I found a site where you, or your child, can learn to code for free. Wait, wait, don’t look away yet…coding is not that boring! According to Bill Gates, the creators of Facebook and Dropbox, and even will.i.am, coding is essential to modern students, yet most schools are not teaching it.
Since they noticed there is a huge need for coding yet an educational lack in teaching it, they created a non-profit website where you can learn computer coding for free.
Your student can learn how to program computers, create websites, and create apps. There are no dry videos or lectures or textbooks. You’ll learn code through interactive lessons. You’ll learn programming such as: JavaScript, Ruby, Python, HTML, CSS and others.
A friend of mine owns a social media business, and he says programmers are in demand! I don’t know what our 16yo son is going to do after high school, but this is a skill he may as well have under his belt, so he is working through the free computer coding lessons at Code Academy.
Interested in going further with your coding knowledge? At the Codeacademy Lab, work on coding for free without downloading a program.
My 13 yr old aspie granddaughter stays glued to the computer. When I showed her the first lesson, she spent the rest of the afternoon working on it. This is an awesome resource to tear her away from her usual fare. Thanks!
THis is so GREAT~! I’m sure I can learn something from this too!
Thanks!
Oh, I'm so happy to hear that, Linda!
I'm hoping to work through it, too. It's a good one for us to do alongside the teens. I have a feeling they'll surpass us in this area, though!
Thank you!
What ages would you recommend this for?
I would guess over age 12, but if a child is very interested in computers, they could do it younger.