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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

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Some of my favorite places to find these resources are Quizlet , Khan Academy , and even YouTube. Additionally, digital textbooks can often include interactive features such as embedded videos, animations, or quizzes that can help engage students in the learning process. Create digital study guides that can be accessed online.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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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. Watch videos on the selected topic, then do a project that relates to the topic. Khan Academy.

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Looking for Summer Activities? Try These

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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. We talk about life-long learners (see my article on life-long learners ). Write an ebook. Genius Hour. Service Learning.

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11 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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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. Watch videos on the selected topic, then do a project that relates to the topic. Khan Academy.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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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. Watch videos on the selected topic, then do a project that relates. Khan Academy. Group discussion.

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Now Take Notes on Drive Videos with VideoNot.es – From Beth Holland

EdTechTeacher

allows students to take notes while watching videos. This tool is fantastic in a flipped, blended, or online classroom as students can have their typed notes automatically time-stamped to the video. works with YouTube, Vimeo, Coursera, Udacity, Khan Academy, and EdX videos. Because VideoNot.es