So it hadn't really occurred to me to write a blog post about my job until just now. I work as an online Tutor for Schooltutoring.com, I have students that pay for a certain number of sessions and I work with them throughout- usually at least 8 weeks, up to three sessions a week. The sessions are an hour long and I get paid a flat rate.
What is so cool about the technology behind this, is the fact that there is seamless video integration. I can see them, they can see me and we have an interactive whiteboard that allows the student to see what I am doing realtime. This technology isn't new by any means- but it is an awesome use of connecting students with tutors across the country. For example, one of the students I am working with now is a second grader from Missouri. We meet three times a week. Another student, is a college student in Texas whose English isn't spectacular and needs help on papers occasionally. The seamless integration between time zones really allows people's schedules to interact in the best possible way. I will be quite interested to see how video and realtime interactions will push education further and allow more people to interact.
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