From Repo to Ready: On-Ramps to Student Open Source

Open-source development can be a meaningful, authentic way for students to apply their coding skills—but it can be intimidating to get start started. This session introduces teachers to GitHub, a classroom-friendly collaboration tool, and shows how open-source projects can allow high school students to contribute to real-world computing. Attendees will begin by reflecting on their own perceptions of GitHub and open source, then learn the basics of version control through a guided demo. Together, we’ll contribute to a set of...