Subject Guides: Computing: Websites

Learning Resources

Cisco's Networking Resources
Cisco provides some free online resources for networkers- if you're using Cisco, take a look!
Codecademy
Codecademy is an online freemium interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages including Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, and Sass, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS.
ComputerWorld New Zealand
Local information for the IT professional. Some free, some articles require login.
Google's Style Guides
Style guides from Google for HTML, Python, Java etc.
Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK Guide)
You'll need to create an account with IEEE (they're pretty reputable, and shouldn't sell your details) to download this guide.
Khan Academy: Programming
Khan Academy's page on programming- they have good quality education resources, well worth a look.
MERLOT: Computer Sciences
Open Education Resources around computing. Includes free tutorials, textbooks, case studies and simulations.
Microsoft support
Help for all your Microsoft questions. Includes video tutorials.
MIT's Mathematics for Computer Science
If your maths isn't up to scratch, get yourself up to speed.
Open Culture: Computer Sciences
Links to free open access textbooks.
Open TextBook Library: Computer Science and Information Systems
Links to open access textbooks on computer science.
Software Engineering Radio (podcasts)
Affiliated with IEEE, SE Radio has hundreds of podcasts on the issues facing software engineers. Good to keep you up to date!
Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE)
SEE expands the Stanford experience to students and educators online and at no charge.
W3Schools
W3Schools is a popular web site for learning web technologies online. Content includes tutorials and references relating to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, PHP, Python, AngularJS, SQL, Bootstrap, Node.js, jQuery, XQuery, AJAX, and XML.
Webopedia
Webopedia is an online dictionary and Internet search engine for information technology and computing definitions. Voted Best Technology Website.

Professional Sources

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IT Professionals New Zealand (ITP)
Professional body for software and IT professionals.
New Zealand Game Developers' Association (NZGDA)
Interested in game development? Get your finger on the pulse of the scene in New Zealand.
NZ Tech
We connect, promote and advance the New Zealand technology ecosystem to help the tech sector and the economy to grow.

Computing and Māori - Rorohiko

Dictionary of Māori Computer and Social Media Terms
A free comprehensive dictionary of Māori Computer and Social Media terms. The dictionary contains over 374,000
headwords with translations from 33 recorded sources.
Pataka raraunga: Find data for and about Māori
Improve Māori wellbeing through better, data-informed decisions. All data is from authoritative sources and is shared under Creative Commons Licence.

Privacy Legislation

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Privacy Act 2020
The Act seeks to promote and protect individual privacy. It is designed to give people a measure of control over personal information obtained or held about them by agencies. The principles: purpose and openness.
Privacy Act 2020 Codes of Practice
The Codes modify the Act in specific industries, agencies, activities or types of personal information
Privacy Statement Generator from the Privacy Commissioner
A tool for small to medium businesses to create a privacy statement which tells people how you will be using their information. New Zealand agencies are required by law to be transparent about how, when and why they collect personal information.
Quick tour of privacy principles

Computing: Websites

Be critical... evaluate your resources!

Learning Resources

Professional Sources

Computing and Māori - Rorohiko

Privacy Legislation