that not khan academy. we have folks of all levels, so people in a position to donate, we appreciate it. everything is free and noncommercial from khan academy kids ages 2 to 7 and that is math, reading and writing and it is 30 or 40 apps in one. it has hundreds of books in it. once again it is free. there are folks charging $10 a month that things don't have the efficacy and we're able to do that through philanthropy. >> 12 years ago before distance learning became a buzz thing, you were doing it. tell us how it got started. >> it is a bit of a happenstance story but it connects to the moment we're in. back in 2004, i was a year out of business school and i was living in boston at the time and i had just gotten married and my family was visiting from new orleans, came out with a conversation my 12-year-old cousin was having trouble with math so i tutor her when she goes back to new orleans and she gets caught up with class and then word spreads free tutoring is going on and before i knew it i had 10, 15 fa

liz: sal khan of khan academy. yeah, closing bell, 37 minutes. we're still struggling a little bit here. dow jones industrials down 80, but the russell is now positive. the s&p is positive. big moves here, from the bottom, in just a single session. all right. when we come back, where does he get the wonderful toys? logi tech, in a fox business exclusive, they are here on what their gadget gurus are doing to keep up with the skyrocketing demand for web cams. there's gouging, price-gouging for web cams. and as lockdown orders lift, will gamers exit their basements for the beach? will they even be welcome? fun in the sun? or a beach blanket bust? we're taking you live to the beach next when "the claman countdown" comes right back. don't go away. liz: memorial day weekend is almost upon us. the unofficial start of summer season, right? well, you wouldn't know it from the streets of new york city. take a look at a live shot of 6th avenue. right there, rockefeller center, radio city, magnolia bakery, priorities, people, right, banana pudding. [laughter

you know him as founder and ceo of the khan academy.n academy took learning online but did it in a way that was difference. and i have to think that you looked at this when it happened, when everybody had to start learning from home, and going through your mind was the idea that this is harder than it looks. just having kids at home working off their computers, supervised by their parents, is not really what you think is the equivalent of robust online education. >> yeah, to be clear, this is very suboptimal for families. and i have three young kids at home, and especially for our 5 1/2-year-old, it's not been easy. so, i have a lot of empathy for what's going on with parents. a homeschooling parent emailed me saying this is not just homeschooling, this is quarantine-schooling. there's not a lot of external supports, learning from home. so what we're telling parents and students and teachers is first and foremost, take a breather. don't beat up on yourself. and even if you're able to do 20, 30 minutes a day of the core -- math, reading,

khan academy is a free online learning platform for ages k through 12. under sal khan joined me earlier today on abc7, and he says don't worry about your kids studying eight hours a day. >> if your children at least can get depending on the age group, 20, 30, 40 minutes a day of math, 20, 40 minutes a day of reading and do a little bit of writing every day, it can be as simple as some journalling, if they can do that now through the end of the school year and through the summer, you can feel pretty confident that your students are going to be well prepared and their skills wouldn't have atrophied. >> and sal khan also tells me they are launching new courses by june 15th designed specifically to help kids prepare for the next grade. >>> police booked hundreds of students in tg, i aoo e np sado organizers say sharp dg the po literacy and critical thinking skills. to date, this nonprofit has distributed over 3,000 books to local kids in need through a donation from abc7 disney and the magic of storytelling. spencer christian in normal times, you were very ac

reporter: plus the worry of job security leading many people to skills and upskilling classes to khan academyill, how to cook. how to write. if you learn how to act, maybe you can go to bed and feel like, wow, i accomplished something today. >> reporter: stuck at home viewers are all about diy like starting a backyard garden with ron finley. >> all of these things can be gardens. don't look at what it is. look at what it has the possibility to be. >> reporter: during uncertain times our very own robin roberts offers inspiration to her class on effective communication. >> my favorite mantra is you have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel. say it with me. you got to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel. >> reporter: truth, robin's master class is available right now at masterclass.com. amy, it was so instructional because it breaks down some of the things that robin, you do exquisitely. sort of invisible to us like how to really listen. i learned something about body language and focus and i have to tell you i have good friends who work at mas

i also know you've funded things like the khan academy which is more on like education.idea about a more robust on like education for a while or even past the pandemic for college or maybe even some of the grade school students? >> if you get into ranges the effectiveness online gets worse and worse. and as you get into kids that don't have the equipment, the internet connection, the place that's quiet where they can do that work it gets worse and worse. and so if you take an extreme case, highly motivated college student where the college has worked on that online material for a long time and there's no lab work involved, yes, that can be really top-notch. in fact, there's a lot of institutions who offer that and the quality of education is very good. if you get down to a, you know, kindergartner in the inner city i don't think that online experience measures up to the socialization and exposure and ability of their parents to go up and do their job, that physical kindergarten provides. >> you talked about federal guidelines and overall the need for a strong federal pre