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Title	Khan Academy Updates
ID	5879828325548032
Created	4 years ago, 1619529928804
Updated	4 years ago, 1619735085268
Code	<!DOCTYPE html> <!-- KA Updates Gray Wolf, April 2021 Credits: Background images taken directly from the KA site's CSS. --> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Khan Academy Updates</title> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lato&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <style> , ::before, ::after { box-sizing: border-box; } body { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; margin: 0; padding: 0; / Below three lines taken directly from KA website */ background-image: url(https://cdn.kastatic.org/images/learn-menu/left-background.png), url(https://cdn.kastatic.org/images/learn-menu/right-background.png); background-position: center left, top -62px right 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; } #main { width: 600px; padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: 16px; } #main article { text-align: left; margin-bottom: 20px; } #main article h1 { display: flex; align-items: center; font-size: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 0; } #main article h1::before { content: url(https://cdn.kastatic.org/images/apple-touch-icon-72x72-precomposed.new.png); } .avatar-small { width: 150px; margin-top: -25px; } .hashtag { color: rgb(230, 51, 86); font-size: 0.9em; } .quote { color: rgb(140, 140, 140); } hr { border-top: 1px solid rgba(230, 51, 86, 0.3); } @media (max-width: 768px) { #main { width: 450px; } } #mountain { margin-top: -50px; width: 400px; } </style> </head> <body> <main> <section id="main"> <article> <h1>Khan Academy Updates</h1> <p><span class="hashtag">#KAIsAwesome</span> \| <span class="hashtag">#ThanksKAGuardians</span> \| <span class="hashtag">#WeMissYouPamela</span></p> <p>There seems to be a bit of angst towards some of the more recent updates on Khan Academy (KA). I wanted to go the other way and acknowledge all the good stuff that's happening :)</p> <p class="quote">Note that these are just my personal opinions and understand that everyone has different tastes, preferences, etc.</p> <hr> <h2>Why this program?</h2> <p>I created this program after seeing people say they were considering leaving KA due to the latest updates, and that KA was going downhill, people would start to not use it anymore, etc. I was kind of shocked to see comments like that and just wanted to remind everyone that we should be really thankful we have such an amazing platform which allows us all to learn for free :)</p> <p>I think we (including me) tend to focus on the negative sometimes instead of appreciating all the positive things. It's good to step back and put everything into perspective.</p> <hr> <h2>New Avatars</h2> <p>I don't mind the new avatars - I feel like they match a lot of the other sections imagery including Math, etc. and they're kinda cute lol. I actually think the old avatars look a bit out-of-date and nice to see a refresh. I understand that there's a lot of nostalgia with the old avatars, but there's nothing stopping you from still using them if you want.</p> <p>Meet <strong>Sneak Peak</strong>, my new avatar:</p> <img class="avatar-small" src="https://cdn.kastatic.org/images/avatars/svg/sneak-peak-blue.svg"> <hr> <h2>Backgrounds</h2> <p>Also I'm not really that fussed about the backgrounds being removed. Yea, it's a little bland, but doesn't affect how everything works, and actually makes the site a bit more modern (just my opinion). Also remember that they're going through some major changes so the background option may come back in future updates. If re-adding backgrounds will complicate the current transition from Python to GO then I'd rather they focus on the transition as a priority.</p> <hr> <h2>KA</h2> <p>Remember that KA is a free learning site with so much amazing content, providing access to everyone around the world. They're also a not-for-profit with a fairly small team trying to do the best they can.</p> <p>As mentioned, they're going through some major transitions in the backend to future proof the entire site and things will be changing, but the end goal is to improve the site overall. It can't be easy trying to do all this in addition to catering for the large increase in users since COVID hit us.</p> <p>The coding live editor is being updated (REACT) so hopefully get some nice improvements there.</p> <p>They also recently released the CS course <a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/ap-computer-science-principles" target="_blank">AP<sup>®</sup>/College Computer Science Principles</a> that Pamela ran through last year with quite a few people from the programming community.</p> <p>The Guardian program was also revamped and took on more <strong>volunteers</strong> to help ensure KA is a safe place to learn.</p> <p>And there's the ever increasing KA programming community where you can meet some amazing like minded people :)</p> <hr> <h2>Nice to have</h2> <p>A couple of things I would like to see (programming related) in the future on KA (but wouldn't expect them to be looked at until the transtion to GO is completed):</p> <ul> <li>Updated JS courses that cover the new ES6+ syntax and Live Editor that allows for it.</li> <li>Option for responsive websites (HTML programs) - not just the fixed width/height.</li> </ul> <hr> <p>Anyway - just my thoughts. As long as I can continue to learn and code on KA then I'm happy :)</p> <p><span class="hashtag">#KAIsAwesome</span> \| <span class="hashtag">#ThanksKAGuardians</span> \| <span class="hashtag">#WeMissYouPamela</span></p> </article> <img id="mountain" src="https://cdn.kastatic.org/images/mastery/mastery-challenge-mountain_v2.png"> </section> </main> </body> </html>
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