# skills/communicate-using-markdown

Organize ideas and collaborate using Markdown, a lightweight language for text formatting.

Repository: https://github.com/skills/communicate-using-markdown
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/communicate-using-markdown
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github, markdown, skills-course
Last push: 2026-05-18T17:30:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1700, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1371, forks 2179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:32.020821+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Skills hands-on course that teaches Markdown formatting through guided exercises in a copied repository. Learners practice headings, lists, images, links, code blocks, and task lists via pull requests in under an hour.

## Use cases
- learn markdown formatting basics
- practice using github pull requests
- teach students how to format text on github
- get started with github as a new developer
- learn to add images and links in markdown
- create a github pages site from a markdown file

## When to choose
- you are new to GitHub or Markdown and want a guided, interactive exercise
- you want a short hands-on tutorial that runs in your own repository
- you are an educator introducing students to GitHub collaboration

## When to avoid
- you already know Markdown and GitHub pull request workflows
- you need a Markdown parser, renderer, or editor rather than a tutorial
- you want an in-depth technical reference for the Markdown specification

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, markdown, developer-tools
- domain: tutorials, documentation, education, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cli
- tags: github-skills-course, markdown-tutorial, hands-on-exercise, github-pages, beginner-friendly, web-server

## Member repositories
- skills/communicate-using-markdown (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:32.020821+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:40:51.534924+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skills/communicate-using-markdown (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:32.020821+00:00, sha 4010c18d875b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.