Audrey Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Ds is self-designing a course on computer diagnostics, repair and building systems for next year. He is using an outline from a college certificate course. His goal is to get a leg up on the subject matter and also to help decide if this is something he may want to pursue post-high school. Does anyone have any resources to share that they have used and can recommend? If you have anything that would also help me to help him evaluate his progress that would be most appreciated. This is not a subject about which I have any great knowledge, or, to be honest, any personal interest, so I'm really just along for the ride, but wouldn't mind understanding a bit more myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I was just on the 4-H site the other day and noticed they had something like this. I know nothing about it, but they are having a 25% off sale right now, and perhaps someone here has used it?? http://www.4-hmall.org/Category/4-hcurriculum-computer.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I have used the CompTIA A+ certification prep books from the library as resources. Does he have a desktop he can tear apart/dismantle? Can he solder? I was managing a project of repairing motherboards in school labs and soldering and de-soldering was a useful skill to have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I have used the CompTIA A+ certification prep books from the library as resources. Does he have a desktop he can tear apart/dismantle? Can he solder? I was managing a project of repairing motherboards in school labs and soldering and de-soldering was a useful skill to have. Yes, he has 4 desktops he got when the local school was tossing them. They are of varying ages. It is what inspired the course idea. Since he has nothing to lose, so to speak, he thought it would be a good opportunity to learn. He can weld, but has never tried soldering yet. His dad was going to show him and has already explained it is like very delicate welding. We both think he'll be okay with learning that skill that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I was just on the 4-H site the other day and noticed they had something like this. I know nothing about it, but they are having a 25% off sale right now, and perhaps someone here has used it?? http://www.4-hmall.org/Category/4-hcurriculum-computer.aspx Thank you! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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