Class 5

Topic: Career Options in "Tech"

  • Discussion of a range of career options available in "Tech" (whatever that means). Focus on software development oriented work but we'll touch on a range of different options. Focus on answering student questions about areas they are most interested in.

Topic: Learning Options for After Jumpstart

    Self-Study Online Resources (Free)

  • NSS Web Development Bootcamp Pre-work
  • freeCodeCamp
  • freeCodeCamp is an online learning community with 1200+ hours of front-end learning videos, as well as new Python material! There is also a freeCodeCamp meetup group in Nashville, which holds some of its meetings online.

  • Khan Academy Computer Programming
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Formerly known as lynda.com. Available free through the Nashville Public Library website if you have a library card. (Residents of other counties can get a digital library card for a very nominal fee.)

  • edX and Coursera MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) sites
  • These sites contain many online college courses in computer science, programming, and analytics, to name just a few subjects. For example, Harvard CS50x on edX is an excellent introduction to computer science.

  • Eloquent Javascript
  • This book consists of somewhat more advanced material (more of an intermediate level). The online version is free at eloquentjavascript.net.

  • Codecademy
  • Codecademy has some free content, but everything else is subscription-based.

  • Treehouse
  • Comprehensive online learning site for wide range of software development languages and related topics. It is subscription-based.

  • Udemy
  • Udemy contains a wide range of online classes on web development and software technologies (as well as courses on other subject areas). Requires a purchase.

  • A Smarter Way to Learn
  • An excellent beginner tutorial book series by Mark Myers with an accompanying coding exercise site. There are four volumes: HTML & CSS, Javascript, jQuery, and Python. The series is self-published, so you’ll need to buy the books through Amazon.

  • Scrimba
  • Scrimba is a great site to learn more about front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). While the site is paid for most of its content, there are some free courses on here for you to try out!