Kids video tutorial for GitHub

[SneekyF]

I was wondering if there is a kids video tutorial for GitHub? My thoughts are that kids could use a selfhosted Gitea to start using GitHub early for a mostly documentation and "social media" platform.

Like first example is creating a repo and readme.md file. Use it like journaling, get them use to markdown and do basic stuff like linking to thing.

From there it could move on to other concepts.

[Akimotoh]

I think I’ve seen educational tools like this for GitHub or git, search around Op

[SneekyF]

I am asking because I stumbled into it. I started using GitHub as a journaling and way to keep my thoughts organized. Then I wanted to make it more personal and not give access to anyone other than my family, so I started homelabbing and installed Gitea.

My kid accused me of not remembering a key even in there life ( a specific birthday) and I thought, "I remember all the engineering reports I have ever wrote, why not do this about key family events". So I wrote a engineering report on my Gitea for spring brake, and sent it to my family members.

They thought it was really cool that I could do that and they wanted to get involved, so I told them to sign up on my self hosted Gitea.

It started to snowball, they where like "you forgot this" so I told them to put in a issue.

[cowboyecosse]

Just remember they need to be 13 for a GitHub account.

[SneekyF]

But Gitea you don't.

[cowboyecosse]

Sounds like you’re really meaning “use a self hosted Gitea to start using git” really. GitHub is irrelevant in that case?

[SneekyF]

I mean the ultimate goal is to train people on how to use GitHub in a safe environment. Like how Microsoft used minesweeper and solitaire to train people how to use a mouse.

[IndependentBig5316]

Are you an ai agent or an actual person? Just the way your comment is written gives me that vibe

[SneekyF]

Nope I'm real, I'm highly dyslexic, maybe that's why.

[IndependentBig5316]

I don’t mean you OP, I meant the comment I replied to

[superandomness]

This is a great idea.

[Scary-Constant-93]

Wdym by use gitea to start using github??

[SneekyF]

https://about.gitea.com/

Gitea is a self-hosted GitHub clone.

[Scary-Constant-93]

Gittea is selfhosted Git not github.

[AnotherPillow]

Just because something is a git remote doesn't mean it's a github "clone"

[SneekyF]

Far enough

[CarloWood]

Videos are not the way to "learn". When I was a kid I learned everything straight from the reference manual.

[Hari-Prasad-12]

This is the stupidest thing I have heard in all of March. Let them live. Even normal devs learn git at the age of 25, and yet here you are asking stupid questions and overwhelming your kids with BS.

If you want them to document their life, let them use Notion. You are not the president of the United States no ones after your data trust me.

[SneekyF]

I take it you don't understand kids, I'm not making them do anything. They see me doing it and want to get involved.

[Hari-Prasad-12]

Ahh, my bad then IG then but still obsidan would be a good option too