As the saying goes,
"Education is the best gift of life", and seems the guys at Khan Academy have replicated that statement using the internet. The academy
describes itself as a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education
for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone
anywhere.
There is something for everyone as I was able to find a video to educate myself on the currency market.
Arithmetic (algebra,
trigonometry, probability, calculus, statistics), Science (biology, chemistry,
healthcare, physics, computer science), Finance (core finance, banking
& money, valuation & investing, currency), History, and Art
History, are just some of the subject areas covered on the site.
Each lesson is available in
video format which is clear, concise, and intuitive. Note that you don't even
need to register to watch the videos. If you happen to be a YouTube junky, then
Khan Academy channel is the place to visit, click here to get there.
Registering (or log in
via Google or Facebook account) means you can keep record of "Practices"
which are done by the learner to assess his/her level of understanding.
Parents/teachers have a dashboard that they can use to monitor the progress of
the learner with time once the learner adds them as a coach. It will all make
sense once you explore the site.
Key note of the day is
access to internet is key, but see the brains at Khan Academy have also made it
possible (though not officially supported) to have the server offline,
with support for Windows and Mac. Click here
for the instruction and here for the download server
The materials of Khan
Academy are also available via iTunesU library. If you happen to have any of
the Apple supported products (iPhone, iPad) then videos can be downloaded and
carried with you.
Strongly recommend that you
get your kids onboard on this as it will be very beneficial to them.
A big thanks goes to the
founder Salman Khan (@khanacademy) for the vision, and making this
available to the world.
Khan Academy in iTunesU |
Downloading Khan Academy for offline |
There is something for everyone as I was able to find a video to educate myself on the currency market.