added codespaces instructions

1-welcome/README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ In this Welcome, we’ll introduce ourselves, give you the lesson rundown, take
 ![.NET bot waving](../images/dotnet-bot.svg)
 
 ## Prerequisite tools
+In this series, you can use your editor of choice or GitHub Codespaces. Here are some options we suggest:
+- [GitHub Codespaces](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/codespaces) for an in-browser coding environment
+- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/), with the [C# Dev Kit Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit)
 - [Visual Studio](https://aka.ms/WebLearningSeries-git-vsDownload) or [Visual Studio for Mac](https://aka.ms/WebLearningSeries-git-vsmacDownload) - check out our [more detailed instructions](/1-welcome/how-to-install-vs.md) for extra help 
 - [.NET 6 SDK](https://aka.ms/WebLearningSeries-git-dotnetDownload)
 

3-razor-pages/README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ In Razor Pages applications, you’ll write your logic in a Page Model class, an
 
 ## Installing the tools
 
+You can utilize your editor of choice for this course. Below we've included instructions for GitHub Codespaces and Visual Studio.
+
+### GitHub Codespaces
+
+1. Open a GitHub Codespace. To do this, simply select the green **Code** button. Then click the **+** to create a Codespace on the main branch.
+2. Navigate to the project files in the [0-start/RazorPagesPizza folder](0-start/RazorPagesPizza)
+
+### Visual Studio
+
 We'll be using Visual Studio 2022 for whole course. If you don't have Visual Studio 2022 installed, you can follow the [directions here](/1-welcome/how-to-install-vs.md).
 
 ## Creating a Razor Pages project

5-blazor/README.md

@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@ We'll accomllish this by writing a classic four-in-a-row "Connect Four" game tha
 
 First, let's scaffold a new project for our game.  With .NET 6 installed, we can start building our application at the command-line.
 
+**GitHub Codespaces Instructions** 
+
+1. Open a GitHub Codespace. To do this, simply select the green **Code** button. Then click the **+** to create a Codespace on the main branch.
+2. Navigate to the project files in the [0-start folder](0-start)
+ 
+**Visual Studio Instructions**
+
 1. Create a new blazor application in Visual Studio 2022 by choosing the "File - New... - Project" menu.
 
-1. Choose a "Blazor WebAssembly App" from the list of templates and name it "ConnectFour".  Click next
+2. Choose a "Blazor WebAssembly App" from the list of templates and name it "ConnectFour".  Click next
 
-1. Choose the .NET 6 framework, Authentication type should be set to "None" and uncheck the "ASP.NET Core hosted" checkbox.
+3. Choose the .NET 6 framework, Authentication type should be set to "None" and uncheck the "ASP.NET Core hosted" checkbox.
 
 	This should create a _ConnectFour_ directory containing our application.
 
-2. Run the app by pressing <kbd>F5</kbd> in Visual Studio 2022.  This builds the app and hosts it on a random port between 5000 and 5300.  HTTPS has a port selected for it in the range of 7000 to 7300.
+4. Run the app by pressing <kbd>F5</kbd> in Visual Studio 2022.  This builds the app and hosts it on a random port between 5000 and 5300.  HTTPS has a port selected for it in the range of 7000 to 7300.
 
 	Your Output Window should report content similar to the following:
 
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ First, let's scaffold a new project for our game.  With .NET 6 installed, we can
 		Content root path: C:\dev\ConnectFour
 	```
 
-1. Let's navigate to the address our web server announced it's serving the application at.  You might be able to Ctrl+Click on the address in your terminal, or just copy the address into your browser.  In the above sample, we would navigate to `http://localhost:5136`.  You should be presented with the following welcome screen in your browser:
+5. Let's navigate to the address our web server announced it's serving the application at.  You might be able to Ctrl+Click on the address in your terminal, or just copy the address into your browser.  In the above sample, we would navigate to `http://localhost:5136`.  You should be presented with the following welcome screen in your browser:
 
 	![Screenshot from the new Blazor Template](img/1-NewTemplate.png)
 

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Here, you'll find a 6-part series of lessons and projects to get you started bui
 ## How-to 
 To use this curriculum on your own, fork the entire repo and go into the numbered folders to access the lessons and projects. This series is designed to take 6 weeks, about 1 week per lesson, but feel free to complete it at your own pace.  
 
+### Codespace
+You can also complete the lesson from your browser using GitHub Codespaces. To open  Codespace, simply select the green **Code** button. Then click the **+** to create a Codespace on the main branch.
+
 ## Lessons 
 |     |                       Lesson Name                       | Learning Objectives                                                                                                                 |                                                         Linked Lesson                                                          | 
 | :-: | :------------------------------------------------------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |