Below is a collection of resources of varying types and lengths which describe the topics from lecture.
Go through these resources, and create a page in your reading-notes repo that summarizes the topics you learned as though you were presenting the material to a non-technical friend interested in learning about it.
Note entry ideas:
- Blog Article (2-3 paragraphs with code sample)
- Dictionary / Flash Cards
- Notes in outline form
- Fill-in-the-blank worksheet of key concepts
- Getting Started{:target="_blank"}
- Read only "What is Markdown" and "Why Use Markdown" sections
- Markdown Basic Syntax{:target="_blank"}
- Mastering Markdown on GitHub{:target="_blank"}
- What is Markdown?
- Why do we use Markdown?
- What symbol will create a heading in Markdown?
- How many do you need to create the largest heading?
- How many do you need to create the smallest heading?
- When making text bold or italicized for emphasis, it is best practice to use which symbol?
- How do you create a link with Markdown?
- What are the three symbols you can use to create an unordered (bulleted) list with Markdown?
- Share what you've learned by copying and pasting the full text of your new rendered web page into the 'Reply' below.
- Include the live URL of the new page below your pasted text. (Hint: The URL of the page should begin with YOUR GitHub username, not "github.com")
You are invited to check out your classmates' replies and give positive feedback and words of encouragement.