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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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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

Edsurge

Sal Khan has been as busy as ever. Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

Ask a Tech Teacher

American entrepreneur Salman Khan (not to be confused with the Bollywood actor of the same name) founded a similar project ten years later, namely the Khan Academy. According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009.

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TenMarks Shutdown Leaves Teachers Wanting, Competitors Circling

Edsurge

Any time a program is changed or phased out, it can be disruptive to classroom activities, administrators tell EdSurge. In replacing TenMarks for its second- through eighth-graders, Yakima has identified three alternative online math curriculum providers: Freckle, Zearn and the nonprofit Khan Academy.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Luckily change came in the form of a little blue bird that gave me the kick in the butt that I desperately needed back in 2009. Flipped classroom and instructional model implemented in 2012. The best part is that NMHS teachers themselves are creating the interactive content as opposed to relying on Khan Academy.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

In terms of student proficiency, today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. In these classrooms, teachers face a seemingly impossible task -- providing effective instruction to all the unique students under their care. We're "detracking" students previously sorted by ability.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

You know, if I taught math, I’d be harvesting videos from the Khan Academy or places like that, rather than creating my own. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? And the other thing is. A lot of teachers….