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ADELAIDE: 25% off Reg. Price of Installing Khan Academy Tutorials onto Your Compatible Computer

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ADELAIDE: 25% off Reg. Price of Installing Khan Academy Tutorials onto Your Compatible Computer
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IVI on 27/06/2013 - 20:59 ww2.khanacademy.org (111 clicks)
Last edited 27/06/2013 - 22:13

For a limited, for $45 (25% Off the reg.price of $60):

  1. you'll get a fairly comprehensive subset of the full Khan Academy video-tutorial collection installed onto a compatible computer of your choice; AND

  2. you'll be offered a demo of Khan Academy's tutorial videos, etc. (online (includes Coach & Practice modes), if you have Internet; offline (how to view selected tutorial videos), if not).

Note: Your $45 payment covers up to 2 hr (or 2.5 hr if next slot is unbooked)

Ring: 0408 804 408 to arrange an on-site installation & demo visit.

Sal Khan's Khan Academy (viewable at KhanAcademy.org) provides thousands of short -online- video tutorials, eg, under the banner-line:

  • "Learn almost anything for free"

At the moment, they seem to cover traditional school & uni subjects, like Maths, Science, Finance, etc., but this could change.

(They must be doing -something- right, ie, to have attracted funding from both the 'Gates Foundation and Google, as well as earning esteemed places in classrooms around the world.)

As a teacher, I've used them - in both suburban & rural schools, over the years - but we had to have a working Internet connection to enable access to Sal's excellent tutorial videos, etc.

So, what about those who are living, learning, teaching or working in places with very costly (or no) Internet service?

Or… what to do if your kids want to explore or revise some of their school subjects, eg, while traveling to a holiday destination - by car - on school holidays, etc.?

Now… where ever you have a working compatible computer, tablet or netbook… you or your kids can learn from Khan Academy tutorial videos:

We found a group of tutors in Adelaide, who've been installing subsets of the Khan Academy video collection (eg, Geometry, within Maths) into privately owned computers… for a fee for their member's time.

(These videos are licensed under a Creative Commons license, so it's OK.)

Each tutor-installer offers a cost-free demo KhanAcademy.org's Coach & Practice modes, which can be used by a student and a tutor (possibly connected by Skype or phone) to help preclude the student getting stuck - too long - on a single type of problem.

(Post visit Person-to Person-tutoring time -not- included.)

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  • matt_will_fix_it on 27/06/2013 - 21:03

    I don't get it… whats the deal?

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:17

      I think folks who live or work, eg, in the Outback save $$ on satellite-based Internet (if they have one to hand) by accessing Khan Academy's tutorials off-line.

      These guys are offering 25% Off their regular price.

      • lousy on 28/06/2013 - 13:59

        The post header says adelaide though, not south australia. Last time I checked adelaide was still a city (no jokes please) not outback.

  • marquise on 27/06/2013 - 21:06
    +8

    Similarly, let me charge you to install an offline copy of Wikipedia

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 23:17

      I'd be interested in finding Wikipedia for an Outback friend…
      'got a URL for it?

      I have seen a tiny device (smaller than any eBook reader)
      that claimed to have a lot of W'pedia articles withi…

      but it's screen was very poor in quality (for my eyes),
      so we didn't buy in.

      A Nexus 7 @ McDonalds does the orig site & much more ;-)

  • KnownSystemError on 27/06/2013 - 21:27

    OP, do you have any connection to the academy?

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:18

      I've met one of their group & he seemed genuine.
      (Not a bad tutor, being a former teacher.)

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 23:19

      ibid.

      (RTA)

  • Gorian4 on 27/06/2013 - 21:36

    Khan Academy is completely free (and I love it), why would I pay for something that is already funded by multi-billion dollar organisations?

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:20

      You wouldn't… but, then. maybe you don't live in the Outback. ;-)

      Hey, you & I are lucky… we enjoy cheap & plentiful Internet.

      Lots of folks aren't so lucky (yet). NBN might change that.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2013 - 21:38

    I assume this is a joke, as the link just goes straight to Khan Academy and there's no phone number/website/whatever.

    Haaaaaaaaaaaaar.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2013 - 22:08

      I don't -think- that phone number was there before I posted…

      • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:23

        My bad… I'll post a photo of the group's generic business card sized promo for an earlier offering.

        Now, where's my Lumix…?

        • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2013 - 22:25

          Oh. Not a joke. Well, not deliberately. Huh.

        • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:34

          (Lumix is a camera…)

          Oh, well, I bumped into another [silly?] rule:

          "Cannot change deal to a different domain than khanacademy.org. If it really needs to be done, please contact a moderator."

          Can't change a URL to photo's URL. Go figure…

          Sorry guys…

        • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2013 - 22:53

          Tortoiseshell glasses are better smoked.

        • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 23:42

          I missed that one, mate :-/

  • 2842 on 27/06/2013 - 21:43
    +1

    not a deal buddy. selling something that is free.

    • -.- on 27/06/2013 - 21:49
      +1

      Yep, seconded

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:32

      Tell that to the guys, who harvest 'roos… (Yes, I eat Skippy.)

      ;-)

      PS Have a look at KhanAcademy's videos on business… :-)

  • jv on 27/06/2013 - 22:03
    +1

    25% Off reg. price

    25% off free ?????

  • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 22:29

    Dear Neggers,

    It's reportedly been earning the group's members $60 (for ~ 2 hours, on site) for a year or two. (And they are often invited back to do tutoring, sometimes remotely by phone, no less. I support them & wish them luck with their efforts… seems like honest work, and good value, to me. YMMV.)

    You could cut your own hair "for free" but I bet you pay to get it done.

    Cheers

    • marquise on 27/06/2013 - 22:56
      +1

      I guess there is a market for this kind of service, but the attitude of people on this site usually resonates along the lines of:
      'Why pay for it, when you can do it yourself for free'

      I have a feeling if you are posting it on this site, the majority of people will have internet access. So they know what their options are. Even if they have slow internet speeds, they might be able to still comfortably view the videos in low quality mode.

      Perhaps a leaflet drop is a better way to advertise this?

      • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 23:08

        There are apparently enough folks who let others serve them, for a price.

        I do recall suggesting that folks organise their own import deals, & save as "buying groups"

        …most - even on OzB - seem happy to let vendors do it for them.

        (I'm no different… I don't -shoot- Skippy.)

        'just sayin… ;-)

  • scrimshaw on 27/06/2013 - 22:54
    +3

    Khan Academy on a stick
    http://mujica.org/khan/

    Do it yourself, do it for free.

    • marquise on 27/06/2013 - 22:57

      Haha an alternative with a much better OZB Appeal!

    • IVI on 27/06/2013 - 23:03

      Thanks. I hadn't seen that page & source.

      I'll see if it's still up for download there.

      ('just got a Nexus 7 from the DSE $149 deal,
      & that 12 GB version might -just- fit…)

      (I hope there's no loss of videos' quality.)

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