The 8 Meta Skills of ALX:

To stay up to date with happenings in the ever-changing world of tech, we recommend that you follow, bookmark or subscribe to at least 1 in each category.
You can also follow the social media pages for each resource you select. But be realistic - subscribe to what you have a genuine interest in actually following.
Let’s take a look at some of these resource buckets below!
1. World Tech Newsletters
You can stay updated on tech news in Africa through these resources
Singularity University: This is not an actual traditional university as the name suggests but serves as a platform for exploring the frontiers of technology and
innovation, encouraging participants to think big and create a positive impact on a global scale. Think of it as a Ted Talks on steroids and is an amazing
newsletter to be a part of!
Morning Brew Daily: This newsletter gives a roundup of new exciting news in the world of technology that you need to be aware of. This is ideal especially now
when new AI startups are getting started each day.
TLDR Newsletter: Great for Tech news and new product launches.
HackerNewsLetter: This offers a curated list of select stories from HackerNews on topics such as programming, security, data science, startups, and more.
Smashing Magazine: This will be a great resource for those who love beautiful design.
2. World Tech News
You can stay updated on tech news around the World through these favourite resources
• HackerNews
• WallStreetJournal
• TechCrunch
• YCombinator
• Wired
3. Africa Tech News and Information Platforms
• Tech Cabal: This platform also provides news about African issues that we need to be aware of as we are thinking about solutions to the problems you’re
going to be tackling. A very important resource. Other resources are:
• Techcrunch Africa
• Disrupt Africa
• Tech in Africa Newsletter
• Ventureburn
4. Women in Technology
• Want to learn more about Women in Tech, well these two resources are for you.
• The African Women in Technology (AWIT) Conference
• Google Women TechMakers
5. Company Discovery
• This section contains platforms you can use to discover and research African companies employing
innovative tech in various industries.
• YCombinator
• Crunchbase
• Wellfound (Formerly AngelList)
• Fast Company
6. Company Discovery Africa
• The FutureList
• Disrupt-Africa
• Startuplist Africa
7. YouTube Channels
• Tech Quickie
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•Peer Evaluation (aka Peer Review/Peer Grading)
Peer evaluation is the official term, but you may hear ALX staff sometimes use “peer review,” or “peer grading,” to mean the same thing.
Peer evaluation gives you the opportunity to review and grade a Milestone that is submitted by a peer.
The Milestones that you review will be automatically assigned to you on Savanna after your milestone submission. This assignment may take a few hours so don’t panic if it doesn’t immediately.
Your job will be to review and grade a peer’s Milestone and assign your peer a score for each component of their work, using a rubric (grading guide).
Remember in class when your teacher would ask you to swap your book with a classmate so you can mark each other’s work? This is the same concept, but online.
We will share more details about exactly how to do your peer evaluation in the pages ahead.

• Rubric
A rubric is a marking guide or (grading guide) that you will use to complete your peer evaluation. Each Milestone will come with a rubric. It will clearly show you how to assign scores for each part of the milestone
that you will be reviewing.

•Non-passing / Not Passing

If you receive a non-passing score on your Milestone or Test, it means that you did not perform well enough to receive credit for it. We use the phrase non-passing because don’t believe in failure;
just opportunities for growth! If you receive a non-passing score, you will be required to re-submit it.
The minimum required score to pass is 75%, so any score below 75% will be referred to as non-passing. Any score of 75% and above will be referred to as passing.
You either get a “passing” score or a “non-passing” score.
If you disagree with a non-passing score assigned by a peer, you have 4 days to dispute it. Otherwise, you must submit a Make-Up Milestone.
WEEK TWO
Start with a question, and write/ type your responses down and save them. You can choose a few of the questions below, or create new ones.
Great questions to ask are:

• What’s important to me?

• What do I want my legacy to be?
• What does my ideal day look like?
• Who would I do anything for?
• What am I grateful for?
• When do I feel the calmest?
• What makes me feel powerful?
• What makes me different from other people?
• When do I feel most useful?
• What makes me feel alive?
• What do I wish I made more time to do?
• What am I great at?
• What’s something I haven’t done that I want to do before I die?
• If I had an extra hour each day, how would I fill it?
• Who inspires me? Why?
• Who do I want to inspire? Why?
• What am I most proud of?
• What do I pledge allegiance to (what am I committed to beyond doubt)?
• What am I inspired to be, do and give?
The list can go on forever, and your questions can be as broad or as specific as you want. The point of this exercise is to get you to reflect on who
you are now, who you want to become and what you’re willing to do to get there. Use concrete examples when you can, and don’t judge your own
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