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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

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In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. The philosophical core of Khan Academy is mastery learning. classrooms have high-speed internet access. And Khan Academy will hopefully be right there with them.

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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. households didn't have broadband access.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

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How to I provide equity for those without computers or internet access at home is challenging? Access the required site through mobile devices. Access community hotspots and open WiFi, often made available by local businesses who are eager to assist. If I am online, students can access me any time.

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Big Jump in Use of Games, Videos in K-12 Schools, Survey Finds

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Whether or not districts support the move towards digital learning by offering PD or by curating content, an increasing number of teachers are taking the initiative and seeking out Khan Academy, YouTube, and Ted Talk videos to supplement or “flip” classroom learning. Fit their learning styles (53 percent).

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Open Learning Opportunities for All Young People

Educator Innovator

Khan Academy has been the darling of the tech industry because of its potential to disrupt existing models of educational content delivery. The students who participated lost interest due to lack of an on-site instructor and lack of access to the technology at home.”

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From Good Intentions to Real Shortcomings: An Edtech Reckoning

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As the bubbly enthusiasm in the democratizing power of platforms like Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Khan Academy quietly wanes, we’ve seen more attention to digital inequity like the homework gap and gender discrimination in coding careers. Equitable: An analysis by John Hansen and Justin Reich of U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. ” Spoiler alert: not enough access to data. ” asks “Dean Dad” Matt Reed. Upgrades and Downgrades.