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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

Khan is the creator of Khan Academy. He began his keynote by sharing a video montage of Khan Academy highlights and then presenting some impressive statistics on usage. The catalyst for Khan Academy began some years ago with a Yahoo doodle Sal developed to help a family member with her struggles in math.

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Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin

Ask a Tech Teacher

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. Khan Academy. It can mean a class backchannel (such as Today’s Meet and Twitter) where students ask clarifying questions and teachers assess understanding.

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Flip Your Classroom Just in Time – A Beginner’s Guide

Fractus Learning

Too many educators seem to think that flipped classrooms merely replace the classroom lecture with an online video lecture. This observation is factual as far as it goes—the flipped classroom can use online videos—however, it overlooks the real value of the flipped classroom.

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Project Based Learning Connects To Flip Learning… Plus Hundreds of Resources

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Project Based Learning and Flipped Classrooms: There Really is a Connection – Mike Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Have you ever considered flipping your classroom and engaging students in Project Based Learning at the same time?

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Part 7… STEM Resource Series… Over 70 Stemtastic Sites

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Search for videos from YouTube, Khan Academy, Learn Zillion, Crash Course, etc. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0,

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Discover activities that meet you where you live, whether your “classroom” is an active volcano, the shark tank at the local aquarium, or your own kitchen table.

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5 Ways to Flip Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Hip Hughes on episode 155 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. History teacher Keith “Hip” Hughes has a massive following on his YouTube channel.Today, he shares his technique for flipping the classroom in engaging, powerful ways. Just film yourself.