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BEST APPS USED BY ONLINE TUTORING COMPANIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS

Computer technology are making progress rapidly and becoming more specialized. Many different fields have benefited from newly invented and powerful computer technologies. New technology integrated into the education and tutoring system has greetly enhanced the access so knowledge and improve the efficiency of knowledge transferring to learners. Learning is active, interactive and constructive social process.
New technology is particularly beneficial where traditional methods of teaching have fallen short. Tutors are often brought in when a student is experiencing difficulty understanding a topic. Typically the more abstract subjects, like math or physics, require more assistance for students.
For parents seeking academic help outside of the classroom, tutoring becomes a viable option. With the aid of Internet options, today's tutoring profession has seen a tremendous evolution. But many parents wrestle with the question: is an online option right for my child's learning and my family's needs?
Like other areas of education, tutoring has seen some radical changes in the past decade courtesy of new and increasingly innovative technologies. Students and their tutors can now interact at any time and from anywhere in the world, and tutors can create and share educational resources with their students in minutes using high-quality and often low-cost online tools.
We are going to be looking at different apps, websites and resources that are helping to define the new face of tutoring

THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY ON TUTORING BUSINESS
Computer aided learning programs and online virtual tutor products delivers individualized instruction to students at a fraction of the cost of private home tutoring. However, even as these programs have seen a steady increase in use, home tutoring has grown cosiderable over the past thirty years.
The reality is that the benefit of home tutoring is very hard to replicate and tutoring itself has remained low tech. But technology is playing and increasingly important role in the business of tutoring
Private home tutoring is very effective. But managing the logistics of the home tutor of student relationship an be quite challenging. The role of technology in the tutoring business is not to supplant the tutor, but rather to support and automate the business of tutoring. Let's take a look at some of the online tutoring tools, apps and website used by tutoring companies used to aid the learning process of student both in-center or in-home.

SKYPE

An online tutor uses Skype for providing instruction to students. Through Skype, tutors and students don't have to be in the same country to interact with one another. This amazing tool lets the tutors connect to other via instant message, audio conferencing and two-way video. The increasing number of students who use Skype attests to the voice charity and powerful features of the tool.
Skype can also be used for sharing videos and other files.

Gооglе Docs

Most teachers know about this popular collaborative tool, which can be one of the best for online tutoring. Google Docs is enabled with features that help an online tutor to share lesson plans and files in real time. Google allows online tutors and their students to create content and simultaneously edit text documents right in their browsers. This robust tool enables users to write reports, create combined write-ups, keep track of meeting notes, and much more.

YоuTubе

This another impressive tool that can be used for tutoring. Online tutors and training organizations are using YouTube to share educational resources with current students and future prospects. A well- constructed YouTube video can be a great help to tutors and students, even in highly complex subjects. Many the online tutoring companies create their own YouTube channel and upload videos recorded by their own subject matter experts.

Gооglе+ Hangouts

Google+Hangouts is another excellent tool for remote tutoring. Not only can tutors talk with students over video on laptops and other handheld devices, they can also use just about every other feature Google has to offer at the same time. Screen sharing, connectivity with Google Docs, and the ability to archive discussions have made it an excellent choice for a number of educational applications

WizIQ

WizzIQ allows users to set up classes for students deliver lectures live or recorded, distribute educational materials, monitor usage and even give tests.

IDrоо


While Skype alone can be a great way to meet and talk with students, some subjects require a little more interactions and instructions. That's where IDroo comes in. LDroo works with Skype, adding whiteboard features that make it simple for tutors to show students how to solve math problems, construct sentences, pr even build circuits. It's flexible, useful and allows tutors and their students to work well at a distance.

smiletutor.sg

smiletutor.sg is another excellent place for tutors who are looking for new clients. It allows tutors to find students at a variety of different levels (and vice versa). Even better, all tutoring through the site takes place online, so tutors never even have to leave their computers to start bringing in extra income.

Growing Stars

Growing Stars is another online tutoring site, though one that focuses on hiring tutors who have an MS or above. Those who are qualified can apply to tutor, finding long-term clients who teach math, science, history and other subjects through online video sessions and training
In summary, Although online tutoring has been around for a while, many students (and their parents) haven't yet caught on to the possibility of meeting with a tutor virtually, let alone come to recognize its benefits. One the idea moves from the realm of theory to the realm of actuality, however, attitudes will generally change from skepticism and incredulity to enthusiasm and appreciation