Community reviews for Khan Academy

I find Khan Academy to be a very helpful and effective teaching tool because the presentations are so versatile. I like that I can show a video in class and then make it available to students outside of class so that they can access it and watch it repeatedly or review a short portion if need be. The only criticism I have is that there are very few history topics available at this point. I'm sure that there are more social studies presentations in the works, as the offerings on Khan Academy seem to expand by the day. Each teacher would probably use Khan Academy slightly differently, so I recommend reviewing the topics available for one's subject area and just viewing a few videos to see if it might be a good addition to your teaching toolbox.

If there was a way to make it a little more fun- the students engagement piece would improve. However, as far as solid, helpful information- this is a huge help to students and their families.

There have been absolutely no negatives on this one. The videos are professionally done, and begin at the very basic in each content topic area. This is a gift to learners and our society as a whole.

The Videos are a great tool for summarizing different history concepts for the students. The visual aspect is applying to most students and it allows them to truly understand the historical concepts.

Khan Academy's videos cover not only Mathematics topics but also a wide variety of other subjects. The explanations provided for History or Science are great to engage students and help them corroborate/complement what they have learned.

This site has GREAT information, and a lot of it. It is set up topic specific and very easy to navigate. Some videos are a little long at 18-19 minutes.

Khan Academy has a good thing going. Feedback from my struggling math students was that they liked being able to pause/review videos on specific classroom topics that they felt shaky on. The way the website was set-up made it clear to them how different sets of math knowledge/skills relied on and were connected to other sets.

Khan Academy is one the great website, for learning here students can work on their pace. content is structured properly, Salman Khan videos is so good, and computer simulation is very helpful for understanding the kids.

Khan academy is truly one of the most innovative sites. I find myself spending more time being astounded by the brilliant lessons and explanations it gives. Khan academy is very user friendly and easily navigable, therefore it is good for many ages.

As teachers, we know that the best classroom experience is the one that provides education daily but supports the student when needed. This is a great tools but a few of my less motivated students watch the video and don't understand why they watched the movies at home while listening to music, playing with the cat, or folding laundry and knowledge from the video did not magically take root.