Yesterday I created an account for Sawyer with Khan Academy. I'm so excited to start using this AMAZING tool/ resource with him to help him learn.
If you have never heard of Khan Academy I encourage you to go check them out! The basic info you need to know is that this site is video based. The idea for this academy stems from an uncle's desire to help his nephews learn math states away. Sal Khan, creator of Khan Academy, found himself trying to explain math principles to his nephews in another state over the phone. It didn't work out so well because they couldn't review/ replay what he had told them during their tutoring sessions. So, he decided to use what resources he had available to him. He chose a camera and YouTube.
He wrote out a few "scripts" of math concepts, recorded himself explaining the concepts AND writing it out for the boys to see, then uploading the video to YouTube so that his nephews could replay the video as much as they needed to in order to comprehend the concept. This was wildly helpful for his nephews.
Thus, Khan Academy was born.
It has grown exponentially over the years to not only include math but other subjects like physics, humanities, economics, etc.
It's all FREE!! So, spend some time on there with your student and see if this is a possible way our generation of digitalites can grasp a variety of concepts/ subjects.
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