My DS is taking Young Readers right now and he loves it. He has 4 assignments each week: vote in a poll, respond to a question of his choice, create a short blog on a topic of his choice (from pre-determined list), and respond by name to one other student's blog. He loves to see what the other children write back to him.
It is my understanding that the language classes are somewhat "live." I believe you log in at a certain time and either see the teacher or his/her whiteboard. However, I could be wrong. If you decide to enroll in the language, let us know how things turn out. I am thinking about enrolling DS in a language class this fall.
