Our vision for Khan Academy in the classroom includes Individualizing learning by replacing one-size-fits-all lectures with self-paced learning Taking a mastery-based approach to learning critical knowledge and skills (every student takes as long as he/she needs to learn each concept fully) Creating collaborative learning environm...
If you are looking for information on how to start using Khan Academy in a school, we have some resources for you: 1. Toolkit: Checkout our teaching resources. It provides information about how to get started, how to register students, what practices have emerged in the classroom, etc. This toolkit is continuously updated based on our interact...
To add your class, follow the steps listed below: 1. Log into Khan Academy using your account 2. Give your Khan Academy ID to each student (this usually is your email login) 3. Have each student login to their Khan Academy accounts and go to their profile page (click on their name at the top right of the main page) 4. Have students click on th...
Any valid email addresses can be used to login to Khan Academy. Refer to our Teacher Toolkit's article on Setting up accounts for more information. For under 13 year old users, there are two options - 1. Have parents create child accounts. For more details, check out http://khanacademy.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/337876 Note: The...
Khan Academy runs entirely in your browser and there is no special software required to use Khan Academy. As such, any device that can run a browser can be used to access Khan Academy. In the schools we work with we have seen the whole gamut including Laptops, Chromebooks, Netbooks, iPads and other tablet devices. We recommend having a 1:1 stu...
There are various models being used in these schools. However, the basic premise is to bring the vision of self-paced, individualized and mastery-based learning into the classroom. Our goal is to study the practices used and determine which practices work best for different types of schools, students and teachers. Check out our toolkit, which ...
We are browser-independent and work very hard to keep it that way. So we currently support all major browsers: Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox. Older versions of these browsers may not support all the features on our site. If you are on IE 8 or earlier, Safari 4 or earlier, or earlier versions of Firefox, we highly recommend upgradi...
Yes - we now offer a Khan Academy specific login that allows for any email address in addition to Google and Facebook.
Last year we worked closely with 4 teachers in Los Altos School District. This year, we have a small team working closely with about 25 schools. Through our partnerships with these schools, we incorporate feedback from teachers and students into our site and identify innovative teaching practices that work well with Khan Academy. We share these...
Khan Academy is used in over 15,000 classrooms worldwide. This is an estimate based on the number of coaches we see who have a cohort of 10+ students. In addition, we are working closely with a group of public, charter and independent schools. Most of these schools are located in the San Francisco Bay Area so that our school implementations te...