Let me split off a thread specifically about how we can proceed to make KA videos available to every school.
I have start a project page for an OLPC-KhanAcademy bridge, summarizing the existing KA projects that I know of. Please add yoruself to the list of interested people on that page if you want to help out, or are already using KA videos in your schools. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Khan_Academy Among the things this project could use: * A Linux port of the offline Khan Academy Web app (someone has already made a Windows version, complete with scripts that let you choose what subsets of videos you'd like to download). * A new XS build that includes a basic set of videos, or at least an installed version of this tool. * A translation coordinator to help synch up subtitling and dubbing efforts, most of which are currently scattered. Thanks to Caryl for the reminder below to keep things real -- a point well taken! Sam. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi All... > > As a retired educator who used to use an open source floppy disk program > for learning Algebra I as an additional help for my students (in a > self-paced class... back in the 80s!) I think the bare-bones Khan Academy > videos will work just fine without all the fancy-schmancy worksheets, > badges, and the like. > > Being translated into the student's language is a must, but beyond that, > the teacher can be free to use them as needed with their students. They > should, of course, keep track of the students' progress in their record > book and, possibly a chart if it will not hurt the slower children. By > keeping track of who is where in the program, and who needs more help, they > can give help where needed and arrange for students to help one another. If > they want badges, they can be something created by the teacher (gold stars > or just some "atta boys" and "atta girls"). Instead of the Khan worksheets, > teachers can use the local textbooks or ebooks and locally made quizzes to > evaluate progress. Thus they can be sensitive to the local curriculum > standards. > > The Khan videos should be used to complement the work of the teacher, not > replace it. If the teacher does not know the subject well, they can still > assume the role of "director of learning" and guide their students through > the subject matter. > > I have seen complaints about students "gaming the system" by doing lots of > easy Khan Academy videos to get lots of "awards." This won't happen if the > teacher stays in charge as described above. > Caryl > > > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:08:55 -0500 > > From: kevin.m...@verizon.net > > To: support-g...@lists.laptop.org > > Subject: Re: [support-gang] Fwd: Re: [Server-devel] khan academy videos > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 03:37:19PM -0500, Nicholas Doiron wrote: > > > > > > Indeed, most (but not all) of the videos are available in OGV through > the > > > Internet Archive. > > > > > > Separately, Khan Academy has been putting translated videos on YouTube > > > (including French! I was surprised) with the accounts listed on this > page: > > > http://www.youtube.com/KhanAcademyLanguages Converting these is > possible with > > > ffmpeg2theora http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/MediaGuide > > > What I'm noticing is that some translators are re-recording the entire > video. > > > This would make it even more difficult to add a language such as > Haitian > > > Creole. > > > > That is great to hear for spanish-speaking folks. > > I have seen some of the videos and they are not hollywood blockbusters > with CGI > > effect, they seem to be a voice and some graphics, very bareboned. So I > wonder > > if they could not be recreated in an animated GIF/PNG or SVG format but > that > > may be a dream idea. It would lead to a programatic way to address > translation > > like we do for software. > > > > > > > > Plan Ceibal has been investigating the videos ever since Khan's TED > talk in > > > March. I believe they were supporting KhanAcademyEspanol or another > existing > > > YouTube channel. There was reluctance to store so many videos on school > > > servers. > > > > Yeah, I dont know if they were only using the full resolution or have > > considered more reduced version. > > > > > There were questions about Khan ( often wondering if he was connected > > > to Wikipedia, Microsoft, or a major university in some way ). > > > > I think MS/Bill G might have contributed some funding? Although, I dont > see > > anything sinester being suggeted about any connection as of yet. > > > > > As far as I know there is no XS add-on or special activity for running > Khan > > > Academy on Ceibal's XOs. > > > > > > Some good news: there *is* an initiative in Mongolia, recently tweeted > by OLPC: > > > > http://blog.dutiee.com/taking-khan-academy-to-mongolia-in-wireless-routers/ > > > > > Thanks for the update > > -K > > > > -- > > | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux ==.| http://kevix.myopenid.com......| > > | : :' : The Universal OS....| > > mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/.|<http://mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/.%7C> > > | `. `' http://www.debian.org/.| http://counter.li.org [#238656]| > > |___`-____Unless I ask to be CCd,.assume I am subscribed._________| > > > > Gordon's first law: > > If a research project is not worth doing, it is not worth doing well. > > _______________________________________________ > > support-gang mailing list > > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > > _______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
_______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel