Workshop: IT for Tibetans

Status as of 07 April 20123 to 5 pm, Sunday 7 April Common Ground Cafe - Tushita Road, Mcleod Ganj. another WordPress day
what	Overviews of how things work on the internet and web. Overviews of how to use them and make them. By getting a general overview of these topics, you can: Learn how things work ... Be a better manager ... Find out if something interests you enough to learn the practical.
why	Computers and internet are a huge and very powerful tool. If we pay attention to what we do with it, and what others are doing with it, then we have the power.
who	Anyone interested in computers, especially about websites and using the web. A few of the workshops are for people who make websites, but many are for everyone. All are to give an idea of how things work. Presenters / teachers: web → James Walker — and who else? WordPress, Drupal, Joomla → who? security issues → who? anything else? → you? Contact me if you want to teach a workshop, be put on the mailing list, be notified of the schedule and other news.
when	3 to 5 pm every Sunday.
where	Common Ground Cafe - Tushita Road, Mcleod Ganj.
... then?	Subjects are below. You can see details by clicking on its link. As the workshops are given, each popup will be a complete summary of the workshop, with all resources, and printable. So far there are over 40 topics — and i can think of more! that will keep us busy for the whole year. (Highlighting shows the subjects that i get the most questions about.) Introduction: what this is about? why is the web important? ways of learning. How things work - the general ideas about ... web: how the internet works how the web works how web programming and databases work how a cms works other things: how computers work how ecommerce works how email works how hacking works how troubleshooting works Making the web - how it works: building a website - for developers building a website - for clients html and css web server the "three legs" of a website Making the web - the tools we make it with: the basic tools we use search and references javascript programming php programming mysql database and sql language cms: wordpress cms: drupal linux and shell Making the web - making it work for people: accessibility usability readability searchability security - for your website and those using it maintainability owning your website More about WordPress installing WordPress plugins themes widgets translating WordPress Contributing to the Web editing Wikipedia using Facebook using Twitter Using the net: websites internet email security - protecting yourself and your friends online search and references learning online The Internet and Tibetans: Censorship - inside Tibet. In India? Learning computers, web, and IT in Tibetan schools, and in India. How Tibetans use the Internet and the Web. Help people use it better? If you would like a reply, or to be notified of workshops: Name: Email: Your ideas? Can you teach a workshop? Any other subjects you would like to see? → → → ← ← ←
needs	What are you interested in? Please tick the boxes above and send — it will really help me know what to do. (You don't have to give your name or email!)

what

Overviews of how things work on the internet and web.
Overviews of how to use them and make them.

By getting a general overview of these topics, you can:

Learn how things work ...
Be a better manager ...
Find out if something interests you enough to learn the practical.

why

Computers and internet are a huge and very powerful tool.
If we pay attention to what we do with it, and what others are doing with it, then we have the power.

who

Anyone interested in computers, especially about websites and using the web. A few of the workshops are for people who make websites, but many are for everyone. All are to give an idea of how things work.

Presenters / teachers:

web → James Walker — and who else?
WordPress, Drupal, Joomla → who?
security issues → who?
anything else? → you?

Contact me if you want to teach a workshop, be put on the mailing list, be notified of the schedule and other news.

when

3 to 5 pm every Sunday.

where

Common Ground Cafe - Tushita Road, Mcleod Ganj.

... then?

Subjects are below. You can see details by clicking on its link.
As the workshops are given, each popup will be a complete summary of the workshop, with all resources, and printable.

So far there are over 40 topics — and i can think of more! that will keep us busy for the whole year.

(Highlighting shows the subjects that i get the most questions about.)

Introduction:
How things work - the general ideas about ...: web:; other things:
Making the web - how it works:
Making the web - the tools we make it with:
Making the web - making it work for people:
More about WordPress
Contributing to the Web
Using the net:
The Internet and Tibetans:

If you would like a reply, or to be notified of workshops:

Name:

Email:

Your ideas? Can you teach a workshop? Any other subjects you would like to see?

→ → → ← ← ←

needs

What are you interested in? Please tick the boxes above and send — it will really help me know what to do.
(You don't have to give your name or email!)

technotech			Information technology is the strongest means to propagate the Tibetan cause to the outside world. — Tibetan student

→	TNT མདུན་ངོས།	ལག་ཆ།		ཕབ་ལེན།	ཟབ་སྦྱོང་།	webdev references about walker contact

Workshops are in afternoons, by appointment only. Last day will be April 29. You must contact me before 12 noon to tell me you are coming. Contact me by sms or email only, as i am concentrating on other things before 12! LW Studio, Jogiwara Road
		mo apr 23	tu	we apr 18, 25	th apr 19, 26	fr	sa apr 21, 28	su apr 22, 29
January to April	3pm		no sabjong but ... no holiday for you ... practice!			Srijan Day but ... no holiday for you ... practice!		Techies get together 3 to 5pm Common Ground, Tushita Road
	4pm	PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only		PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only	PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only		PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only
	5pm	PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only		PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only	PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only		PHP (and some WordPress) 4 to 6pm - by appointment only
	6pm	PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only		PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only	PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only		PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only
	7pm	PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only		PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only	PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only		PHP 6 to 8pm - by appointment only

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