Podcast Reflection #9: Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education.

http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

This link will take you to a video, where Salman Khan explains his creation of the Khan Academy. His talk on how he created a sort of virtual classroom was really fascinating. Having students learn at their own pace in a comfortable environment and then getting help at school with the teacher, is a great idea! I was just really impressed how this all started with a simple Youtube video and now he explains how there are 100,000 viewers around the world that use his videos for help. I think these videos are really great for the students who learn at a slow pace. With these videos, slow pace learners can really get the help they need and not have the pressure of learning at a fast pace in the classroom. I also really liked how teachers can view what problems their students have done and which ones they need help on. Growing up, I would have loved to had the access to his videos. I especially like the fact that he has videos for nearly every subject in science, math, history, etc. This video really makes me wonder what school is going to be like in the future. Are students going to spend all their time at home learning? Will students ever have to face their teachers if everything is online? I think as long as students have computers at home and have a parent or guardian watching them at home, students will have great success learning from these videos from the Khan Academy.