Compiled Learning Objectives

GitHub.dev (Prep)

• Access the dotdev environment on a library computer if you do not have your own

Install VSCode (Prep)

• Download and install VSCode
• Identify the key parts of the VSCode interface

Create a work folder (Prep)

• Navigate and manipulate the file system using a terminal
• Create a named directory to store your work over the course

Version control software (Prep)

• Define a repository
• Define a commit
• Explain the purpose of version control software

Sharing history (Prep)

• Identify the number of commits on the main branch of a remote repository
• Identify the author, time and message of a given commit on GitHub

Inspecting a commit (Prep)

• Given a remote repository on GitHub, identify the files and folders from any commit in a version timeline

Inspecting previous versions (Prep)

• Use a Git history to view previous versions of a project
• Find the commit that corresponds to a particular version of a project

Forking a repository (Prep)

• Create a fork of a repository

Working locally (Prep)

• Clone a remote repository from GitHub into a local folder
• Define the terms ‘remote’ and ’local’ in the context of GitHub

Viewing files from a git clone (Prep)

• Open a cloned repository in your IDE
• Explore the repository in your IDE
• Open the Integrated Terminal in VSCode

Branching (Prep)

• Explain why a git repository may have multiple branches
• Describe what’s special about the branch named main
• Create a new local branch in a git repository

Wrapping up Git (Prep)

• Commit changes to a local git branch

Read and watch How This Works (Backlog)

• Explain the importance of prep
• Subscribe to the global calendar
• Locate the quickstart curriculum overview

Using the curriculum (Day Plan)

• Describe our mission
• Identify the key elements of our educational philosophy
• Describe how a flipped classroom works
• Identify the key pages of the curriculum interface
• Explain the sequencing of work in a typical week

Slack Libs (Day Plan)

• Find an post to a thread in Slack.
• Use emoji in Slack.
• Format text in Slack.
• Mention a user in Slack.