With the quick shift to online instruction and learning, teachers need some ready made, quality content to keep students moving forward. I love Khan Academy for just this purpose. While it is not the most engaging instruction and doesn't replace hands-on, conceptual development of math concepts, it does move students in the right direction, while providing reinforcement of concepts already learned. And, with the new "Assign" features, teachers can easily keep track of student progress and provide individualized instruction.
Khan Academy has content for many different grade levels and content areas.
The purpose of this post is to help you get started. If you have questions, please email me or post a comment. I have been using Khan Academy for about 5 years and it is constantly evolving. I'm not an "expert" but I am a happy user. Additional tips for new users are also helpful #bettertogether #Khanacademy #occue #cueinc
Steps to get you (& your students) started
1. Log in or create an account (using your school gmail makes this easy) - Be sure to choose "Teacher"
2. Create a class or classes -
Option 2: Import your class from Google Classroom
3. "Add Courses". I always select the current grade level I'm teaching but you can assign content from any course, so don't worry about limiting yourself.
Add Students - Send students an email with direction and your class code. (If you chose not to import form Google Classroom). VERY IMPORTANT -Have students sign in with their school google account. This will simplify your life.
4. Now you are ready to assign content - Start Small, and provide your students with clear expectations. For example, if I assign a lesson when I want students to show work, I tell them where their work should be ie..on paper, in their Math Journal etc... Verbal instructions via a video, can go a long way to avoid confusion. A simple way to do this is to record on your phone and drop it into an email to students. Make it short & sweet. Or upload it to YouTube and the video can be longer. Either way, show an example of what you want students to do.
To Assign Content -
1. Select your class
2. In the left-hand menu choose Assignments>Assign
Then select the content from the menu for that course. Play around and look at the lessons carefully. (You can't break anything.)
Check the boxes next to the lesson you'd like to assign. When you hit "Assign" you will get a pop-up asking for the classes (you can assign to more than one class at a time), Due Date & Time.
BEWARE! Do you want to assign and entire unit, sub-section of lessons or individual specific lessons? If you select the sub-unit, you may be assigning multiple lessons when you only wanted one or two. You can always delete unwanted assignments later, but they have to be deleted from each class individually.
Tips:
Khan Academy has content for many different grade levels and content areas.
The purpose of this post is to help you get started. If you have questions, please email me or post a comment. I have been using Khan Academy for about 5 years and it is constantly evolving. I'm not an "expert" but I am a happy user. Additional tips for new users are also helpful #bettertogether #Khanacademy #occue #cueinc
Steps to get you (& your students) started
1. Log in or create an account (using your school gmail makes this easy) - Be sure to choose "Teacher"
2. Create a class or classes -
- Go to your Dashboard (found under your user name in the top right-hand corner)
- Choose "Add New Class" -
Option 2: Import your class from Google Classroom
3. "Add Courses". I always select the current grade level I'm teaching but you can assign content from any course, so don't worry about limiting yourself.
Add Students - Send students an email with direction and your class code. (If you chose not to import form Google Classroom). VERY IMPORTANT -Have students sign in with their school google account. This will simplify your life.
4. Now you are ready to assign content - Start Small, and provide your students with clear expectations. For example, if I assign a lesson when I want students to show work, I tell them where their work should be ie..on paper, in their Math Journal etc... Verbal instructions via a video, can go a long way to avoid confusion. A simple way to do this is to record on your phone and drop it into an email to students. Make it short & sweet. Or upload it to YouTube and the video can be longer. Either way, show an example of what you want students to do.
To Assign Content -
1. Select your class
2. In the left-hand menu choose Assignments>Assign
Then select the content from the menu for that course. Play around and look at the lessons carefully. (You can't break anything.)
Check the boxes next to the lesson you'd like to assign. When you hit "Assign" you will get a pop-up asking for the classes (you can assign to more than one class at a time), Due Date & Time.
BEWARE! Do you want to assign and entire unit, sub-section of lessons or individual specific lessons? If you select the sub-unit, you may be assigning multiple lessons when you only wanted one or two. You can always delete unwanted assignments later, but they have to be deleted from each class individually.
Tips:
- If you've never used Khan Academy before, work through some lessons before you assign them. This will give you a good sense of with the students will be doing.
- Create a SANDBOX course for you to play in.
- Have one of your own children (or a friend w/Gmail) log in to the Sandbox course following your instructions. (You can always create a new gmail account, using the age of your students, to play around with.) My user name is StudentEarl-... That way I remember it's a "student" account.
- In Math, you can assign the Unit Quizzes or Tests and then assign students work based on how they score. This is more time consuming, but also more targeted.
- Teacher Resources from Khan Academy
- Webinar for Teachers who want to use Khan Academy for Remote Learning