Posted by Steve Gradoville on
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It is not possible for me to get on to AEA Online to use the resources as am a Substitute in various school districts.  One of the reasons I took this class was to find out about all the resources available as I feel like the primary school I sub in underutilizes AEA resources in the classroom.  Very few teachers I've worked with take advantage of these wonderful resources.

Having said that I often refer kids to Kahn Academy to help them with math.  Having tutored a few kids in math I set accounts with them on Kahn so they can do practice on their own and I can monitor their work  I have not been to the Science section but I understand it is very good also.  For many students just hearing a lesson from a different voice, hearing a topic described in a different way, can open their eyes.  I believe that is one of the best ways the internet can be utilized in the classroom.  While people talk about differentiating in the classroom, I think some kids will just not connect with some teachers.  If you have the ability to offer those kids a resource that would help them understand the topic, they might then still have success in the classroom.  I would hope that would be the goal of every teacher, for their kids to have success in their classroom so they can later have success in life.