Khan Academy

Khan Academy Logo from website

     Khan Academy is an interactive site provided to the public that allows students as well as teachers to research a catalog of videos. It was created in 2006 by Salman Khan and provides a free online collection of many lecture videos stored on YouTube on the topics of mathematics, history, finance, physics, biology, art history, and many more! The more videos the person watches, the more points they will receive which will allow them to earn different badges and claim rewards.
    Students can click on the practice button and choose a skill to work on as well. They are able to check their answers and ask for helpful hints along the way if they need them on a variety of subjects.

Members of the Khan Team from website

     I would definitely use this website in the classroom to allow my students to practice and master skills taught. Khan Academy gives
students the opportunity to spend extra time on skills they may have trouble mastering, and the comprehensive videos provide information on almost every topic. I did notice, however, that there was not a section of the site dedicated to English education. I found this upsetting, considering I want to teach English classes, and my students may not be able to use this site, due to the unlimited language and grammar videos and practice problems.
      The site encourages students to engage in digital citizenship and technology operations and concepts, which are two of the ISTE-NETS S standards for students.

                                              Example of a Khan Video on Photosynthesis from website

Check out Kahn Academy's website!