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How to Build Your Local Tutoring Presence Using FourSquare

By Shannon Sweetser On November 24, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
Working remotely has its perks; you can set your own schedule, work from home, and perhaps even grab an extra hour of sleep in the morning in lieu of a morning commute. However, if your business doesn’t have a physical address (aka you’re working from home or your local Starbucks), you may be wondering how [...]
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Why Every Tutor is Ready to Start Publishing Video Tonight

By Shannon Sweetser On November 12, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
If you’re a tutor, then you’re ready to make your first online video, tonight. Any tutor will tell you that tutoring requires people skills, unending patience, and an assertive, friendly nature. Tutors must be well-spoken and able to capture a student’s attention for long periods of time. They must explain a single subject matter multiple [...]
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22 Mind-Blowing Infographics on Education

By Shannon Sweetser On November 4, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Assessments, Content, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: SAT, General, Testing, Tutoring
Data is extremely valuable for all of us in the education industry; we”ve got to consume a lot of it to make valuable decisions for our students and schools. However, when you spend too much time with your  nose in your computer, e-reader or a book, it”s easy to forget what information looks like. That”s [...]
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Can one teacher’s or tutor’s hardwork benefit others? Leveraging our “Follow” feature for educational content.

By Raju Gupta On August 10, 2009 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Socrato, Socrato: Announcements, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
One of the interesting features of Twitter is the ability to “follow” anyone and then listen to their tweets. Effectively the person you are following becomes the “filter” for you for certain types of content and information.  You receive immediate updates on what’s going on. While working with a number of teachers and tutors, we [...]
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End of “Cut and Paste” to create custom assessments and worksheets for state standardized tests

By Raju Gupta On June 29, 2009 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Content, Teaching
A good article by Bailey on how to leverage MCAS material to supplement classroom or home instruction. Teachers and tutors can leverage any state standardized test material, or even National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) material. After each assessment, NAEP releases dozens of sample questions to the public—more than 2,000 questions are currently available to [...]
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Socrato’s Top 500 Vocabulary for SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT

By Socrato Admin On October 11, 2007 · 53 Comments · In Content, Socrato, Socrato: Announcements
We've created a new set of tests with 500 of the most common vocabulary words for the SAT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT tests. We analyzed and synthesized wordlists from a multitude of lists on the net and from other sources and are proud to bring you the Socrato 100 and the Socrato 400.
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