In preparation for our Design Precedent Analysis in Assignment #2, become a member and explore DIY.org and khanacademy.org. In addition to your reading reflections (#5) for Thursday, write a short post below in the comment section (approx. 200 words) imagining your high school self stuck at home on a snow/weather day and someone has told you to check these sites out. In the comment section, casually describe to a friend what these sites are, what you might want to do today, and why or why not.
(The point is to first explore the site from a teen user/learner perspective, and not an Edtech design researcher. Have fun with it.)
Anne Kim
3/30/2016 14:17:36
Khan Academy has a lot of good walkthroughs and videos for school subjects like calculus or chemistry. Since my calculus class happens to coincide with the time of day where I always want to take a nap, Khan Academy videos have been really helpful because Sal goes through a lot of example problems by topic. After learning how to do whatever he goes through in a video, I can usually work out how to solve a couple of problems on my own for homework. There are also videos for stuff like physics, which helps when I have an exam the next day and my teacher and textbook are really difficult to work with or understand. And it’s nice because they’re just videos; you can go back and rewatch a part you don’t quite understand, or pause to catch up without having anyone wait on you or get impatient.
Jinny Kim
3/30/2016 22:43:50
Shul! Check out https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/periodic-table - it's got videos on the periodic table, groups, properties, those stuff you said you were learning in chem right now. I think they could help you memorize the different groups. Also check out their US History page- it's got nice summaries on important topics and timelines and some are video summaries. It's also got quiz questions so I'm practicing those right now for the test tomorrow. Check it out. It's got "courses" on art history and sat preps too. Freee.
Natalya Buchwald
3/30/2016 22:52:34
I would definitely recommend Khan Academy if you are struggling with a particular concept in school. Khan Academy was very useful for me in my trigonometry and calculus classes in high school. Most of the time, my teachers would not provide an adequate lecture on specific topics. It caused a lot of trouble for me because despite not teaching topics fully, my teachers often would extensively test on them. Therefore, I primarily used Khan Academy knowing my clear learning goal. The way that most videos are structured are by examples. Surely, some brief overview and explanation is used to give viewers context. However, most of the time, the videos provides a concrete example that is worked out and explained in-front of the audience. This made it easy to search through which videos I needed to see. Additionally, Khan Academy provided more examples and practice. Whether the practice was in the form of their online point system platform or through more videos, I always had access to resources that could further test me. So, if you’re stuck in your house during a snow day, it would be very beneficial to go through the Khan curriculum of your math or science classes. Their history and english resources are useful as well, but nowhere near as exercise based as their STEM videos.
Madeline Duque
3/30/2016 23:07:28
Honestly if you want to use Kahn Academy, do it via YouTube, since doing it through the Kahn Academy interface means you have to log in and they try to make it kind of like a game so it's kinda sucky. Usually it's the first thing to come up if you try searching for help in math though, so the series as a whole is a savior.
Amy Lin
3/31/2016 01:39:56
What are you hoping to learn? Kahn Academy is great for preparing for school classes or trying to gain some extra skills for your resume. They have videos with quality content and the curriculum does a fantastic job teaching you the ins-and-outs for classes like calculus and physics. DIY.org is far more casual with plenty of tutorials catered for kids. It seems pretty fun, if you're interested in just doing something fun and different over the weekend.
Aliya Blackwood
3/31/2016 02:27:26
Hey! I checked out DIY.org and it really lives up to its name. It has a very open source style where the community is clearly involved in making lessons and showing off their works. Khan Academy has a bit more of a structured feel to it, and at least it gave me a tour when I signed up. The videos and badges are very supportive and give the feeling like you have this big goal at the end of your lessons. DIY categorizes lessons with ratings so that you know what level is appropriate for you.
Cory Bird
3/31/2016 02:30:39
Hey! You should check out Khanacademy if you get the chance. It has a great interface and allows students to easily navigate across the pages; whether they want to search for specific topics or just explore and learn on their own. Once, you make an account, you can save your progress to keep a record of what subjects or material you have covered. It seems like a great way to reinforce ideas we may struggle with in our math or science class. My favorite part is that when I’m watching a video in Khanacademy it shows a bunch of related videos that build off each other on the left side of the screen. This lets me easily go back to earlier lessons if I’m struggling with a subject or forward if I’m feeling confident. Overall, it’s a great site and you should give it a shot!
Edward Bai
3/31/2016 03:15:23
Khan academy is a database of lessons that teach a huge variety of lessons in a structured pattern. There are two ways to access the videos; via Youtube or their own website. The website uses an interesting method of points that a person can accumulate over time to see just how many lessons and videos you have watched and, hopefully, learned from. The videos are mostly high quality and teach anything from personal finance to college level calculus, and even a few practical videos such as how to finance.
Yvonne Chen
3/31/2016 08:49:09
Hey! I checked out Khan Academy like you suggested and it was super helpful. The site has a lot of educational videos that go really in depth about the concepts being taught (probably more than some teachers at school do) and make it easier to learn difficult material especially in math and science. It also has quizzes and other study guides to help reinforce the things you learn which makes it a helpful study tool. I also found DIY while searching for educational websites, and while it covers a broader range of topics, it also seems a lot more geared for kids. The site has videos too, but it also has a lot of educational games that look like it would be fun for younger kids. Maybe show it to your younger siblings if they're stuck on something that they've been learning in school!
Christine Kwon
3/31/2016 09:28:29
Hey Rose!
Hugh Lee
4/1/2016 01:44:51
Check out Khan Academy if you want to do dome study by yourself. This website is powerful resource for subjects like calculus and any science related subjects. But I find other subjects such as history courses on this website very helpful. Studying for my architecture history exam in college, I used Khan academy for certain building studies. Neither my professor or textbook explains much about the baroque style buildings, I had to use Khan academy to study for it and the videos helped significantly.
Samiha Dawalbhakta
4/30/2016 03:18:28
Hey dude! Remember how I was having a bit of trouble understanding algebra in class the other day? Well I was recommended Khan Academy by my cousin. I created an account and I was able to really teach myself the chapter I was not understanding. There were a ton of educational videos that walked my through similar problems, and I could even do math activities to quiz myself and earn badges. I think getting all the new types of badges really motivated me to keep chugging through the math questions LOL. I really like that website, and I think you should totally check it out! It makes learning a lot easier and way more fun. Comments are closed.
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