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Who or what is Medusa?

Khan Academy's content scaffolding tool.

Medusa

Medusa is the platform we use to create and organize content within a domain, subject, topic, or tutorial. To access Medusa, you need to have content curator access to Khan Academy. Not sure what that is? Ask your primary KA contact!
The video below provides a walk-through of Medusa [Video of the editing features at the subject, topic, and tutorial level]

Scaffolding content

Creating your first tutorial or subject full of content on KA can be quite daunting. Whether you are curating existing content, making new content, or a mixture of both, it's best to scaffold your content to ensure it will be presented in a thoughtful and meaningful manner. We have a maximum of four levels available in our site structure, but you don't have to use every level!
Level namesExample 1Example 2Example 3
DomainMathTest prepPartner content
SubjectAlgebra IGMAT
TopicIntroduction to algebra
TutorialOverview and history of algebraProblem solvingLeBron asks
At a minimum you will have a domain level and a tutorial level; content is always added at the tutorial level. We don't have requirements for the number of items per level, but recommend around 4 - 6 items. Focus on grouping your content in a logical manner, so users can easily navigate through the different levels.
[Video of different settings for a subject/topic/tutorial including how to make something hidden]

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