New Tools Help Teachers Guide Learning

March 01, 2011

New Tools Help Teachers Guide Learning

To teach mathematics, schools in Los Altos, California, are piloting use of Khan Academy videos and online tools, which have replaced traditional textbooks and homework in two fifth-grade and two seventh-grade classrooms. Teachers say the change has brought huge benefits.

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