Homework #2

As a class:

1. Lauren or Emily will walk you through the steps to build a repository in GitHub, and a local version on your desktop. Call this repository “PracticeRepo”.

2. Create an index.Rmd file that you will post as an html webpage.

3. Create a new page called newpage.Rmd and create a link on your index file.

4. Make changes, stage them, and push them to your new webpage.

On your own:

5. After you have done this a few times and are comfortable with this process, set up your repository for this course, using your own last name as part of the repository name: LastNameBio381

6. Once your index page is set up and your webpage is hosted and visible on the internet, build a link and a new page called Homework_02.Rmd.

7. Add a sentence or two at the start of your index page describing what the site is for. Knit the document and commit your changes in the usual way. Soon you will learn how to modify and edit this initial page extensively.

8. Check your webpage and make sure that the new link works.

What to post on Slack:

• the link to your GitHub repository page https://github.com/YourGitHubUserName
• the link to your new webpage https://YourGitHubUserName.github.io/LastNameBio381/
• a “fun fact”: something distinctive about you or your past that will help everyone instantly remember your name and who you are. For examples, see the list from the students in last year’s course on the course homepage. Once I have all of this information, I will update the homepage with the entries from this year’s class.

Congratulations! You are now a GitHub user!

Helpful Links:

Markdown basics
Setting up Jekyll themes