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Prerequisites:
Helpful if you have used virtually any CMS before.

What to Bring:
Bring a Laptop, get a FREE Drupal 8 site on http://GetPantheon.com account to follow along with.

Experience The New Power of Drupal 8 in this Hands-On workshop!
1] How to leverage Drupal's new responsive content authoring features.
2] How to customize your site with Drupal's powerful content modeling features including content categorizing.
3] How to creating listing pages and blocks of lists with the enhanced VIEWS module, now a CORE feature, out of the box!
9:30 - 9:45 Introductions, brief overview of Drupal's past successes.
9:45 - 10:30 Install Drupal 8 & Create static pages & work together as we build a custom content type for blogs.
10:30 to 10:45 15min break
10:45 - 11:30 Use VIEWS to create listing pages, blocks of lists, & other dynamic page elements.
11:30 - 11:45 15min break
12:00 12:45 Users, Permissions, Customize the WYSIWYG, some review
12:45 -1:00 break
1:00 - 1:30 QnA, demos by request, engage new topics as directed by attendees