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10 Online Resources To Learn Coding For Free

10 Online Resources To Learn Coding For Free:

10 Online Resources To Learn Coding For Free   
 
No matter if you are a coding newbie or an expert willing to expand your horizon with new coding languages, these 10 free online resources to learn coding are interesting and meant for everyone! So say goodbye to classes and learn everything online!  
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Saturday, August 31, 2013:  If people like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg say that code is the new literacy, you have no choice but to believe it. Understanding computer programming definitely opens doors to new jobs and opportunities. And if you are thinking, where to begin and is more concerned about your money and time, we bring to your 10 online resources that can help you learn coding and programming. Have fun!



1. Mozilla's School of Webcraft

Mozilla's 100 per cent free developer training site is all about teaching newbies and experts alike how to code. If you want to get started coding with something like HTML or if you're an experienced dev who wants to dive into Python, the School of Webcraft is worth a view. Several courses generally run simultaneously, and new classes are being drafted all the time.

2. Google Code University

From Google Code, we have the Code University, a free and fascinating resource. And of course, it has its own forums for learners to ask questions and get help. Extreme beginners start with the introductions and tutorials, which are specifically designed keeping new devs in mind.

3. MIT's OpenCourseWare

If it was your dream to study computer science at some leading tech institutions of U.S., here's your chance. MIT's free and accessible courses are great for ambitious upcoming coders. Check out the full list of courses for computer science, which include introductions to Java, Python, C++ and more.

4. UC Berkeley Webcast/Courses

The University of California at Berkeley has an extensive collection of webcasts, including events and courses. The coursework is all free to acccess and it includes video and audio webcasts of computer sciences classes from the current semester to that of year 2003.

5. HTML5 Rocks

HTML5 Rocks is a one-stop guide to learning HTML5 which is written by tons of contributors 

All Things Education: Reforminess: 120, Content-rich Curriculum: 45

All Things Education: Reforminess: 120, Content-rich Curriculum: 45:

Reforminess: 120, Content-rich Curriculum: 45



I saw this article in the Washington Post about DCPS's cutting the minimum recess for elementary students to 20 minutes day. It goes without saying that twenty minutes per day of recess for younger students is ridiculously inadequate. But here's what really caught my eye (emphasis mine):
Recess time varies in the District. Some schools saw a reduction this year as Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson implemented new requirements meant to ensure that all elementary students get a minimum amount of time in each subject each day: two hours of literacy, 90 minutes of math, and 45 minutes of science or social studies. An additional 45 minutes is required for an elective, such as art, music or physical education.
What? Isn't DC a Common Core adopter? Isn't the Common Core supposed the second coming of curricular education reform?

If you're spending two hours a day on "literacy" and forty-five minutes a day on non-math content (social studies or

Save Our Schools | On the March to Save and Transform Schools

Save Our Schools | On the March to Save and Transform Schools:

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 A Word from the Cripples
By: Siduri Beckman Student, age 15 I’ve got something to say. It won’t take long Just as long as it took you to snatch everything away One fourth of the body is the leg You have crippled us Cursing us to hobble all of our lives. I cannot run cross-country on just one leg. Rip song off of our tongues to find songs are not Velcro but flesh Snap the bows of the violins in case the students could eve
Keeping a Net Beneath Them
By: Glen Brown “Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” –Colleen Wilcox I open the book and pump three poems into their heads, push a paper ladder against their brains and beg them to climb out of their mind-set of common connectivity and fantasy. But I discover their fear of heights and, of course, I compete with Facebook, Twitter, and some strawberry blonde in a Saran Wrap costume snorkeling
Through The Eyes Of A Test
By: Becca Ritchie Teacher A mere booklet of bright white paper Settles flat, not to be opened…yet. It absorbs the fear as instructions are read and Names are checked and double checked Trepidation rumbles through stomachs like the blasts covering a launch pad Deep breaths are taken Faces express the worry..the fear of how they will do. Will they use the weapon in their hand to fill in my question
Thank You
By: Ashley Leonen Student, age 14 Although on the day of May twenty, two thousand thirteen, My agenda was left empty, I will attempt to write until my very last breath. I’m certain with the label I’ve put upon my forehead That says “Writer” But promises still make me nervous. I hope in spite of the Anxiety and hesitation of mine You’re content with my passion For writing. I hope you’re aware Of t
In the Aftermath of No Child Behind
By: Anonymous Teacher since 1981 I became a teacher to build a better world, a world where people matter. But I’ve lost myself in the maze of NCLB graphite circles going nowhere “a, b, c, d or e, please.” “Write your answers inside the boxes. Don’t stray outside the lines.” Never outside the lines! “A nice straight line, children. Shh! Quiet now. You’re wasting your 5 minute recess! Who wants to

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James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


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