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Getting Started with Remote Learning

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Contact: indialearns@khanacademy.org

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Learning continuity during summers & school closures with Khan Academy

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What is remote learning?

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• Remote learning occurs when the learner and teacher are separated by time and distance and therefore cannot meet in a traditional classroom setting.
• Remote learning can occur synchronously (connecting with your students online) or asynchronously (self-learning or independent learning)

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Why use Khan Academy for remote learning

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Why use Khan Academy for remote learning?

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• Free for everyone: Khan Academy is a free online resource for everyone.
• Flexible: Learn on mobile, desktop. Anytime, anywhere.
• Content aligned to Indian curriculum.
• Content available in your own language. (Hindi, Hinglish, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil)

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Why use Khan Academy for remote learning?

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• Teachers: Can give assignments with clear deadline from anywhere to students
• Students: Complete the assignments given by teachers, get instant feedback on assignments

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No matter where you are or where your learners are, Khan Academy can bring you together!

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How to get started with Khan Academy for remote learning

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How can you use Khan Academy for remote learning?

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Q: I am taking online classes, how can Khan Academy help me?

A: Use Khan Academy to assign practice exercises. Discuss reports and assignments during online classes. Check reports regularly to guide them.

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Q: I am not able to take online classes, how can Khan Academy help me?

A: Use Khan Academy for learn and practice both. Let students reach out to you if they are stuck. Check reports regularly to guide them.

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Remote Learning: Suggested Online Classroom Routine

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• The Lesson (Teaching): Explain a particular lesson/ topic
• Teacher talk time
• Uses a Khan video to explain a concept
• The Discussion (Student Learning): Discussion on the topic taught
• Students use online chat or take turns to ask questions
• Students watch Khan video given by teacher (reinforcement)
• Written Assignments (Practice & Follow-ups): Teachers use Khan Academy class to give Khan assignments (practice) with clear due date
• Teacher looks at reports to start a discussion on completion/ questions/ exercise
• Teacher looks at activity time to start a discussion on screen time

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Remote Learning: Independent Learning (No Classroom)

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• The Lesson (Self-learning): Teacher assigns the lesson on Khan Academy (Videos + Exercises)
• The Discussion (Student Learning): Students solve the assignments using help on the Khan platform
• Teacher Monitoring & Feedback:
• Teacher looks at reports regularly to guide students accordingly
• Teacher looks at activity time to guide students accordingly

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Khan Academy Platform - Getting Started

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Get Set-up in 4 steps

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Step 1: Set up/ Login to your teacher account

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Do you have a teacher account on Khan Academy?

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If you do not have a Khan Academy teacher account, please:

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Go to khanacademy.org and click “Teachers, start here”

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Sign up with your school email address

Input your name and password

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Sign-up from a mobile phone as a teacher

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Select ALL the classes that you currently handle

Take the survey..

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To access your teacher dashboard ...

OR

Click here

Click on your username on the top right of your screen

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To access your teacher dashboard on your mobile phone...

Click here

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Add new class on your dashboard

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Following a pattern helps!

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Eg: Class- Section-Academic Yr as in “8B 2018-19”

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Recommended: Choose 2 classes above and 2 classes below, apart from the intended class. For eg., for Class 8, choose class 6,7,8,9,10

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Also add foundation courses for your class

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Step 2: Add students to your class

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Create your students’ accounts

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Create your student accounts.

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1. Select the ‘Create your student accounts’ option.
2. This option works best with first time teachers.

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Following a pattern helps. E.g:

School initials.First name.Last name,

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“jnvdli.anamika.kumar”

Click this to successively add the next student in the class.

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Repeat until you have added all the students in this class.

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You can change the passwords for your students!

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Set it to something that they can easily remember.

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Eg. firstname@123 as in

“anamika@123”

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Please click this to save all the usernames & passwords- this is your only chance!

