Evidence

Setting up your weblog account
In order to use the weblogging software at weblogs.ucalgary.ca, you have to first set up your account. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) Go to weblogs.ucalgary.ca.
 * 2) In the "User login" fields on the right, enter your full UC email address (e.g., jdoe@ucalgary.ca) as your username, and you usual UCIT password as the password. Click "Log in".  If you do not have a UC IT account, click on "create new account" and use your full name as your username. Don't forget to enter a working email address.
 * 3) Scroll down until you see the links below your email address in the sidebar on the right. Click on "my account".
 * 4) You'll see four "tabs": View, Edit, Track, and Contact.  Click on "Edit".
 * 5) Make sure that the "Username:" field contains your full real name, and the "email address:" field your email address.
 * 6) You could also check the box next to "Personal contact form": This will allow others to send you email directly from the weblogs site.
 * 7) If you want to, you can change the theme as well, and add a picture.
 * 8) Scroll all the way to the end and click "Submit".
 * 9) Optional: Click on the "Personal Settings" tab at the top and add a link to your personal website, and describe your interests.
 * 10) Now scroll down again and find the link to "groups" in the sidebar on the right.  Click that link.
 * 11) You'll see a list of groups.  "Evidence" is the first in the list. Click on the title.
 * 12) Scroll down until you see the "subscribe" link on the sidebar on the right, right underneath the "Evidence" heading.  Click the "subscribe" link.

The Evidence group is restricted to students enrolled in the Evidence course. Once you're approved (and hence subscribed), you can go directly to the Evidence group blog, weblogs.ucalgary.ca/evidence.

Posting to your research log
In order to make an entry in your research log, you go to the Evidence group page weblogs.ucalgary.ca/evidence. You first might have to log in again (with your full UCIT email address and password). Then:


 * 1) Scroll down until you see the Evidence group menu in the sidebar on the right.
 * 2) Click on "personal blog entry"
 * 3) Fill in a  descriptive title for your post.
 * 4) Select "Philosophy" for "Faculty/Department".
 * 5) Write your blog entry.
 * 6) Make sure the "Public" box is unchecked.  (If you leave it checked, everyone going to the main weblogs.ucalgary.ca site will see your entry. If it's unchecked, it will only be visible to members of the Evidence course).
 * 7) Make sure the "Evidence" box under "Audience" is checked.  This way, your post will be visible to everyone in the class.
 * 8) You can also attach files to your post.
 * 9) You can check what your post will look like by clicking "Preview".
 * 10) When you're done, click "Submit".

Setting up your wiki account
The site you're on right now is the UofC wiki. This is where you'll be writing and publishing your group projects. For that, you'll have to set up an account on this iste as well.


 * 1) At the top right of this page there's a "create an account or log in" link.  Click on that.
 * 2) Provide the requested information: A username (probably it's best to use your UCIT account name), a password (your choice, doesn't have to be the same as your UCIT account password--although that way you'll remember it), your email address and your real nmae.
 * 3) Click "create new account".

Once you're logged in, you can start experimenting in the SandBox or your own user page (wiki.ucalgary.ca/pages/User:Yourusername; you also get there by clickin on your username at the top of the page). See the Main Page for information and links on how to use the Wiki.