Education fun part two. Yesterday I created 26 student and 1 teacher accounts on Khan Academy. Today…

Education fun part two. Yesterday I created 26 student and 1 teacher accounts on Khan Academy. Today 24 kids listened as I gave them a fifteen minute run down on login procedures, basic Internet saftey and where to start.. then they were turned loose. Kids who spend a half hour or more doing a dozen or so math problems averaged 80 problems in about the same time. Metrics on who was struggling with what topic and who was trying out new things were available to the teacher in real time. She was able to work with the kids who needed the help as they needed it. Breathtakingly stunning example of how kids will excel when shown how to use the tools. We have the computer lab booked for a bunch of Fridays.