How can Khan Academy be used in India for distance learning during school closures?

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Hello parents and teachers,

Resources for schools, teachers, and parents 

We know there’s a lot on your minds—from health and safety to child care and jobs. These are exceptionally challenging times as we close schools to stop the spread of COVID-19, and we want to do everything we can to support you.

Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents.

We offer free lessons in math, science and humanities from kindergarten through the early years of college. Students can use our exercises, quizzes, and instructional videos to learn and master skills. They will get immediate feedback and encouragement.

Resources to support you during school closures.

We are having daily (weekdays) 12 pm PT/3 pm EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter for students, parents, and teachers navigating school closures. India specific content can also be found on YouTube-India (English) and YouTube-India (Hinglish). 

Here are guides we’ve created for you:

Parents

• Daily schedules for students ages 4-18 to keep learning using Khan Academy during school closures
• Parent Quick Start Guide 
• Parents: Frequently Asked Questions About Supporting Your Child’s Learning During School Closures
• Getting Started with Khan Academy and Khan Academy Kids for Remote Learning (webinar video recording)
• If you have kids ages 2-7, check out the Khan Academy Kids YouTube Channel and free printable activities
• View webinar recordings 
  • Getting started with remote learning
  • Getting started with remote learning: parents
  • Setting a daily schedule for young kids ages 2-7
  • Setting a daily schedule for elementary school students ages 8-10
  • Setting a daily schedule for middle school students ages 11-13

Teachers

• Get a free teacher account
• Set-up your classroom for distance learning with our Quick Start Guide and video
• Catch-up with some of our best recent Professional Learning sessions:
  • How one teacher helped his students ace math… by taking them back to kindergarten!
  • 7 tips for effective remote learning — from setting up a schedule to addressing the emotional impact
  • How to engage and motivate your students… even when you’re remote!

Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents.

What is Khan Academy? We offer exercises, quizzes, and tests so students can practice and master skills, as well as instructional videos to help students learn or review material.

• Khan Academy has a library of Indian curriculum-aligned lessons covering through grade 1-12 math to early college math, grammar, science, computing, and more.
• Students can practice skills with exercises, quizzes, and mastery challenges and get immediate feedback and support.
• Khan Academy is available in 40 languages including Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati and many more. 
• Students without laptops can access the Khan Academy website or use the Khan Academy app on smartphones.

Teachers get tools and reports designed specifically for them.

• Teachers can easily assign students an entire course - 10th grade Physics or 10th grade Math, for example—a specific unit, or a specific skill.
• Teachers can easily track student progress with our reports.

School and teacher resources: How can you use Khan Academy?

We have several resources including a step-by-step Welcome Guide and a series of online videos featuring real teachers demonstrating how to use Khan Academy to assign instructional videos and practice skills and monitor student progress. All these resources are available at Teacher Essentials. Teachers can also join our #TeachWithKhan Facebook group.

How to get started:

1. Create free accounts  from our home page.
2. Take a tour of our free content.
3. Check out our teacher and parent resources, and learn how you can easily assign students a course to master.

More questions? Visit our help center.

Khan Academy Kids for Early Learners

If you have a child ages two to seven, we recommend our free app, Khan Academy Kids. In addition to building early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math skills, the app encourages creativity and builds social-emotional skills. It is 100% free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. Khan Academy Kids is available on iTunes, Google Play, and the Amazon App store.

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization.

Our mission is to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. We are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19, and are here to assist communities with their learning needs. Check back with us in the coming days and weeks as we are updating our resources for you.

Sincerely,

The Khan Academy team