10 Online Summer Learning Opportunities

It's that time of year again for my annual list online summer learning opportunities or programs.  Being a parent of four kids, I often find myself asking what I'm going to do w/ them when school gets out.  There are lots of options out there for parents but I wanted something that would be fun as well as educational.  Over the last few years Ed Tech companies have started to offer online summer "schools/programs" that are affordable and help prevent learning.  These programs help fill a gap that sometimes is lacking over the summer months and best of all can be done at the comfort from home.

*This list is in alphabetical order

10 Online Summer Learning Opportunities

1. Brain Chase - Is a online five week program for grades 2nd-8th.  This adventure has students working in the subjects of Math, Reading, Writing, and more, while watching animated episodes and solving educational problems.
2. CK-12 Brain Flex - A free and self paced online summer program that has students working on the subjects of Math and Science.
3. Connections Learning - A nice collection of technology related online courses for Math and reading grades K-8th.
4. DimensionU Summer Chill - A fun online competition that has students of all ages working in the subjects Math & Literacy in DimensionU's innovative 3D virtual worlds, w/ the chance to win prizes.
5. Electric Company - The Electric Company from PBS is offering a 6 wk multimedia summer learning program that will focus on Vocabulary and core Math concepts.
6. GoNoodle (Camp GoNoodle) - A fun and free online program that has students learning through play and other various educational activities.
7. K5 Learning - A online Reading and Math program for grades K-5th w/ real time results and detailed reports.
8. SpellingCity - A summer program for grades 1st-12th for Spelling, Writing, and Vocabulary.  The program is self paced and has over for educational activities.
9. TenMarks - A free online adaptive program that has students strengthen their Math skills while receiving detailed results.
10. Time4Learning - A fun online program for grades PreK-8th in the subjects of Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts.

Bonus (Not Offered Online)

1. Robolink - A excellent way for students to learn how to program and build robots.
2. Tynker - A fun way to learn how to program or code to build, games, apps, stories, and more.