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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

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This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. 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.

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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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We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. These aren’t comprehensive, just what I’ve heard as most of us are only one-two weeks into this challenging education opportunity. Learn to Code (for free).

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

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Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. This year’s report draws from an online questionnaire of more than 500,000 students, teachers, educators and parents. Some teachers, particularly computer science and career-and-technical education instructors, have taken to making their own videos, according to the survey.

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Open Learning Opportunities for All Young People

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We’ve heard a lot of talk these days about open educational resources and online courses and how these platforms can make high-quality learning available for all. Khan Academy has been the darling of the tech industry because of its potential to disrupt existing models of educational content delivery.

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From Good Intentions to Real Shortcomings: An Edtech Reckoning

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Echoing wider soul searching over technology’s polarizing role in politics and society, the education technology scene has been doing its own reckoning. Here’s some of what we learned about the challenges and opportunities in mobilizing new technologies to address educational equity.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.