ONLINE LEARNING
an Iowa JS lightening talk
- Many websites with different styles of learning
- All are free to try, some require subscriptions
Websites I'll be covering
CODECADEMY
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Interactive lessons in an online interpreter
- Earn points and badges, keep a streak alive
"Teaching the world to code"
All courses free!
- Python
- PHP
- Ruby
- JavaScript
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jQuery
- APIs
- HTML/CSS
Submit your own course!
LYNDA
- Video tutorials by professionals
- Courses for programming and software
- Exercise files for following along
- 30 day free trial, subscriptions start at $25/month
Subjects:
- 3D + Animation
- Audio
- Business
- Photography
- Development
- Web
LYNDA
- Video tutorials by professionals
- Courses for programming and software
- Exercise files for following along
- 30 day free trial, subscriptions start at $25/month
Subjects:
- 3D + Animation
- Audio
- Business
- Photography
- Development
- Web
UDACITY
Online university established in 2011. Offerings include computer science as well as traditional college disciplines including math and statistics.
Format is short videos with interactive quizzes and homework.
Recommended: CS 101: Building a Search Engine.
TEAM TREEHOUSE
Courses are "learning adventures" and entertaining as well as informative. The focus is on creation.
You can try their classes without logging in, but enrolling requires subscriptions starting at $25/month.
Check out
The Treehouse Show, where new and exciting technologies are showcased.
THE CODE PLAYER
- Watch pros create amazing demos from scratch
- The best of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
Thanks!
Cost Best for:
Codecademy Free -Getting started with code
-Sharpening a variety of skills
Lynda $25/month -Efficient use of software
-Starting projects from templates
Udacity Free -Acquiring a foundation in computer science
-Learning theory, math and science
Team Treehouse $25/month -Taking projects from start to end
-Exploring technologies
The Code Player Free -Inspiration for front-end web
-Seeing features of modern HTML