Classes of Prior Years

Class history

Name	Teacher	Description	Cost / Prerequisites	Date	More info
Introduction to Web Advertising (Part 1)	Nick Britsky	The goal of this course will be to empower you to select the right sites and services to drive traffic to your website. Part 1 covers: Explain terms, the process and basics of marketing, cover the free options available to you.	free No prerequisites	2009-10-05 7:00pm-9:00pm
Introduction to Web Advertising (Part 2)	Nick Britsky	Will continue with explaining the free options then focus on the low cost of entry paid options. The course will focus on standard website advertising and will not focus on mobile or out-of-home experiences.	free No prerequisites	2009-10-12 7:00pm-9:00pm
Radio Basics (Part 1)	Nate B.	Radio theory, information, bandwidth, modulation. The amateur service, FCC rules, licensing.	free No prerequisites	2009-10-07 7:00pm-9:00pm	Announcement
Radio Basics (Part 2)	Nate B.	Part 15, CB, ham, broadcasting. Practice test and Q&A afterward.	free Prereq: Basic radio understanding (such as Part 1). Please bring a laptop.	2009-10-14 7:00pm-11:00pm	Announcement
Intro to Web Servers Part 1	Brad McMahon	Intro to Web Servers (Part 1) - go from basic computer to full web server in about an hour - Bring a laptop with VMware server installed. - There will be prep-class half-hour before that will give a walk through on installing an running VMware server.	free basic linux knowledge	2009-10-21 21:00	Eventbrite
Intro to Web Servers Part 2	Brad McMahon	Intro to Web Servers (Part 2) - Learn how to install and manage a LAMP server.	free part 1	2009-10-28 21:00	Eventbrite
DIY Papercraft Greeting Cards	Eileen Britsky	Learn how to fold decorative paper and arrange under a die cut shape to form a unqiue hand-made greeting card. You will leave the event with one fully constructed card, the instructions to make additional ones, and details on the sources for additional materials.	$5 for materials	2009-11-02 7:00pm - 10:00pm	Eventbrite
Intro to HTML and CSS	Brad McMahon	Learn how to build your own website that looks good.	free	2009-11-04 21:00	Eventbrite
Arduino and Microcontroller BoF	Phil and Joe	An afternoon of MCU hackery! Birds-of-a-feather session for anyone interested in programmable electronics.	free	2009-10-24, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)	Eventbrite
WordPress Meetup	Ed Platt	The Ferndale WordPress meetup will be held at i3Detroit this month.	$2 donation appreciated, but not required; coffee/soda for $0.50/each	2009-10-26 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Eventbrite, Meetup.com
Intro to Web Servers Part 2	Bradley McMahon	Start with a fully configured web server and work on more advanced topics (software, MySQL, PHP, security).	free Recommend to have attended Part 1 or understand the material covered in Part 1	2009-10-28 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Eventbrite
CSS Layouts	Brad McMahon	Learn how to use CSS to create beautiful web page layouts.	free	2009-11-11 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Eventbrite
Distributed Version Control with Mercurial	Steven Kryskalla	An introduction to the Mercurial version control system and distributed development. How to: install HG, create a repo, make a commit, share your changes with others.	free Basic command line knowledge. Bring a laptop if you can.	2009-11-18 7:00pm-8:30pm	HG homepage
i3-101: Intro to Your Hackerspace	Roger S	You got the formal indoctrination, now find out how things REALLY work around here!	Free	2011-10-14 7:00pm 1hr
i3-213: Intro to The MakerBot	Roger S	This is a basic introduction to using the i3 Detroit Cupcake MakerBot.	Free	2011-10-16 4:00pm 1hr
i3-220: Designing and Procuring Custom PC Boards	Roger S	Design a custom PCB using Eagle CAD, then generate the Gerber files, choose a board house, and submit the order	Free	2011-10-16 5:00pm 2hrs	Load the Eagle PCB software on the laptop you're going to bring ;)