Page template is one which are created in WordPress template when you publish a new page there is an option on the left hand side to select the page template. Few page templates are applied by default. for example if you create an home.php it will automatically be applied when Home Page of the site is loaded. similarly single.php is applied when a page is viewed. in this tutorial we will create a Home Page Template for our Genesis Child theme.
To work with Genesis Framework on WordPress you should know about Genesis Actions Hooks & Filters Hooks. How to filter content placed in different hooks, and how to add elements using those hooks which are built in Genesis Framework. You can use the Plugin to see all of the Actions