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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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They are invested in teaching their classes and suddenly it seems impossible to meet yearly goals, build lifelong learners. Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs. Have a frequent virtual meeting via Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, or an option through your LMS.

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Open Learning Opportunities for All Young People

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Khan Academy has been the darling of the tech industry because of its potential to disrupt existing models of educational content delivery. 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. By Mimi Ito.

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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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Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” Via NPR : “Outcry After Louisiana Teacher Arrested During School Board Meeting.” “ Khan Academy now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations,” says bitrazzi. This is how well your district does.”

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The Business of Education Technology

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Moreover, per this ideology, without the aid of algorithms and “personalization” technology, human educators and traditional institutions have historically failed to meet the needs of individuals as individuals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” .” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do?