Wikinews:Education/core/Getting started 1

While there are a variety ways to learn how to contribute to Wikinews&mdash;including an training for new contributors that parallels this one&mdash;it is often more effective to take students into a computer lab and do a hands-on introduction to wiki mark-up. For the students, this:
 * allows them to see editing take place "live"
 * gives them a safe space to make mistakes
 * allows them to ask questions in real-time

Please note: The content of your lab will be based on the overall class learning objectives and the specific Wikinews assignment(s) students will be working on.