Quiver0f10 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Has anyone used this along with Apologia Chemistry? I planned on using DIVE, but figured since Khan is free that it might be a better option. Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourOaks Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 My dd is going to be using it this year. Not certain how much she'll need it, but I do plan to have her watching some videos and doing some problems alongside the Apologia Chemistry she is doing. Can't hurt when it's free, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 My dd is going to be using it this year. Not certain how much she'll need it, but I do plan to have her watching some videos and doing some problems alongside the Apologia Chemistry she is doing. Can't hurt when it's free, right? Yes, free is great! I am trying to decide if we will use it on a as need basis or use it more as part of our daily lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingiguana Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Our experience with the Khan Academy math is that the videos tend to do problems in ways that really confuse my daughter. The problems are great, but she finds she does better if she skips the videos and has me explain how to do things. The free aspect of it was appealing, but in the end, it wasn't exactly cost effective, if one considers the time she put into it. We haven't tried the chemistry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Our experience with the Khan Academy math is that the videos tend to do problems in ways that really confuse my daughter. The problems are great, but she finds she does better if she skips the videos and has me explain how to do things. The free aspect of it was appealing, but in the end, it wasn't exactly cost effective, if one considers the time she put into it. We haven't tried the chemistry. Thank you. It's good to hear both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I haven't used Khan Academy Chemistry for Chemistry, but we used it to cover the early chem concepts during physical science. Ds hated DIVE with a passion and really liked Khan. He found Sal more entertaining and understandable (probably because he focused better). I was very ill during this part of my ds's physical science year and Khan Academy really saved us. I wish I had tried it before I bought DIVE. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 We used some of the Brightstorm video lectures for Physical Science and Algebra this year. They seem short and to the point and my daughter enjoyed their presentation style -- the main points were already written on the whiteboard and she found the presenters entertaining. We listened to only one chemistry lecture and thought the lecturer talked too fast, even for a native American listener. (Maybe we have lived outside of the US for too long!) Lecture transcripts are posted as well which helped. Know you didn't ask about Brightstorm, but I thought I'd throw it out there as an alternative. (I'm interested in feedback on their Biology lectures and how they compare to alternatives.) Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 I haven't used Khan Academy Chemistry for Chemistry, but we used it to cover the early chem concepts during physical science. Ds hated DIVE with a passion and really liked Khan. He found Sal more entertaining and understandable (probably because he focused better). I was very ill during this part of my ds's physical science year and Khan Academy really saved us. I wish I had tried it before I bought DIVE. :glare: Thanks! I appreciate the review! We used some of the Brightstorm video lectures for Physical Science and Algebra this year. They seem short and to the point and my daughter enjoyed their presentation style -- the main points were already written on the whiteboard and she found the presenters entertaining. We listened to only one chemistry lecture and thought the lecturer talked too fast, even for a native American listener. (Maybe we have lived outside of the US for too long!) Lecture transcripts are posted as well which helped. Know you didn't ask about Brightstorm, but I thought I'd throw it out there as an alternative. (I'm interested in feedback on their Biology lectures and how they compare to alternatives.) Deb Thanks for the information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I like the Brightstorm videos better. http://www.brightstorm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 I like the Brightstorm videos better. www.brightstorm.com Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattarrattat Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Thank you for the Brightstorm link. It's good to have more resources available. We'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourOaks Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That's a great site! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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