command line

very helpful tool is to know how to deal with the command line

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line


this command line is a terrific intro - follow it through to the end
nice thing about codecademy is that you can do bite size pieces and not have to think large scale -- every piece is chewable.


this command line is very much worth MASTERING.
objective: be able to teach someone every aspect of this, without resorting to notes.

the same command line interface is available in your ubuntu "terminal" or "xterm"
and in the "bash" console in pythonanywhere

free code resources

There are many online resources to learn coding on the internet - many are free.

This also means if you look around you will find one that suits your learning style.
Here, google is your friend.

A preliminary list:

Girls Who Code:
http://girlswhocode.com/  and their fb page https://www.facebook.com/GirlsWhoCode/?fref=ts

Coursera: Python for Everybody
https://www.coursera.org/learn/python is taught by Charles Severance, who also makes most of the courses in the series available at http://pythonlearn.com/  - code samples, and course materials are availabe in many formats:   For example:

Take The CourseChapter 1: Why program?Watch the video on YouTube,
Listen or download the Audio,
Watch or download the Video

You don't even have to have a computer to run python programs and access to a command shell, at PythonAnywhere:
https://www.pythonanywhere.com/
Click on the Help link and get some guidance in simple programming through creating a web application!

Even if you don't have a lot of time, you can code a little bit at a time with
CodeCademy
https://www.codecademy.com/  -- this site is great at providing hints and help every step of the way.