https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm The timeline and resources of the creation of Khan Academy. en-us 2021-02-22 15:26:05 UTC 2025-10-21 12:41:01 UTC hello@padlet.com matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1226990443 Sal Khan got a call one day from his aunt that lived near him in the city. She said her daughter, Sal’s cousin, was struggling with math and wasn’t getting anywhere. She asked for his help, and Sal immediately went over to help out, and made good progress. But once it was time to go home, and she still had questions, Sal wondered if there was a way he could potentially teach her lessons online without being right next to her. This was the spark for what would become Khan Academy, a revolutionary help center and lessons website that has helped billions since 2006. ]]> 2021-02-22 15:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1226990443 matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1227042982 Khan used resources like technology and other natural materials associated with making a website from certain HTML links and other web page design tactics in order to make his website a reality.]]> 2021-02-22 15:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1227042982 matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231497081 Sal needed a team that could help out in making the website look good and operate properly, so he would have hired a team to make the website do these things. Sal also hired a marketing team I am sure, so he could get the Khan Academy name out to a bigger market. Additionally, Sal most likely hasn’t made every video on Khan Academy, so he probably hired people to do lessons and record them going through examples instead of just him doing it.]]> 2021-02-23 14:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231497081 matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231521779 Khan Academy needed a headquarters to carry out and monitor how their website was operating. This is now in Mountain View, California. The products within their page (free resources like worksheets, help videos, etc.) also are things they have produced and are available to people.]]> 2021-02-23 14:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231521779 matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231545296 The skill needed in the people who created and maintain the website is huge, and they need it in order to make an appealing website. The marketing team also has to have a good skill set in being able to market effectively and improve Khan Academy’s name. Finally, Sal needed people who were good at math in order to teach and make lessons for people worldwide.]]> 2021-02-23 14:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231545296 matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231572264 After a year or two of Khan Academy being online and relevant when reached on the internet, Khan decided he needed to express his company worldwide and not just in North America. He assembled a marketing team and went on to have them exercise a good plan to reach more people with their website. After a while seeing results climb, they were able to reach success and reach places in South America, Europe, and Asia where they still are today.]]> 2021-02-23 14:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1231572264 matt12walz https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1232044772 Sal Khan received some other surprising and very exciting news after a few years of Khan Academy being on the market. During a TV interview with Bill Gates, he was asked about Khan Academy. Bill Gates said that he loved the idea of Khan Academy, and that he would be very willing to meet Mr. Khan himself in person. This made Sal’s day, because he was very excited to know that a tech wizard like Gates was a fan and that he could possibly get an outlet from him to further his website and resources to the whole world. He also wanted to see if a money grant or some benefit like this could come from this experience.]]> 2021-02-23 15:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/matt12walz/ro5mp7ptg7vs2fnm/wish/1232044772