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Sal Khan: Test Prep Is ‘the Last Thing We Want to Be’

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Ten years ago, Sal Khan set out to change that with his Khan Academy videos, which let kids replay lessons as many times as they want. Here in education, Khan doesn’t need much introduction. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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Long Live the '90s: ‘Edtech’ Crazes Every Teacher (and Student) Secretly Wishes Were Still Around

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2017 Equivalent: Google Drive. And if that’s not enough, Netflix has a reboot set for 2019. We know we still have Google and everything, but posing direct questions to you just made so much more sense. 2017 Equivalent: Most adaptative math programs (IXL Math, Khan Academy, DreamBox) have some gamification element.

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Top Tools by Grade and Subject for Learning During School Closures

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Elementary Math and Science Khan Academy Kids. K-2 literacy program offers comprehensive, adaptive activities Price: Free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19 Platforms: Web. Science Journal by Google. Google Arts & Culture. Mystery Science. Lexi's World. Platforms: iOS.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Younger students are seeking assistance online from Khan Academy videos and digital resources like the books available through Epic Kids, which hit No. Between 2016 and 2019, online tutoring services raised more than $1.2 1 on the kids’ free apps chart in the Apple app store during the first week of April.

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Dozens of Venture-Backed Startups Among Edtech Recipients of PPP Loans

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They include Khan Academy, which was approved for a loan in the same amount range as Altitude Learning and Sphero. Khan Academy CEO and founder Salman Khan told EdSurge in April that traffic spikes to its website could triple its server costs. We knew there would be delays in purchasing decisions from customers.”

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5 Fun Ways to Start Setting Goals with your Students Today

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We will be looking at everything from books, to Google Docs and Sites, to FlipGrid to help us make goal-setting meaningful and engaging to our students. . But sometimes it’s nice to just keep work in the Google family, so I’ll use Google Drawings (similar to Padlet). And it comes from Google itself.

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Gearing Up for the Hour of Code – SULS040

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This post and podcast episode will give you everything you need to get ready to participate in the Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week in 2019. Dance Party 2019. CS First (Google). Khan Academy tutorial: Learn how to draw with code (Javascript and ProcessingJS). © Shake Up Learning 2019.

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