After using Khan and other online sources for a semester, I have mixed feelings about it.
Pros: I find it useful that when we have an online homework topic we are able to talk more meaningfully about it.
Students are able to ask me questions about a topic without fear of being made fun of by their peers because it is written down in a notebook and turned in to me.
Students like to have their question chosen as the one to lead off our discussion of the topic.
Students are excited about it and like the change of pace.
Cons: Terminology used in the videos tends to confuse some of the students.
Problems on the Khan Academy site are sometimes unpredictable within a topic leading to a difficulty to explain a problem type in such a way that it will not cause more confusion.
Checking in homework is very time consuming because an effort is made to answer all questions posed in the notebook, regardless of whether or not the question is then asked in class.
The second semester has more new topics that will be introduced to the students. That will be a truer test for whether my students can succeed using Khan and other online resources.
Teachers from The Meadows School in Las Vegas reflect on using Khan Academy and other online resources to enhance learning in their classrooms.
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