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KHANACADEM
Y
Presentation by Antonia
Wallace and Rebecca Brown
What
is K
han
Aca
dem
y? Khan Academy is a website that allows you
to navigate through levels of maths, with
video lessons and exercises.
Sig
nin
g U
p
You can sign up as a teacher or a pupil.
Teacher and Student
It is completely free.
Only a name and Gmail account needed, no complicated forms or
identification needed.
You can also log in with Facebook.
Easy
To S
ign U
p
Math
s Pr
e-t
est Before you can start
doing your own exercises you have to
complete the Maths Pre-
test.
Student
Stu
dent’
s H
om
esc
reen
A new addition to the site is the ‘Mastery Challenge’ which lets you practice what you have learned and helps you go up a level.
The activities set by your teacher are here.
The activities which the site thinks you should complete are here.
Student
Mast
ery
C
halle
nge
Every so often you complete the Mastery
Challenge which is a
hard exercise that grills
you on everything you
have learnt and also a
few harder things you
haven’t, however you
can skip these questions
by pressing the ‘I haven’t learnt this yet!’
button.
Student
Aft
er
the M
ast
ery
C
halle
nge
Your questions score.
This is what you have improved on
in this exercise.
You should improve on question topics you get wrong. Student
Finis
hed
Act
ivit
ies
The more points you get, the quicker you go up a level.
The harder the activity, the more points you get.
The ‘Math Pretest’ is something you do to test what level of maths you are at.
Student
Mis
sion P
rogre
ss
Chart
This is your mission progress chart. It shows all the topics and what level you are on.
These are the levels on the chart, they get darker the better you get.
Student
Filli
ng in
an
Exe
rcis
e
The question is here. If you are confused you
can watch the video lesson which teaches you what to do.
You can also get hints which show you how to work out the question.
If you get more than 5 questions right in a row, you get extra points.
Write your answer here.
Student
Aft
er
an E
xerc
ise
This shows how you did when you answered questions.
You earn badges when
you have done an achievement.
You earn points for different things. Points
make you go up levels.
Student
Manage Y
our
Stu
dents
Teacher
This is one class list with pupils on. A teacher can see students’ progress and set them work.
It is easy to create classes and add students. It is all in one area, and is easy
to navigate and understand.M
anage Y
our
Stu
dents
Teacher
You can see how each
student is doing and
what level of progress
they are on. If a student is struggling
you can see it and choose specific work
for them. The next day
at school a teacher can also help the student.
See Y
ou S
tudents
Pr
ogre
ss
Teacher
See Y
ou S
tudents
Pr
ogre
ss
This is what level the student is on (see before).
This is what the student has struggled
with.
Teacher
Set
Speci
fic
Work
You can set work for
each student. Look at
the recommended tasks for a student which have been advised from their skill
progress. It is easy to
set a due date and time.
Teacher
Set
Speci
fic
Work
Teacher
This is a student’s progress, a teacher can set them extra work if they need more help.
See R
ece
nt
Act
ivit
ies
See what your student
has been spending time on. You can see
what videos they have
watched, what tasks
they have completed,
how much time they
have spent on Khan Academy and how much help they needed.
Teacher
See R
ece
nt
Act
ivit
ies
Teacher
This is the activity of one pupil (in a class of two.) You can see that Pupil 1 (turquoise) has earned many energy points and is doing many extra activities. Then look at Pupil 2 (dark blue.) Pupil 2 is struggling, however the red line on the graph shows their progress during their time on Khan Academy. You can easily see where the pupil begins to understand and earns their first badge and energy points.
Khan Academy can easily show a teacher the progress of their students; which exercises they found easiest and what they are struggling with.
Badges are available
for different topics. They are fun to achieve and students
will want to earn them.In
centi
ve T
o
Work
Hard
Teacher
Ince
nti
ve T
o
Work
Hard
: B
adges
Teacher
Diff
ere
nt
Subje
cts
Wit
hin
Khan
Aca
dem
y
Khan Academy is mainly
a maths based site, however they are extending the subject
matter to many other
key subjects (such as
humanities and sciences), with new videos – and hopefully
soon some new lessons!
Salm
an K
han’s
M
oti
ves
Salman Khan set up a
YouTube channel to help his niece revise
some maths for a exam. Soon, his videos
were so helpful to many people that he
decided to create a website to help everyone all over the
world.
Salm
an K
han’s
Id
eas
The Swiss Cheese Concept”
Teachers will teach a topic,
but when most people have
understood, they will move
on. However, there will be a
few people that don’t
understand, and there will
always be a gap in their
knowledge and they might
not understand things
afterwards. Khan Academy
can help pupils fully grasp
the concept before moving
on to another topic.
Khan A
cadem
y in
Am
eri
ca
In America , many schools
use Khan Academy as a
maths homework tool,
teachers set work and
students do it, working at
their own pace and using
hints and watching videos
for help. Teachers can see
their progress and what
extra help they needed,
and then focus on things
the next day in class,
instead of rushing ahead.
Good a
nd B
ad
Poin
ts
Good BadThere are no complications after signing up.
You need a Gmail or Facebook account to sign up.
Your teacher can set you homework and lessons you should learn, and also set a due date.
There is no ‘notepad’ on the screen when doing activities, so you might need a separate piece of pen and paper.
A teacher can see a chart on their students progress.
It is mainly focused on maths.
There are many levels and lessons.
It is easy to add a teacher or pupil to a class.
A teacher can control many classes at once.
Pupils will have the chance to fully understand a concept before the teacher moves on in class.
Concl
usi
on Overall, Khan
Academy is a friendly,
easy site to use for helping with maths as
it contains many different topics and lessons to help you learn.