Moment of Genius

After the resource website assignment I was overwhelmed.  I thought there could never be enough time in a semester to check out all the interesting tools and resources that are being shared by my peers.  Then, I had a moment of genius.  What if I used my blog to talk about one tool per week?  That way I could kill two birds with one stone.  Duh, work smarter, not harder!

This week I'd like to review Khan Academy.  An Aunty of mine posted on Facebook that she was trying to help her son figure out Newton's Law.  I immediately thought, there must be something in the resource websites that can help her.  I stumbled across Khan Academy.  It is the perfect solution.  I sent her the link and she was very thankful.  I also discovered that they have SAT prep videos.  I do outreach work with high school students, many of them expressing interest in SAT prep material.  Trying to loan out one SAT prep book to 70+ students is a challenge.  By using Khan Academy, those with internet access can get more detailed instructions from the comfort of their home and don't have to stand in line for the limited number of resource books we have at the high school.  I have just scratched the surface, but I am sure there are tons of other great videos on the site.  I definitely give this site a thumbs up for visual learners who like material broken down in audio/visual format.