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How to use Khan Academy for summer break 2020 (May-July)

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Step 3: Assign foundation chapters to your students

• Mastery Goal (Chapters students can learn thoroughly during their break )

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Step 3: Set-up mastery goal

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• Assign Mastery Goal
• Mastery goals give students control over their learning
• By setting a mastery goal for students, students can work at their own pace and complete the chapters
• Make sure the gaps are filled
• When educators and students are disconnected, it's easy for students to move through content without really mastering it
• Mastery goals and our algorithm ensures students understand each topic before moving on to the next one

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Step 3: Set-up mastery goal

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• Click Placement under Course Mastery tab
• Click Create goal
• Choose the desired grade you want your students to master

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Step 3: Set-up mastery goal

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• Click Placement under Course Mastery tab
• Click Create goal
• Choose the desired grade you want your students to master

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Assign Mastery Goal for Math Foundation courses on Khan Academy during summer break

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How to use Khan Academy after summer break 2020 (June onward)

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Step 3: Assign content to your students

• Weekly assignments (Replace written assignments with Khan online assignments)

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What are assignments?

• Teachers select what content the students complete
• With assignments, teachers can emphasize specific skills and give students independent practice on concepts directly related to the concept taught in class
• Teachers can also assign content to individuals or groups of students to give them personalized practice on specific skills.

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How do I assign content using assignments?

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Step 3: Set-up assignments

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Choose the lesson or practice content you want for your students

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Pro tip: Assign same set of questions if you want to review the exercise on video conference with your students - that way you can discuss common misconceptions

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Step 4: Get your students familiar with Khan Academy

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Step 4: Get them prepped

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• Get your students (and yourself!) familiar with Khan Academy
• If your students are new to the platform, assign a simple skill to them
• Have them practice logging in at khanacademy.org/ login
• Add yourself to your own class so you can try too!

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Step 4: Get them prepped

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• Get your students ready for success
• Have your students to write down their login information
• For older students let them know about the Khan Academy app on iOS and Android
• Show them where you’ll communicate assignments e.g. email, WA, LMS
• Remind them to check their Assignments tab or Notifications for new assignments

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Students will see the assignments on their Learner Home

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Next Steps

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Are you wondering how to best use Khan Academy in your classroom?

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From our experience, we have seen that the maximum impact of Khan happens with a dual approach of weekly usage (teacher-driven assignments) and regular usage by students at home at their own pace (self-driven with mastery).

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Next Steps

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Step 1: Create your class on Khan Academy & Enroll your students

Step 2: Do a live session with them on how to use Khan academy for assignments. Take them through the Learner Dashboard

Step 3: Set-up mastery goal till July and let students master concepts at their own pace

Step 4: Start by giving them weekly assignments when school reopens for online classes. Get started for assignments for week 1

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Teacher Reports

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• Activity Overview

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• Assignments Completion Report & Scores

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Activity Overview

• Total learning minutes - Total learning time on Khan Academy, not including navigating and non-learning pages.

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• Skills leveled up - Total number of skills that moved up a mastery level on Khan Academy.

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• Skills without progress - Total number of skills with activity that stayed at the same mastery level or moved down a mastery level on Khan Academy.

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Click on the student name to get more information.

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• Activity Overview

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• Assignments Completion Report & Scores

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Scores

Multiple assignments at the same time for the entire class

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For completion:

• Videos: Students must watch at least 90% of the video in normal speed
• Articles: Students must open and scroll down

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For accuracy:

• Exercises, quizzes, unit test: Students must make an attempt on every question to get a score to appear

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Class level - One assignment at the same time

• You can see how all your students in your class are doing on one single assignment.

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• This view is helpful for you to quickly identify struggling students at the end of a lesson.

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• You can also see number of attempts and their best score in this view.

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MOTIVATION & ENGAGEMENT

• Set goals and expectations with your students

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• Stay flexible, let them work at their own pace. Involve parents

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• Do not focus on completion, focus on effort and learning

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• Recognize milestones
• Celebrate progress
• Celebrate effort
• MAKE LEARNING FUN!

We recommend that if you are starting out, start with:

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Scores and Activity tabs to check the time spent on Khan Academy by your students.

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Activity tab will be super helpful during school closures to regulate screen time also for the students. Check for low and very high activity.

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FAQ

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Q&A

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7 tips for effective remote learning with Khan Academy

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Onward!

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