Preparing for Fundamentals (Work)

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Fill in the blanks and mark off these as you do them by adding an x between the brackets:

• Agree: Read, A Lot

  • The most important skill of a developer is ______.
  • I agree to ______.

• Show: How to Use Chrome Incognito

  • You should always use Incognito because ______.

• Confirm: Mailing List Subscription

  • Emails from the mailing list come to the ______ folder.
  • My emergency contact ______ is subscribed to the mailing list.

• Create: Gmail.com Address

  • My Gmail address is ______.
  • My most important password of all is my ______ password.
  • In case I forget I made sure to set my ______ option(s).

• Create: GitHub.com Account

  • My GitHub account is ______.
  • True or false, capitals are ok. ______
  • True or false, numbers are ok. ______
  • True or false, I can change my username. ______
  • True or false, I should not change my username. ______

• Join: Slack Chat Room

  • My Slack chat room web address is ______.
  • I will check ______ at least ______.

• Explain: Core Offerings

  • Everyone starts SkilStak™ in ______.
  • To get into the Project course I have to ______.
  • To get into Pro I have to ______.
  • When can you socialize? ______
  • True or false, Yoga is a technical skill: ______
  • YouTube and blogging are taught in ______.
  • In which course could I learn Swift programming? ______.
  • The mission of ______ is exploration and specialization.
  • The difference between Pro and Project is that ______.
  • Proficiency is learned in ______.

• Pick: Technology Path

  • ______ leads to Engineering and Linux focus categories.
  • ______ leads to Game and Apps focus categories.
  • ______ lead to Data and Languages focus categories.
  • I declare my technology path to be ______.

• Create: CodeCombat.com Account(s)

  • The email for Python is ______.
  • The email for JavaScript is ______.
  • I need to get into the ______ to move out of Prep.

• Remember: Passwords!

  • If I keep trying my GitHub password I risk ______.
  • The most important password to remember is ______.
  • My strategy for remember my password is ______.

• Know: Your Web Sites

  • My location name is ______.
  • The web site for my location is ______.
  • The web site for SkilStak™ is ______.
  • I can lookup shortcuts from ______.

• Explain: Policies

  • Officially there are no ______.
  • My Mom and Dad can watch a class if ______.
  • If I refer a friend I get ______% off next semester’s cost.
  • I can get a strike for ______, ______, ______, or more.
  • True of false, SkilStak™ can stop me from coming to any SkilStak™ for any reason they deem necessary without a refund. ______
  • The most important factor in learning to code is ______.
  • I can only make up ______ missed classes in a row.
  • The minimum number of students to not cancel a course is ______.
  • If paid, whose responsibility is it for your PayPal account ______.

• Explain: Communications

  • The phone number for my location is ______.
  • The email for my location is ______.
  • The street address for my location is ______.
  • The main SkilStak™ phone is ______.
  • The phone of my emergency contact is ______.
  • The email of my emergency contact is ______.
  • If I have an emergency and need to contact you I should ______.
  • If I want to schedule a makeup I should ______.
  • If I have a question about codecombat I should ______.
  • True or false, when I can’t come my parents should email? ______.
  • The best place to find videos and photos of my location is ______.
  • SkilStak newsletters are sent every ______.

• Sign: Student Pledge

  • I solemnly swear to ______.
  • If I break the pledge I can get a ______.

• Complete: Markdown Tutorial

  • I have ______ the markdown tutorial.

• Create: Individual Development Plan

  • I have completed my ______.
  • One important quality of a good goal is ______.

• Show: Screenshot

  • To make a screenshot of a region on Mac press ______.
  • To make a screenshot on Windows press ______.
  • To make animated GIFs on Mac use ______.

• Attain: 24 WPM on TypingTest.com

  • The second most important skill of a developer is ______.
  • I type ______ words per minute.

• Edit: File with GitHub

  • I created the ______ file into this work repo with the editor

• Create: First Github Issue

  • The name of my issue on this repo is ______.
  • Issues are a great way to ______.

• Create: Custom Issue Label

  • Custom labels are good because ______.
  • I created custom labels called ______, ______, ______.

• Create: First Web Site

  • The URL to my first web site is ______.

• Show: Drag a File into a Repo

  • I uploaded the file named ______ to this repo using drag-n-drop.

• Explain: What is just-in-time learning?

  • Just in time learning is ______.

• Explain: What is coding?

  • Coding is ______.
  • Programming is ______.
  • Computer science is ______.
  • True or False: HTML is a programming language. ______
  • One language with code that is not programming is ______.

• Explain: What is organic learning?

  • Organic means ______.
  • Learning should be tailored to fit ______.

• Explain: Which computer should I get?

  • Linux/Mac have had ______ for more than decade. Microsoft has not.
  • Apple became preferred by developers when ______.
  • Linux has the same feel and commands as ______.

• Show: Login with Mac Terminal

  • I can get the files to solarize my terminal from ______.
  • I can increase the font size of my terminal with ______.
  • I can full screen my terminal with ______.

• Show: Login with CodeAnywhere.com

  • CodeAnywhere is ______ blocked if ssh is blocked.
  • True or false: CodeAnywhere is great for professionals. ______
  • CodeAnywhere is ______ than terminal.

• Show: Bash and VIM Essentials

  • To make a new file without opening it use ______.
  • To make a file runnable use ______.
  • The first line of a Python file should be ______.
  • When I forgot a Bash command I should ______.

• Show: Basic Math

  • Programming came from ______.
  • x = 2y + 3 is an example of ______.
  • When programming on most game grids x is ______ and y is ______.

• Attain: Forest in CodeCombat.com

  • Upload screenshots of each level to this repo.

• Configure: GitHub Keys

  • Keys are like ______.
  • The command to create new key pair is ______.
  • I can test connecting to GitHub with ______.

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