Microsoft teams up with Khan Academy to make the Khanmigo AI teaching assistant free<p>Microsoft and non-profit educational organization <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2015-09-23-khan-academy-brings-its-free-learning-to-android.html">Khan Academy[/url] have <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1" href="
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https://news.microsoft.com/source/">formed a partnership[/url] that will allow all K-12 educators in the US to access the pilot version of <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.khanmigo.ai/teachers">Khanmigo for Teachers[/url] at no cost. Khanmigo is an AI-powered teaching assistant that can help teachers find ways to make lessons more fun and engaging. it will also recommend assignments, display information on a student's performance so that teachers can assess their progress and provide resources educators can use to refresh their knowledge.</p>
<p>The tool can also quickly create lesson plans and suggest student groups for team activities. Khan Academy says Khanmigo can save teachers an average of five working hours every week. The service previously cost educators $4 a month, but Khan Academy has dropped those fees since its Microsoft partnership allows it to use the Azure OpenAI Service to power Khanmigo for free. </p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>As part of their collaboration, Khan Academy will also help Microsoft train the company's <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-lightweight-phi-3-mini-model-can-run-on-smartphones-100223483.html">Phi-3 small language models[/url] (SLMs) and develop its AI-powered math tutoring capabilities. The organization will give the company access to explanatory educational materials it can feed Phi-3, such as step-by-step guides on how to solve math problems. Khan Academy is hoping that SLMs like Phi-3, which can run locally on devices, will eventually be able to provide teaching help and tutoring for teachers and students in resource-strapped regions. Microsoft will also add more content from Khan Academy to Copilot and Teams for Education so that more people can access the organization's educational library. </p>
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