Merge pull request #20 from girldevelopit/update-apr2023v1

Slight updates to README

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-## This is a template repository for Girl Develop It's track or subject-matter repositories.
+## This is a template or model repository for Girl Develop It's technical track repos.
 
-To prevent _**'repo sprawl'**_ (creating repos for individual courses), GDI has track- or subject-matter-specific repositories that contain individual courses:
+To prevent _"repo sprawl"_ (creating repos for individual courses), GDI has track- or subject-matter-specific repositories that contain individual courses:
 
 - [HTML & CSS](https://github.com/girldevelopit/gdi-html-css)
 - [JavaScript](https://github.com/girldevelopit/gdi-javascript)
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ To prevent _**'repo sprawl'**_ (creating repos for individual courses), GDI has
 - [Data Science](https://github.com/girldevelopit/gdi-data-science)
 - [Tech 101](https://github.com/girldevelopit/gdi-tech101)
 
-#### :exclamation: Use this template repo to create a new track or subject-matter repository, NOT a new course.
+#### :exclamation: Use this template repo to create a new technical track or subject-matter repository; do not use this template to start a new course.
 
-- To start a new course, go to a specific track repo and use the `_course-template` folder in that repo.
+- To start a new course, go to a specific track repo (_see the list above_) and use the `_course-template` folder in that repo.
 
 ## Content
 
-This template repo contains a `_course-template` folder and a `shared-assets` folder
+This template repo contains a `_course-template` folder and a `shared-assets` folder.
 
-The `_course-template` folder is the template for creating **individual courses** that go into the primary track or subject-matter repository.
+The `_course-template` folder is the template for creating **individual courses** that go into the primary track or subject-matter repo.
 
-- The course template folder includes a [README](/_course-template/README.md) with instructions for creating courses
+- The `_course-template` folder includes a [README](/_course-template/README.md) with instructions for creating courses.
 
 The `shared-assets` folder holds custom GDI `css`, `images`, `js` files that **all** course folders in a primary track repo reference.
 
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ To create a new track or subject-matter repo:
 
 - Duplicate the `_course-template` folder to create or start new courses
 
-  - :exclamation: Do not delete the `_course-template` folder; it should always be available to create other course
+  - :exclamation: Do not delete the `_course-template` folder; it should always be available to create other courses
   - A track repo can contain more than one course
     <br>
 
-- Make sure to also include/keep the `shared-assets` folder in the new repo
+- Make sure to include/keep the `shared-assets` folder in the new repo
   <br>
 
-- Create an empty `.nojekyll` file in the new repo's root directory; this allows the repo to [bypass Jekyll processing for Github Pages](https://github.blog/2009-12-29-bypassing-jekyll-on-github-pages/)
+- Create a `.gitignore` file in the new repo's root directory to exclude hidden system files
   <br>
 
-- Create a `.gitignore` file in the new repo's root directory to exclude hidden system files
+- RECOMMENDED: Create an empty `.nojekyll` file in the new repo's root directory; this allows the repo to [bypass Jekyll processing for Github Pages](https://github.blog/2009-12-29-bypassing-jekyll-on-github-pages/)