Begin at the beginning

Warm up... 

• Play 1: (5 minutes)                         Build a web page.
  What! Build a web page in 5 minutes? But I came here to learn...
  
  Yes yes yes. We don't mess around here and we don't want to give your money back either. Ready, fire, aim! Let's not get bogged down with details. Chop chop. Time is money.
  
  Here's how to do it (after you do this). 
• Click the "+" to add a page; 
• name it "Hi" (or whatever in your language) and 
•  type "Hello World" (or whatever in your language) 
•  save the page.
  
  Just do it.©
  Now YOU are a "web developer." 

1. You know more than you know you know.
       ... ya know? For example, you are reading this page. Do you know how it got on your screen?

• Play 2: (5-? minutes)                    I think it works like this.
  After you finish updating your resume (or showing your mom your new page), open a second browser (so you can keep reading here) and go to your page. What just happened?
  
  How did that page get to the browser?
  Open a new Tab in that browser go to your site and create a new page called "it works like this." Now, list  as many steps as you can think of to completely answer that question.
  
  Don't number them, use "*" to start each step. Can any of your steps be broken down into smaller sub-steps? More "*'s" then please.
  
  To make it fun, find a friend who also wants to learn about computers with you. See how funny your list can be using your imagination to note the steps you know must be there - but are a mystery to you.
• Let's say you don't know anything about networking. You imagine that *somehow* the page you wrote there got in front of you here without the postal service. Add
      "* a magic bird flew here to do x"
  as one of your steps. Once you have written this magic step, you might realize you actually DO know something about it. You have heard of a web server or internet service provider and write that as a new step. Maybe now there is a better name for that step that doesn't include the word "magic."
• Mark each step with a
  "+" if you know enough about it or
  "-"  if you want to learn more about it 
• You can add the URL to your new list page below if it's funny or actually contains good steps we can all learn from. I added mine. So, well... I guess you can add yours whether it's funny or helpful or not.

2. Perfect what you already know. 

• Play 3: (5 minutes)                       I am a craftsman.
  One sign of a craftsman is proper and efficient use of the tools.
  If one of your steps from Play 2 was something like ...
  
  
  * search for "it works like this" because I forgot the URL for your page
  
  ... you know how to use a search engine! So, work to perfect that skill. If you used Google, read up on "tips for searching google."  If you followed a link from Facebook, read up on "tips for using Facebook." (hint: you can use Google to do that). There are always "tricks and tips" that make your tools easier and more efficient.

3. Don't forget what you already know.

Use a search engine or informative site as soon as you are stuck. I forget this lesson *every day* and spend way too much time trying to solve a problem I can easily solve with a search.