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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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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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I include Prezi, Google MapMaker, Scratch, Voice Thread, Glogster, and Tagxedo, These will be tools they don’t know how to use (and maybe you don’t either). Khan Academy. Get students started on Khan Academy, the revolutionary online math program, with accounts and an understanding of how it works.

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11 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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I include Prezi, Google MapMaker, Scratch, Voice Thread, Glogster, and Tagxedo, These will be tools they don’t know how to use (and maybe you don’t either). Khan Academy. Get students started on Khan Academy, the revolutionary online math program, with accounts and an understanding of how it works.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

I include Prezi, Google MapMaker, Scratch, Voice Thread, Glogster, ScribbleMap, and Tagxedo, These will be tools they don’t know how to use (and maybe you don’t either). Khan Academy. Get students started on Khan Academy, the revolutionary online math program. Here’s a thorough lesson plan.

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Four Questions to Consider on using ChatGPT in Education

The Principal of Change

Starting Point – What are AI and ChatGPT, and how is it different from Google? I was thinking of how I would answer this question and went into ChatGPT and asked, “What is the difference between ChatGPT and Google?” ” So maybe, this wasn’t the best question to ask. I understand that concern.

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Prepfactory - free online test prep tips and practice

Educational Technology Guy

PrepFactory is a site that offers students free SAT + ACT instructional videos and practice questions (kind of like Duolingo meets Khan Academy, specifically for test prep). Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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

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Khan Academy. Khan Academy’s well-regarded virtual math program allows students to learn at their own pace, rewind as needed, and ask for help when necessary, without the false boundaries of a grade-level textbook that tells them what they must learn and when. Communication Tools. vary, many free.