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Codecademy

http://www.codecademy.com/

This free, interactive site is for beginners and covers HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Python, Ruby and PHP. 

Code.org

http://code.org 

Hour-long instructional sessions are geared toward a diversity of audiences, from the very young to adults.

Code Avengers

http://www.codeavengers.com/

Lessons with a focus on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.  First lesson is free, then fees apply. Tutorials are available in English, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Turkish and Portuguese.

Code School 

https://www.codeschool.com/

"Code School is an online learning platform that teaches a variety of programming and web design skills. Courses range from beginner to advanced levels and you get to earn rewards and badges as you learn."  Some of the material on the site is free, but a monthly fee is required for access to everything.

Coursera

https://www.coursera.org/

"Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free." Search for computer science, coding, or programming language courses.

Dash

https://dash.generalassemb.ly/

Learn to build a website at Dash.  Free and designed for beginners.

Home and Learn Computer Courses 

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/index.html

Online tutorials and courses aimed at complete beginners. Includes tutorials/courses for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, programming languages and web design. 

Hour of Code
https://hourofcode.com/us/learn

"One-hour tutorials in over 45 languages. No experience needed. Hour of Code activities are available for free year-round."

Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming  

A free interactive course on the basics of the Javascript.

MIT App Inventor

http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/get-started

Use this tool to start programming and quickly build fully functional apps for Android devices. Suitable for novices.

Treehouse

http://teamtreehouse.com/?SSAID=314743

"Learn how to build websites & apps, write code or start a business." Free 14 day trial, then 2 tier monthly pricing.

TryRuby.org

http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0

For the beginner, this fifteen minute interactive introduction to Ruby takes you through the first (easy) steps of coding. Give it a try!

Udacity

https://www.udacity.com/

Start with a free trial.  Paid courses with coach support end in a certificate.

Udemy

https://www.udemy.com/

This site offers a huge variety of courses on any imaginable subject--many, but not all, for free.  At the first screen, search by subject (coding, for instance) and then use the filters on the left side of the next screen to find the free courses. 

W3Schools

https://www.w3schools.com

This site offers free tutorials on many web developing skills. Navigate the sidebar to find lessons and exercises for HTML and CSS, JavaScript, server side development, programming languages, web building, and XML tutorials. 

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