Github and Website Workshop/setup

Welcome to the setup instructions for Github and Website Workshop!

Please complete the following steps on the laptop you will be using for the workshop. It is strongly recommended to complete step at least a week before the workshop so that mentors can help you with any problems you encounter. However, if you aren't able to finish setup, you are still welcome at the workshop.

Goal #1: Get a Github account
(estimated time: 5 minutes)

If you don't already have an account, go to github.com, enter a username, email, and password, and click "Sign up for GitHub"

Goal #2: Download git

 * Windows
 * OS X
 * Linux

note: We strongly recommend you sign up for the Github Education Package - they have a bunch of really awesome technology for **free** - you can sign up here: https://education.github.com/pack/join