Anybody can use the entire Khan Academy for free. Use your Google or Facebook account to sign in and get started right now. Signing in gives you the ability to track your own progress and earn points and badges.

If you don't have an account with either of those sites, you can sign up for a Google or Facebook account to get started.

If you are under the age of 13:

You are going to need to ask your parents to create an account for you first, sorry!

First things first: you need an account, and you need to be signed in on the Khan Academy. So, sign in or sign up. Once you've got an account you can actually start getting students to add you as their coach.

The next step: every student that you want to coach needs an account as well. Students over 13 can sign up for Google or Facebook accounts immediately.

If your students are under 13:

You currently have two options: you can sign your school up for Google Apps for Education, which will help you provide each student with a Google account that can be used with Khan Academy, or you can have your students' parents individually create accounts for each student on either Google or Facebook. We are constantly working to improve this situation, but that's the best we've got at the moment (sorry!).

If you already have Google Apps for Education accounts but aren't able to use them to sign in on the Khan Academy, you might need to upgrade your account.

            Google Apps is changing

            You've probably heard that Google is about to make more of its services available to 
            organizations with Google Apps accounts. Well, we're ready! Here is what this means for you:

            In addition to the core suite of messaging and collaboration applications, your users may now
            access many more Google services with their Google Apps accounts. Learn more

            You will retain control over which Google services your users can access.

            This update is free, and Google will automatically make the transition for you in early 2011. 
            In most cases, though, we think you'll want to step through the transition wizard yourself and 
            actively communicate the forthcoming changes to your users. You can move everyone to the new 
            infrastructure today, or you can try out the new account services with selected pilot users. 
            Learn more
        

Once this is done, each student will need to identify you as their coach. There are detailed instructions and screenshots on the Coach page or you can find them here.

First, we're really thankful for your interest in the Khan Academy and implementing it in your school. We're getting ready for the next round of hands-on pilot programs in the fall, and if you'd like to participate, you can apply here:

Apply to become a pilot school

We won't be able to work with everyone that applies, and there's no reason you can't start using the Khan Academy right now. If you're interested, we recommend checking out the following resources:

1. Sign up to get updated on our progress via our blog and mailing lists.
2. Read and learn more about what we are doing in Los Altos. Everything they are using is free for any school to use.
   
   http://www.thegatesnotes.com/TED/Speakers-Topics/Sal-Khan
   http://lasdandkhanacademy.edublogs.org/
   
   
3. Let us know what you are doing with the Khan Academy by filling out this survey. If we get enough resources to be more actively engaged, we'll reach out to you shortly. We enjoy visiting classrooms and getting feedback from teachers. At some point, we will make more resources available on our website, and potentially even ask schools like yourself to share your experiences with others.

We are moving fast, so we expect a lot to happen by next school year! We'd love to see you involved in our next big wave.