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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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Best Professional Development Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Today we are sharing with you some web tools to help you grow professionally. 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. These are probably the best you can ever find online.

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7 Ways To Use Technology For Exam Prep

Ask a Tech Teacher

Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams. Some of my favorite places to find these resources are Quizlet , Khan Academy , and even YouTube. In Conclusion.

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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, and Tagxedo, These will be tools they don’t know how to use (and maybe you don’t either). Challenge students to notice similarities between their chosen tools and others that they know how to use. Need ideas on web tools? Khan Academy.

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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. 15 Digital Tools in 15 Days. Khan Academy. Write an ebook. Genius Hour. Service Learning. Help Students Select the Right Summer School.

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11 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

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). Challenge students to notice similarities between their chosen tools and others that they know how to use. Need ideas on web tools? Khan Academy.

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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). Challenge students to notice similarities between their chosen tools and others that they know how to use. Khan Academy. Group discussion.