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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. I, like many teachers, share a deep belief that we should decide how to best meet the needs of students before turning to technology. Not the other way around. Today, 99% of U.S.

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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. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” How do I make online learning personal?

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

Marketplace K-12

A growing number of teachers, meanwhile, are hungry for PD on how to integrate games in their classrooms. Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach. CoSN Calls Broadband Access Outside School a ‘Civil Right’ for Students. How Teachers Use Ed Tech: 8 Research Studies You Need to Know.

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Open Learning Opportunities for All Young People

Educator Innovator

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. The code.org campaign has been touting the potential of online courses to teach kids how to code.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. Via Buzzfeed : “ Bill Cosby Is Going To Educate People On How To Avoid Sexual Assault Allegations.” Tech CEOs visited the White House to talk about “modernizing” a.k.a. Where’s the outrage?

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

The College Board also boasted about its partnership with Khan Academy, which would make SAT test prep materials freely available online. This fall, the EducationSuperHighway released a price comparison tool so that districts could see neighbors’ broadband costs and ideally leverage that information to get a better deal.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” Via NPR : “ West Virginia State University Says It Is Suing Dow Chemical For Contamination.”