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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

Edsurge

Sal Khan has been as busy as ever. Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic.

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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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8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

Neo LMS

At the heart of the program is the Future Ready Framework, part of a very useful online dashboard. iNACOL (International Association of K-12 Online Learning). Focus: Digital Learning Advocacy and Research. Focus: Closing the digital learning gap. Structure: Membership-based. Level: K12. Digital Promise. Level: K12.

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Video Assignments Are the New Term Paper. How Does That Change Teaching and Learning?

Edsurge

And new kinds of educational institutions have emerged, like the nonprofit Khan Academy , with its thousands of free educational videos on a wide range of subjects. More colleges are using it for online learning, since it can make students and instructors more present to each other than most other media.

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The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds

eSchool News

The recordings can then be played on virtually any device, and are easily placed in a LMS or OLE (Online Learning Environment). It is quick and simple, and is effective for a large percentage of learning and teaching situations. Download and install the app. While still in the “preview” stage, it is stable and works well.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

If you wish to have a copy of my free “Unpacking Standards for Technology Integration Form”… Download… unpack_standards_mjgormans… and remember to give credit! All students have to do is open and read the book… no download needed. Khan Academy – One cannot forget the Khan Academy.

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Most Popular in 2015, No. 1: The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds

eSchool News

The recordings can then be played on virtually any device, and are easily placed in a LMS or OLE (Online Learning Environment). It is quick and simple, and is effective for a large percentage of learning and teaching situations. Download and install the app. While still in the “preview” stage, it is stable and works well.