If you are having trouble getting started because Wikipedia says you are using a blocked IP address, there are several possibilities.

The IP range for your campus may be blocked due to persistent Wikipedia vandalism. In this case, the easiest option is usually to create accounts off-campus; once a user has an account and is logged in, they can edit normally. If you can't easily do this, another user with an account (such as the course instructor) can create accounts for students while logged in with their own account, via the Create Account form. To create an account for a student, ask them for their preferred username and email, and select the option to email them a temporary random password.

If you are editing from a place where Wikipedia is only accessible via VPN (such as mainland China), even after getting an account, you may still be unable to edit; Wikipedia places more stringent restrictions on the shared IP addresses used by public VPNs because of potential abuse by fake accounts. If students in a course face this problem, the instructor should contact Wiki Education staff and provide the usernames of the students who need to edit through VPNs and the reason it's necessary. In most cases, we can flag those accounts to permit VPN editing. If your institution runs its own VPN, students may be able to use that VPN without requiring any special permission from Wikipedia; such private VPNs are usually not blocked.

For other situations related to IP blocks, please contact Wiki Education staff. Include the usernames of affected students and the text and/or screenshots of any error messages encountered, if possible.