As someone who works mainly on the web, there is a multitude of sites out there to help me when I need to learn something new or to look up a reference. I've picked some of my favorite sites to share with the class and here they are in no particular order:
All of these sites have their pro and cons. Some are free while others require a paid subscription to gain access to their content.
Lynda.com has a huge amount of information all in video format, however it is a paysite that requires a subscription to gain access to all of their videos. You also have to make sure you are watching things that are up-to-date. However, for multimedia, nothing else online has such a vast collection of information.
tutsplus.com offers tutorials in almost all aspects of multimedia. Design, programming, flash, web design and development, you name it and they most likely have a tutorial on it. The site offers many of their tutorials for free, however you can also pay for their video-based content. This site has a wealth of information that really can help you get going.
css-tricks.com is a fantastic resource for css. All the information on the site is free and they offer many tutorials and a well documented glossary in all things web design and development. Many of their mini-tutorials give concrete examples that have really helped me get out of some tough web design/development issues.
teamtreehouse.com is a newer site regarding programming and web design and development. Everything is video-based and is extremely well produced. However, this high production value comes at a cost, but they do offer a free 14-day trial. They really take you through the process of anything programming/web based and make it easy to follow. 
codecademy.com is another great site for sharpening or obtaining web-based skills. With tutorials in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, and PHP, they take you through the process step-by-step. It offers coding challenges and helping you get yourself into a programmer’s mindset. It’s a free site and can be a great way to get your fundamentals under your belt. 
stackoverflow.com is a site where programmers and developers can ask each other questions in an open source forum. I will use this site at times as a reference if I’m unsure of how to do something. Many questions are asked here and many people respond with a decent answer. I have yet to post my own, but that is only because I usually can my answers first. Well, there you go. Six super useful sites that may help you become a multimedia wizard. Of course, Adobe.com has its own tutorials regarding all their products and they can be useful as well. I just find that sometimes their documentation can be a little too verbose or does not get to the point quickly enough for me. Either way, I hope you find something useful here and of course our own class is another resource to use. We all are in this boat together.
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