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Get started with GitHub Copilot for students and unlock the GitHub Student Developer Pack. Learn how to create a GitHub account, apply for GitHub Education, install the GitHub Copilot app and Visual Studio Code, and build your first website with AI. No coding experience is needed.
Episode 1 of 10 in Build your personal brand with Copilot. Continue to Episode 2 and explore the full series:
https://aka.ms/student-learning-series-website
Build your personal brand with Copilot is a beginner-friendly Microsoft Developer series for students. Follow Microsoft employees as they use GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, GitHub Pages, Microsoft Foundry, MCP servers, and agent skills to create, publish, and improve a professional portfolio website.
In this episode:
0:00 Welcome and what you’ll build in this series
1:00 What GitHub is and why every student should have an account
1:50 GitHub Pro and the free tools students get
2:41 Inside the Student Developer Pack
3:15 Applying for GitHub Education, step by step
5:11 Approval timeline and enrolling for Copilot access
5:40 Installing the GitHub Copilot app and VS Code
7:08 First look inside the Copilot app
7:47 Your first prompt: a Hello World site with zero code
8:34 Opening your site in the canvas
8:54 Asking Copilot to move files and open a browser
9:45 Opening your project in VS Code
10:30 Recap and what’s next
Connect with the presenters:
Alexander Elguezabal – Software Engineer at Microsoft: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-elguezabal/
Gwendolyn Vongkasemsiri – Cybersecurity Program Manager at Microsoft: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyb3rvalkyrie/
Gwendolyn on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyb3rvalkyrie
Resources:
Download the prompts, code, and episode artifacts from GitHub: https://aka.ms/student-learning-series
Learn more about GitHub Copilot: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-GitHubCopilotApp
Download Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/download?_exp_download=fb315fc982
GitHub signup: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-GitHub
GitHub Student Developer Pack enrollment: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-GitHubPack
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