I’m sure that all of you have encountered a situation where no matter how you tried to explain a concept to a student, they still struggled with it.  Or, maybe your experience was with a student who needed an extra challenge.  Or, perhaps you need a quick review for yourself.  Wouldn’t it be great if there was a resource that could meet all of these needs?  It turns out that there is.

The Khan Academy is a collection of over 1400 YouTube videos covering topics such as basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology, finance, French history, and SAT and GMAT prep.  The videos have been prepared by Salman Khan, who holds a MBA from Harvard Business School. He also holds a Masters in electrical engineering and computer science, a BS in electrical engineering and computer science, and a BS in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Khan has released all of these videos under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license so you are free to make use of these videos in your class, share them, or even remix them to suit your needs provided you give Mr. Khan credit.

Khan Academy Overview:

This is a fantastic resource that exemplifies many of the ideals of OpenCourseWare, providing you with the means to provide quality enrichment, tutoring, or a quick refresher.  All you (or your students) will need to access it is a computer with broadband Internet access that can play YouTube videos.