Before Classes Start: Getting Set Up

Read the Syllabus to learn more about the course and what hardware and software you will need. (There will be a "Syllabus Quiz" by Friday of 1st Week.)
Microsoft Teams: Download the Microsoft Teams app for laptops, desktops, or mobile devices. Alternatively, you can use Microsoft Teams from a web browser.
Join 2 Teams:
- In Microsoft Teams (app or web browser), sign in using your K email address (for example, Buzz.Hornet20@kzoo.edu) and then join two teams:
  - The CS 105 Intro CS team (You should already be a member of this team, so nothing to do here.)
  - The CS Collaboration Center team (code whllu3o). Watch this Welcome to Microsoft Teams and the Online CS Collaboration Center video. (5 min) if you want tips on using the online version of the Collaboration Center.
- Turn on notifications for the General channel in the Collaboration Center team. (Go to the team and click on the "…" next to the General channel to find channel notifications.)

Create a Class Folder on Your Computer:
Download Course-Specific Software:
Most students choose to use their own laptop running MacOS, Windows, or Linux for this course. Some students use K College computers throughout this course instead. In theory, it is possible (although not recommended) to successfully complete the course using a Chromebook.
- If you will be working on your own computer running MacOS, Windows, or Linux:
  - Follow the instructions in Installing VS Code to download Visual Studio Code. (You may experiment with Getting Started with VS Code if you want, or you can wait and do that as part of Lab 1.)
    
    If you have difficulties downloading VS Studio, there will be CS majors and/or instructors available in the CS Collaboration Center (Olds/Upton 312) and in the online CS Collaboration Center (see below). The schedule for the Collaboration Center can be found here.
  - Download the FileZilla client from filezilla-project.org or SourceForge.
- If you plan to use College computers, they already have Brackets and FileZilla installed on them. (And possibly VS Code.)
- If you plan to use a Chromebook for this course, contact Alyce Brady. A student has done this using repl.it in the past, but the repl.it service has changed recently so our documents on using it are out of date.