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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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7 Ways To Use Technology For Exam Prep

Ask a Tech Teacher

Some of my favorite places to find these resources are Quizlet , Khan Academy , and even YouTube. Use social media platforms to engage with students and provide supplemental resources. Additionally, you can provide supplemental resources, such as links to online study guides or practice tests.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

They work in groups to learn the tool (using help files, how-to videos, and resources on the site), create a project using the tool (one that ties into something being discussed in class), and then teach classmates. Here’s a long list of digital citizenship resources to scaffold your discussions. Khan Academy.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. My goal is to create a useful resource that teachers everywhere can use to get started with building reading stamina. Resource: How a school threw out their reading program and finally got everyone excited about reading. Reading stamina matters.

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Best Professional Development Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The web is teeming with social and professional platforms where you can network with other professionals in your field most important of these platforms are Twitter, LinkedIn, and Researchgate. Among these platforms are :EdX, Coursera, Udemy, Khan Academy, Class Central, OpenYale Courses, Open MIT Courseware, MasterClass, among others.

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Looking for Summer Activities? Try These

Ask a Tech Teacher

My Twitter friends, folks like @mrhowardedu and @Coachadamspe , gave me great suggestions on books to read that I want to share with you… 5 Favorite Apps for Summer Learning. Khan Academy. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Write an ebook. Genius Hour. Service Learning.

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#AskExcelinEd About Home-Based Learning Resources to Support Parents

ExcelinEd

Here are some free resources developed by experts and partners that can help parents care for their families during the coming weeks. Have a resource you’d like us to share? Send it to us at Info@ExcelinEd.org or share with us on Twitter @ExcelinEd. Sample K-12 schedules from Khan Academy to keep students learning.