Hey everybody, My husband and I are interested in looking into online homeschooling programs but we are having trouble finding very many alternatives. I'm not interested in charter schools. Anyone out there know of some good programs? I'd be interested to see what's out there as well as the enrollment costs. The best one I've found so far is Learning by Grace. They seem to have a relatively professional service. This is exactly what I'm looking for, but I wanted to check out other programs to compare. Thanks!!! :angel:
What grade? Several companies offer a service where you mail things in to them for grading. K12 Calvert Grade is most helpful though.....
Liberty Academy is one that my friend does wiht her granddaughter, it is good! try LibertyAcademy.com see if that works for you?
Hewitt Homeschool Resources is one that offers teacher evaluation services and enrollment. http://hewitthomeschooling.com/home/hmain.asp?h=0 Tomorrow I will try to get back on here to post links to more organizations that offer services to homeschoolers.
hey Sos is sort of online home scholing and I have a quesion on it... Deena? anyone else out there doing having done etc, SOS!!! I need help with set up on my lap top. I can get it to work on reg computor, and am going to try the same R2 set up that I have on that one next on my computor incase thas the problem... just thought of that. But the teacher functions, do not click, they dont work on lap top ... I did not print up my registration thing though so could that be the problem?
Teacher Mom, You can contact Alpha Omega for technical help. Check their website and look for a phone number. We used some SOS a few years ago. My husband talked to someone from Alpha Omega on the phone that helped him set it up. http://www.aop.com/home/Support_CustomerService.php
Cool Sherry, Thanks for answering that. I never did SOS, so I don't know how it works. I remember a couple of years ago someone couldn't get it to set up on their computer, but I don't know what became of that. WOnder why it seems hard to install?
Here are some online options listed in "100 Top Picks for Homeschooling" by Cathy Duffy. www.cathyduffyreviews.com Synchronous courses mean there are times when students and teacher are online and interacting at the same time - synchronously. Asynchronous courses mean courses are either prerecorded or written material that students may access at any time. Apex Learning www.apexlearning.com (9-12) nonsectarian,asynchronous CLASS.com www.class.com (9-12) nonsectarian,asynchronous Clonlara's Compuhigh www.compuhigh.com project based learning. (9-12) nonsectarian,asynchronous CompassLearning Odyssey www.childu.com secular, (PreK-6) asynchronous Eagle Christian www.eaglechristian.org Christian program using textbooks with some online interaction. NorthStar Academy www.northstar-academy.org Christian ; students access prerecorded lesson presentations and use traditional textbooks; satisfies U.S. , Canadian, or U.K. requirements (7-12) Oxford Tutorial Service www.oxfordtutorials.com classical, Christian, synchronous discussions (9-12) The Potter's School www.pottersschool.com Christian, synchronous courses (7-12) Schola Classical Tutorials www.schola-tutorials.com classical, Christian, synchronous discussions (9-12) Studium Discere Tutorials www.sdtutorials.com classical Christian courses , interactive discussion (9-12) There is more information in Cathy Duffy's book listed above, including other online resources, and reviews of a couple of the online programs.
Jonnyrocketti, Please come back and let us know if any of this is helpful. Also, are you interested in links to other options like All-in-One school packages with teacher evaluations or school subjects on computer cd's ?
well, it works fine on my big computor, but I want it on my lap top for tuesday mornings when I do ladies Bible study.. the plan was for ds9 to take his school with so he can work while we do, but I think I may have to leave the computor work home and let them do art, or writing work during LBS. PE is also incorporated on that day as we have a great GYM and when noone is in it we take over on Tuesdays! They do BBALL and other fun sports lessons
okay I posted my ques wiht the online support now I can see if they want to email me back with the answers. Wee,
Teacher Mom, When we used SOS my husband was able to call and talk to a technical support person. They were able to help him with his questions. If you cannot find a phone number on their site you may want to ask in an email if they can give you one or call the order phone number and ask if they have a phone number. I hope you get the help you need. Sherry
thanks, I send the email thing, and I had been earlier given a number, I think there is one in the box too, I jsut wanted to do an online thing and get it fast I hate doing all the "if y ou want this, click this" things, me and phones don't do great right now with my shoulder messed up.. still praying for that one I shoudl get an answer from Dr any day now!
TeacherMom, Let us know how your shoulder is doing and how your SOS installation turned out. I never had to install it since my husband did it. Sherry
Well, at this point I have emailed and am still waiting, have to find that number but have a Baseball game to go to today. My shoulder hurts this morning, but the kids earned tickets from the Giants Baseball Team themselves and its JR Giants day! ANyone watching the game look in the crowd of kids! The boy whose birthday it is , thats my dd's coach's son! We are riding Bart to game cause kids ride free today so walking a mile or so to stadium, then around to back side, THEN inside to seats, as well as collecting kids at the "parade" or maybe getting tow alk with them who knows! At any rate, lots of hecktic fun! Lol I am trusting God that my shoulder will heal up normal wiht out surgery, the only weakness in that prayer is that my arm has certain areas of muscle not working right and my shoulder gets blocked. They were checking for the joint to be in the right place at the MRI and injecting thing so ? Pray it is okay and I am okay heheh! Thanks! Sos, installed great on Big desk top, so probably will have to go with that, maybe I have not enough MBs?or MHz? whatever they are hahah!
Teacher Mom, I will pray about your shoulder. Also, regarding SOS, will it work to take the laptop to outings to do school work on unless you are using it for all of the lessons ? Because then the work done at that time wouldn't be recorded on the SOS on the computer at home or would you be able to transfer it to the other computer ? Does that make sense ?
yes it makes sense that is what I was thinking too. I am thinking I should just keep it on the Big Computor where my dd's is too. I wanted him to have all of it on my lap top, but I am thinking since its a revamped lap top that it may not have enough mega hoozits to hold what I want..... Oh well life could have been so much easier if it just worked!
Being able to do it while away would be great. Maybe it would help to talk to some technical people from the SOS company. Shucks, it was a good idea to take it with you.
