TikTok is Not Just for Sarah Cooper Anymore

This amazing teacher used TikTok to prepare her algebra students for the new school year by recording a series of refreshers on TikTok. She immediately got 100,000 followers @iteachalgebra. Now what teacher as that many students in one year?

She grew up watching video courses and playing educational computer games, which she quickly adapted - as a teacher - to the short 1-minute format of focusing on a topic from a "granular" level, adding humor, and making it quick. 

 

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