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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

Khan is the creator of Khan Academy. He began his keynote by sharing a video montage of Khan Academy highlights and then presenting some impressive statistics on usage. The catalyst for Khan Academy began some years ago with a Yahoo doodle Sal developed to help a family member with her struggles in math.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Create a class discussion using a Discussion Board, blog post, wiki, the class Twitter stream, a collaborative board like Padlet or Linoit –or have students use each method at different times for the balance of the school year. Khan Academy. Check out Khan Academy’s website. Group discussion.

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7 Ways To Use Technology For Exam Prep

Ask a Tech Teacher

Some of my favorite places to find these resources are Quizlet , Khan Academy , and even YouTube. Use social media platforms to engage with students and provide supplemental resources. You can also use social media platforms to connect with your students to help them prepare for their exams.

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Best Professional Development Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The web is teeming with social and professional platforms where you can network with other professionals in your field most important of these platforms are Twitter, LinkedIn, and Researchgate. Among these platforms are :EdX, Coursera, Udemy, Khan Academy, Class Central, OpenYale Courses, Open MIT Courseware, MasterClass, among others.

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Tributes Pour in for Sir Ken Robinson, a ‘Source of Insight, Inspiration and Joy for Millions’

Edsurge

After a distinguished career in education spanning more than three decades, Robinson died on August 21, according to a brief note on his Twitter page. In a message posted to Twitter, Mitchel Resnick, a professor at the MIT Media Lab and a developer of the Scratch programming language, expressed his sorrow at the news. “He He was 70.

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Looking for Summer Activities? Try These

Ask a Tech Teacher

My Twitter friends, folks like @mrhowardedu and @Coachadamspe , gave me great suggestions on books to read that I want to share with you… 5 Favorite Apps for Summer Learning. Khan Academy. If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Check out @EmilyBHardeman on Twitter. Yes, you've seen Khan Academy, but have you. Reading stamina matters. Prior to the pandemic, nearly two-thirds of students in the US were below grade reading level for grade 4,8, and 12 (NAEP).