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Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 Topics: education, free tools, guest, technology, technology for tutoring, tutoring resources, tutoring tools inShare Share 462 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 wonderful primary history site from the BBC about the Romans. See how they lived and how they fought to protect their empire. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

Help Santa deliver presents to houses and to good boys and girls. Fly his sleigh through the air dropping presents to the right place before the time runs out. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Winter+%26+Christmas

A beautiful space science site. View a set of stunning flashcards about a variety of space topics. On other sections of the site to can view educational cartoon videos, worksheets and games. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A site all about the human story, from the appearance of modern humans around 100,000 years ago to the emergence of human thought and higher culture in recent centuries. The site is designed for older students and adults and it text and image based. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/science

A nice maths whiteboard resource where users make flag with fractions of colours. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

An interactive video starring the BBC's Dick and Dom. Go on their adventure and solve decimal problems on the way. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/maths

A beautfully made science resource for exploring the different parts of animal, plants and bacterial cells. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/science

A great maths resource where you choose which tables to use then complete the multiplication grid. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/maths

A great countdown timer tool. Enter the date, time and title. The site generates a link for you to share or bookmark. So you can turn your browser off and come back to it, unlike many similar tools. Good for setting homework & essay deadlines. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A huge ESL/EAL site with a vast collection of PDF worksheets and flashcards, activities, games, ebooks and media for English language students. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English+As+An+Additional+Language

Make a game show with this game building tool. Enter your questions and up to five possible answers. Download the XML file and either a flash or HTML file to play. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A good maths game where players fly a spaceship through a time tunnel, collecting fuel as you go. Set a clock to the correct time to go to the next stage. There are four different levels of time-telling ability. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/maths

A vast French language resources site with links to useful sites, lesson plans, games and a great selection of PowerPoints to download. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects

Make photo realistic faces with this fabulous online tool. Choose features from a large bank of faces and use you webcam for more fun. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A site with several photo paper folding projects to make, including a Kaleidocycle. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art,+Craft+&+Design

A online alarm clock with a choice of five different quirky sounds. I use it to remind me when me a child needs to go to a music lesson. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

This is a great downloadable application that give you up to 4 desktops on your computer for different activities and tasks. Have one for children and one for teachers. Switch with a keyboard hotkey and you can even set a password to keep your desktop private. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/page/edit/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A nice and simple periodic table with links to a huge bank of information about each element, including a funny cartoon. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A good whiteboard resource for practising the four operations. Choose from two difficulty levels and to practise mixed or a single operation. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/maths