Sunday, March 13, 2011

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This is a really great TED Talk from Salman Khan. He talks about the development of Khan Academy, which is a free online school that can be used as a supplement for teachers. It's really interesting to not only see the education side of the technology being used but also how he developed his online videos into a non profit organization.
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  1. Justin DrummondMarch 13, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Thanks for posting this video. What Khan Academy is doing is encouraging.

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  2. jbbMarch 13, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    The potential is amazing and I know that I really need to study this man's work. I'm a little leary about the accomplishments of one when the measure is a private school, in that that automatically sets it apart from what the normal garden variety public school has to deliver.

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  3. Scot ByrdApril 6, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Khan Academy is a great thing and his videos have helped a lot of people. This type of teaching can be a great example to teachers as they try to integrate technology into their classrooms. This type of teaching is referred to as Mastery teaching or the Flipped classroom, and teachers can record their lessons online and post them for the students to view on their own time or during class as this frees up the teacher to actually help answer questions during the class time and work with the students varied skill levels on a more individual basis. This video is very interesting and can be a great example for how some teachers can be teaching.

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