Category: Digital

  • No Code Tasks

    Still a work in progress. Adapted from https://www.100daysofnocode.com/. See their full guide here. “No-code” is a term to refer to software that allows you to build things online visually like you were building something from your imagination with Lego blocks. It’s kind of like the IKEA furniture of software – it is accessible, cost-effective, does…

  • Learn Spreadsheets with DataCamp Courses

    If you are interested in learning + improving your Spreadsheet skills, here are some courses you can do on Datacamp (a paid annual subscription). Datacamp’s Spreadsheet courses are designed such that you can practice on Google Sheets as you learn. A context and pre-filled data are provided in each spreadsheet so your learning pace is…

  • Be a Data Engineer

    You need to know SQL and Python very well to find a data engineering job. Experience with a workflow management platform like Apache Airflow can help you build ETL pipelines and have this skill in your toolbox. In addition, you need to know the fundamentals of Hadoop, Hive, Spark, and data warehousing to pass the…

  • Some good digital distractions

    Ask Nature Asknature.org is a free online tool where you can search thousands of nature’s solutions to various challenges. Like how a decentralized society helps ants to recover from a food shortage or how maple tree seeds twirl in a tornado-like vortex to increase the reach of where their seeds are planted. Just ten minutes a day exploring this…

  • What is Machine Learning?

    While we work out a detailed lesson plan, try these recipes from Google Developers. Hello World – Machine Learning Recipes #1 Visualizing a Decision Tree – Machine Learning Recipes #2 What Makes a Good Feature? – Machine Learning Recipes #3 Let’s Write a Pipeline – Machine Learning Recipes #4 Writing Our First Classifier – Machine…

  • No Code Adventures

    “No-code” is a term to refer to software that allows you to build things online visually like you were building something from your imagination with Lego blocks. It’s kind of like the IKEA furniture of software – it is accessible, cost-effective, does the job, and you’ve always got some options for design.  Start by subscribing…

  • Pro Courses/Resources

    Here are some courses/resources you can try as a hobby or for earning. The 6 Figure Freelance Designer • Become a six figure designer with Ran Segall Online Course Essentials • A primer on online courses with Janelle Allen Positioning and Lead Generation • Lead Generation course with Chris Do The Part-Time YouTuber Academy • Become a youtuber with Ali Abdaal Writing The…

  • Why go beyond Digital Literacy?

    Adapted from https://www.ybrikman.com/writing/2014/05/19/dont-learn-to-code-learn-to-think/ We need to learn a new way to think. We should all be learning computer science and not just coding. You’re probably reading this blog post in Chrome or Firefox, running on Windows or Mac OS, on a laptop or desktop. You might have also spent some time today reading email, checking your…

  • Build and Launch an E-Commerce Store

    Head to https://www.shopify.com/, one of the most popular E-Commerce Store Platforms in the world. Can you play with the platform and learn how to add products, setup inventory and prices, pick a store theme and launch? Shopify offers a demo payment gateway too to test your store from browsing the catalog -> adding into cart…

  • Build and Launch a Website

    There are many online platforms that you can use to build and launch a website. https://www.squarespace.com/https://www.wix.com/https://www.wordpress.com/https://webflow.com/ (also see their webflow-101 course) Go ahead – and explore these platforms. Play with them. The available templates on these platforms implement a host of design practices that are considered standard and protect you from making bad beginner mistakes.…