Getting Started (Class)

Here is what you need to do to get started in this class:

Read the About Page

This page is a very quick overview of the kinds of things you’ll learn and what you’ll be expected to do.

Read the page

Create Accounts

We use a lot of accounts in this class. It might seem like a lot at first, but each account gives you access to another tool or information resource that will help you along the way. Also, juggling different accounts and sees to do different tasks is part of the modern work environment.

This Miro board has a visual overview of the accounts.

Because there are so many accounts, if you can’t sit down and create all of them focus on:

Create an Entry in the Class Directory

The Directory is a way for us to start to get to know each other and get used to using the class site.

Note that in some views you will only see the middle part of the image you upload.

Setup Your Development Environment

This will be vitally important as the class moves on as it will be how you make the web sites that are the Portfolio and Group projects. It can take a while (hours, sometimes spread out over days) and you may hit a roadblock, but keep at it and ask questions if you run into trouble.

View Dev Environment Instructions

Read the Syllabus

This will be vitally important as the class moves on as it will be how you make the web sites that are the Portfolio and Group projects. It can take a while (hours, sometimes spread out over days) and you may hit a roadblock, but keep at it and ask questions if you run into trouble.

View the Syllabus