Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012
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The Internet provides a wealth of resources for teachers, tutors, and students to go well beyond classroom learning. Whether you're a teacher preparing for tomorrow's lecture, a professional tutor working with one or two students, or you just want to help your cousin in Alabama with some trig homework, these free tools will help you interact with your student(s) sans the confines of the classroom.
Skype with Idroo
Idroo is an online educational whiteboard used in combination with Skype. Use it with as many students or fellow teachers as you want for tutoring sessions or meetings, as the whiteboard's "only limitations" are Internet connection speed and how fast everyone involved absorbs the material. All writing and drawing done on the whiteboard is visible to participants in real time, making it a true virtual classroom. It also allows for remote math tutoring with its professional math typing tool.
Gchat
Anyone with a gmail account can access Gchat. Teachers, tutors, and students can talk to one another in real time, as well as send and receive files instantly. Save chats for referral purposes in your gmail account, or download the Google Talk application for voice conferencing with multiple parties.
WizIQ
Teachers, students and organizations can create free accounts on WizIQ, another online education portal. Students have the option to attend online classes, download free tutorials, use free practice tests, or find teachers with certain expertise. Online classes are not free, however. Teachers and organizations can offer recorded classes through WizIQ or those in real time, create online tests, use live audio and video chat, and distribute course work in any standard format. Teachers must pay per month for this service, though WizIQ offers easy teacher payment collection from stu
A great site where you can collaborate with an online whiteboard. Invite other by giving them the page link and see then their drawings in real time. Upload images, chat and embed the whiteboard on your site. Your whiteboards are automatically saved for you to return to later. I'm excited by the possibilities of this site!
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This is a social networking site where educators and students can upload and use complete lesson plans and resources arranged on one page. It's a superb way to organise yourself and share the wonderful things you do in your class. Registration not require to access materials.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
A well made storyboarding resource. Either use images from the gallery or upload your own. A free sign up is required to save your storyboards.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
A Twitter-like social network study group platform. Post comments, upload and share files, use the collaborative whiteboard and text and video chat to help users study together when apart.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
A superb science site, perfect for a nature project. View and upload geo-tagged photos of animals and plants as you find them in your surroundings.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science
An interesting downloadable programme for creating ebooks. Design your book by dragging pictures, sounds and actions from the gallery or upload your own.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
A wonderful, child-friendly online video editing site. Make your videos with uploaded images and clips and download them to your computer with no watermark. Easy sign in with Facebook, Google or Yahoo accounts.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams
I love this site. This site provides a safe online space for children to upload their art, craft and design creations to share with the whole world. For teachers, it is a great place to find inspiration for your own class projects.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design
This is a beautifully simple site for sharing files over the web. Just drag the files into the window to upload it. Then share the link to share the page of files. You add or delete files at any time. A sign in is not require, but you get more functions if you register for free.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
Edit PDF documents with this great site. Just upload or link to an online PDF, add text, free hand writing/drawing and images, then download. Great for adding additional instruction or hand in dates to the PDFs you find online. No sign up require to use most features.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
I'm hugely excited by this site. Make collaborative videos in your web browser with this amazing site. Just upload your images, videos and audio and invite others users to edit your project with you. As the files are stored online your students can access the project from home or at school. The videos do not have watermarks and they can be easily embedded into your site or blog.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams
This is an easy to use animation tool. Choose your objects from the bank on the site or upload your own. Then drag your items into place and select a point on the timeline and move the object again to set how the animation moves. You can include photos, shapes and text. Your creations can be published and shared or embedded online.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams
This is a superb site and download where you can make 3D animated cartoons by selecting your props, characters and locations and then use blocks to programme how things move and interact in a similar way to MIT's Scratch. You can upload your creations to the website to share. There are a set of challenges to try and you can even remix animations designed by other users. Discovered via @mberry
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams
Making time lapse videos is a wonderfully educational experience and changing how we view the world gives us valuable insight. This Apple and Android app can make stunning time lapse videos with just a few clicks. Set how long between taking each image and leave the app to it. You can even use it for create stop frame animations. You can upload your video directly to YouTube and link to the usual social media sites. There is a 'paid for' version for extra features.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams