I'm looking for some good online sources to use for teaching our kids (dd-11, ds-14, ds-15). Usually my wife posts on here, but I'm the geek who loves computers and what a fantastic learning tool they are. Of course, I could quite happily get lost in a rabbit-warren of related subjects, and will obviously dig deeper at High school level. (Maybe some of my objectives below need to be moved to high-school level?) I would love any inputs of what other homeschooling parents have found works for them and their growing kids. Here's some things I'd be looking for in a middle-school computers course: Project based where there are outcomes that assess how well child has learned that week's lessons, but lets the child's creative juices flow There are lots of coding resources out there - I think Scratch has some good resources in this regard, especially given my intent to focus on creativity. Really need to develop other ways we use the computer as a tool including: Parts of a computer system (Storage, memory, processor, peripherals) Operating System, File Management Internet, staying safe online Multimedia editing - what creative doesn't want to get lost editing photos, video and audio? MS Word or similar - I use these for reports and user manuals, but would appreciate some ideas for creative projects that leverage Word processing skills MS Excel or similar for organizing data (Yes, I know it's not a database!) "cheating" at math homework with those fantastic formulas! Using charts to convey numerical relationships, trends (I think database-y things like Access is best held off for a later level) Crafty stuff - either with help of a printer or services like Shutterfly Real-life application exercises and example, even they are somewhat simplified There are a lot of resources, but I'm hoping to stitch stuff together into a relatively cohesive course and get the kids excited about what they can do. I'd appreciate whatever you can offer, free or otherwise. -- dh to Paradox5