Where IT 1 built the toolkit, IT 2 sharpens the craft. In one year, your learner masters the command line, writes real JavaScript, designs parametric 3D models, builds immersive virtual worlds, and programs autonomous robotic behavior — then ties it all together in a self-directed capstone.
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IT 1 introduces every layer of modern technology so a learner knows what's possible. IT 2 takes the same map and goes deeper everywhere. Real command-line work instead of an overview. Typed code your learner reads and writes, not blocks they snap together. Parametric 3D models, programmed robotic behavior, immersive virtual environments with physics — the projects get harder on purpose.
In an AI-shaped world, the most valuable thing a learner can be isn't an expert in one tool. It's a creator who's comfortable across many. By the end of IT 2, your learner has shipped a capstone project that pulls from the command line, the web, 3D, and robotics — and they wrote, debugged, and presented it themselves.
When AI changes which tools matter next year, that comfort travels with them.
IT 1 used block coding on purpose: learn the logic and architecture without syntax frustration. IT 2 picks up where that left off. Your learner now meets typed code — real JavaScript, real shell commands — with the thinking already in place. Syntax stops being the puzzle and becomes a tool. That's the right time to type, and most programs miss it.
Tech changes fast. Most homeschool tech curricula get written once and never updated, leaving students learning software and websites that no longer exist. We refresh IT 2 every year so your learner is working with what's current, not what was current a decade ago.
A "course completed" line doesn't impress anyone. A self-directed capstone project that pulls together the command line, web, 3D, and robotics does. IT 2 ends with something concrete your learner planned, built, debugged, and presented themselves — the kind of work colleges and summer programs actually look at.
Eight modules across the year. Each card lists the tools and topics students will master.
Real shell work in a Unix-style environment. Students navigate the file system from the command line, manage permissions, customize their shell, and understand how operating systems actually run beneath the GUI.
Going deeper into the web stack: semantic HTML, layered CSS, responsive layouts that adapt to any screen, and accessibility features that make a site usable by everyone.
The first deep dive into typed code. Students write real JavaScript, manipulate the DOM, handle user events, and make asynchronous requests — the same patterns used in production web apps.
Scripted 3D modeling using parametric variables. Students design objects you can resize and customize on the fly, then export them ready for 3D printing.
Building interactive 3D worlds that aren't just static scenes. Students add physics-based collisions, dynamic lighting, animation, and user-triggered events that make the environment feel alive.
From robotics intro to autonomous behavior. Students program motor control, write sensor-based navigation, develop pathfinding algorithms, and build robots that can solve mazes and obstacle courses on their own.
Pulling the year's skills together into a working application. Students implement input-based controls, scoring and progress tracking, animations and physics, and modular code architecture.
The self-directed final project. Students plan, build, document, and present a project that pulls together skills from across the year — CLI work, web, 3D, robotics, programming — into a single cohesive showcase.
Download the complete scope and sequence for Information Technology 2, including week-by-week pacing and lesson topics.
Scope & Sequence (PDF)
“Information Technology 2 taught me lots of new skills this year. The course was very fun, and it prepared me well for where I am headed. My college is extremely STEM-focused, and I am so grateful I had a solid foundation given to me by this course.”
Live cohort meets weekly throughout the school year. Self-paced version is available year-round if class timing doesn't fit your family.
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