A_Basic-Digital-Literacy

Basic Digital Literacy (BDL)

Prerequisites: None

Content:

The Basic Digital Literacy module lays the foundation for the learners to be able to use common development tools and identify the technological basics of the internet, as well as introduces them to common workflows developers face in their day to day jobs. By the end of this module a learner should be able to:

• Use the linux bash terminal to navigate, create, view and manipulate files and folders in the operating system.
• Visualize how the internet works and identify various components of a URL
• Use tools such as git and GitHub to implement a versioning history and collaborate on their projects
• Author documents using a basic markup language such as markdown

Sub Modules

• 01 - Viewing & Navigating
• 02 - Creating
• 03 - Manipulating
• 04 - Installing
• 05 - Versioning
• 06 - Publishing
• 07 - Collaborating

Project Ideas

• Personal Profile: markdown (One file practice)
• Favourite recipes: markdown (Multiple files)
• Resume content: markdown (lists, headings)
• Git & Terminal cheatsheet: markdown + git (shared resource, conflict practice)
• Collaborative Class Notes Repo in Github