Resources for Workshop Attendees
Thank you for registering for a workshop with the NIH CFDE! Please take a look at these resources before the workshop.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are posted on the Github Discussions board. You're welcome to add your questions/comments to the board! You'll need to sign up for a Github account to contribute.
- Download the Zoom Client app onto the computer you will use for the workshop. To avoid unnecessary complications, please ensure that your Zoom app is up-to-date with the current version (5.5.2 or higher).
- Download the Zoom Client app: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting
- Use a modern browser that is updated to the latest version (i.e., Chrome, Safari, and Firefox)
- Test your internet speed. The minimum speeds needed are 4 Mbps (download) and 2 Mbps (upload). Be sure to test from the location where you will be logging in to the workshop. Here are two websites to test internet speed:
- We will use the raise hand ✋ Zoom reaction to indicate when you have completed steps during hands-on demos and exercises. In older versions of Zoom, the other reaction buttons disappear from the participants list after a few seconds, making it hard for instructors to keep track of.
- Please post your questions to the Zoom chat box. The moderator will relay questions to the speaker or answer in the chat. You can also unmute yourself on Zoom to ask questions at Q&A points in the workshop.
- A breakout room will be available for additional help or for specific demos and exercises during the workshop.
- If you want help, please join the "help" breakout room, click on the "Breakout Room" icon on the bottom panel and then click the "Ask for Help" button. A helper will come to you.
Binder is an online computing environment that we can share with remote users and customize with files and software. It's a great teaching tool! We are using it to standardize the computer operating system set up/versions for everyone at the workshop. On the workshop notes, there will be a "launch binder" button to click to open the binder. It may take 3-5 minutes to launch:
For the conda workshop, we've created an Rstudio environment. We'll be using the command-line terminal panel to execute conda commands, the source panel to run code scripts, and the file panel to view files:
Please note that after a binder is closed, any changes you made to files are not saved. Be sure to either copy/paste code or save files to your computer by exporting the files. For example, select a file, click "More", click "Export":
