Hampedia course page as the site of your official syllabus and homework assignments
 * Be creative!

Uploading a File
Want to put up a profile picture, a paper you wrote, or music you composed? Here's how!

1. In a separate tab/window, click on "Upload file," which is in the left-hand column.

2. Click on "Browse," find the image you want, and write a short description so that it is clear why the photo is being uploaded.

3. Click on "Upload file."

4. Copy the file name.

Adding an Image File
'''To put it in your box, simply paste the file name in the "image=" line! If you want to put a picture up somewhere else, here's how:'''

Click on the image icon.



'''Paste the file name into the "Image file name" box, and choose whatever options you desire. Hit "OK" and you're done!'''



Adding Other Files
Simply write wherever you want the link to the file to appear on your page.

Email Notifications
'''Want to get email updates every time someone edits your profile page? It's easy to do! You can get an email notification for any page you choose to "watch." Simply do the following:'''

Click on "my preferences."



'''Scroll down, click on "Email me when a page on my watchlist is changed," and click "Save." And you're done!'''



Creating an Office Hours Sign-Up Page
If you want to create an office hours sign up page, you can do it quickly and easily by following the Creating an Office Hours Sign-Up Page tutorial!