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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

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If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Salman Khan should feel honored. Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. There are a growing number of students who use Google and YouTube to study instead of buying textbooks.

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A new kids app on the block: Khan Academy Kids launching learning fun for little learners

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Khan Academy Kids launched this week. Together, parents and little ones will discover engaging curricular content, a library of interactive books to teach early academic skills, as well as a focus on social-emotional development and healthy habits.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

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When you have internet access, download work from Google Classroom to work offline. Have a frequent virtual meeting via Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, or an option through your LMS. Online or via Google Voice. This isn’t meant to be comprehensive, just what I ran into this week: Take attendance with Google Forms.

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7 Resources for Teachers looking to Incorporate Technology into the Classroom

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Pinterest : Pinterest is a free visual discovery engine that contains a vast library of user-uploaded images, recipes, videos, tutorials, lesson plans, and more. The Khan Academy : The Khan Academy’s mission is to provide free education for anyone, anywhere. Technology resources for teachers.

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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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Over the next three years, we worked with educators to design and integrate the system to work with learning management systems like Google Classroom, Schoolology and Canvas. So if they work in Google Classroom, they won't even know we're there. And when they hit send, we're integrated in the background.

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10 Great PowerPoint Changes You Probably Don’t Know About

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This includes DropBox, Google Drive, Poll Everywhere, Camtasia, and Adobe Stock. I’ve called out a few in this list (like Khan Academy and Mix) because they are exceptional. Khan Academy. Here’s a link with dozens of them that let you use popular programs within PowerPoint.

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?Learning Equality Scores $5M From Google To Bring Edtech Offline

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Among the nine groups selected for Google.org’s big give—which also includes War Child Holland ($2 million), Khan Academy ($5 million), StoryWeaver ($3.6 In practice, that would look like continued offline access to more than 9,000 Khan Academy videos, plus authoring tools that will enable users to create locally-relevant content.