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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”. Published with permission.

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

Edsurge

One of the most high-profile initiatives this century was the “One Laptop Per Child” effort led by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte. When it launched in 2005, the idea of a $100 laptop for the world’s poorest children captured the backing of Google, eBay and UNDP. In India, the rate is 40 percent.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

Ask a Tech Teacher

Repurpose cart devices or class laptops to go home. Here are some choices: Khan Academy. She is simply in the cloud rather than in the room. How to I provide equity for those without computers or internet access at home is challenging? Access the required site through mobile devices. Learn to Code (for free).

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How to make edtech entrepreneurship more inclusive

eSchool News

Kevin Hogan : But I have to ask you as a visionary and as an innovator in this space, back when you were beginning the ideas for Khan Academy was a global pandemic ever within one of the perspectives that you had of how your tools would be used? Sal Khan : Yeah, I completely predicted it. “Oh, wow. Absolutely.

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

Edsurge

The Eddie, which is generally subsidized by schools or Departments of Education, costs a little over $100 and has a lifespan of 5-10 years, receives the data and acts as a hotspot so any Wi-Fi-enabled device, like a laptop, tablet or mobile phone, can connect and access the content without the internet.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

It’s about mobilizing the learning experience, from being merely seated in a classroom discussing matters with your teacher or stuck with a laptop at home answering online assessments, to taking an assessment while in a cab. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing ‘Summer Slide’

MindShift

Without the school computer, she wouldn’t have had her own laptop to work on. Some see distributing school laptops as a tool to extend learning during the summer and reduce the disparities between lower and higher income students. Boulay has his kids log on to Duolingo and Khan Academy each day on break.

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