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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. They were the outliers, those willing to open up their classrooms to try new things. The philosophical core of Khan Academy is mastery learning. Fast forward to 2019.

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

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We asked where it fits in the journey toward universal broadband. households didn't have broadband access. Over the next three years, we worked with educators to design and integrate the system to work with learning management systems like Google Classroom, Schoolology and Canvas. Langner: Really, it was born from desperation.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

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The classroom teacher can’t be replaced by an electronic device.”. The teacher is as critical or more in an online classroom as they are in the physical class. When you have internet access, download work from Google Classroom to work offline. Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. Via Edsurge : “ Khan Academy ’s New ‘Teacher Aid’ Tool Goes for a Test Drive in Southern California.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” ” Testing, Testing… Khan Academy announces “Free LSAT Prep for All.” ” More via The New York Times.