Public Lab is about sharing how to do things with other people. Have a new method for collecting environmental data that you'd like to introduce? Great! This activity is for you.
There are five total steps in this activity. The first two steps are for getting oriented:
1.) Read through the template. Notice the main sections:
- a one sentence opener/summary
- Basis -- quick ways to categorize what's going on with this method
- Story -- really getting into it
- Activities grid -- lists the step by step activities for using this method (it's OK to not have any yet)
- Frequently Asked Questions -- any question asked about your method will show up here
2.) Take a moment to think about your method. Decide on a simple single word or hyphenated phrase to refer to your method.
In the next two steps, we will create our page:
3.) Go to https://publiclab.org/wiki/new?tags=tool&n=13732 to create a new page pre-filled in with the method template. In the title field, type in your word or hyphenated phrase. Stay here in editing mode (don't click publish yet)
4.) While editing, do a "find and replace" for METHODNAME and replace each instance with your method's name. The HTML code will make sense after you hit publish. Click Publish.
This last step is less about your content, and more about "plumbing" with the rest of the PL system:
5.) On your new published page, scroll down to the tags.
- Notice that
toolis already a tag. - Type
METHODNAME, replacing METHODNAME with the word for your method, and press enter. - Then type
activities:METHODNAME, replacing METHODNAME with the word for your method, and press enter.
Success! Now start thinking about how to make a simple introduction activity for your method, the shorter the better! Read more here: https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/09-17-2016/what-makes-a-good-activity