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5 Free WebTools Every Tutor Ought to Try

By Shannon Sweetser On November 19, 2010 · 4 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Technology has breathed new life into education and as a saavy tutor, you surely want to start taking advantage of some of the Web 2.0 tools out there. However, many of you might not know how to begin engaging your students with technology or even what tools are available to you for free. That”s why [...]
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Why Tutors Should Fight Student Idleness with Technology

By Shannon Sweetser On November 17, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Imagine that you’re tutoring one of your students. As you’re working with them on a problem, you start to notice that they’re not quite…there. You try to bring their concentration back to the work at hand, but despite your best efforts the student just will not focus. He/she just keeps looking out the window and [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: The Rise of Online Education

By Shannon Sweetser On November 15, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Our universities were once the safe houses of the most progressive teachers and minds in the world. As we covered a couple of weeks ago in our top 5 education articles of the week, private educational resources in universities are simply dwarfed by Internet resources which are free or affordable for students. In an article [...]
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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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Top 5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: Tweeting Increases Student Engagement

By Shannon Sweetser On November 8, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Education: General, Education: Technology
For years every educator has struggled with finding new and modern ways to connect with students and engage them in the learning process. The problem is students are often ahead of the curve, adopting new technology and communication tools while our educators are woefully behind. It”s not that everyone should believe that learning should be [...]
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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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Warning: Learning Expectations Can Vary Dramatically by State

By Shannon Sweetser On November 3, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Testing
Imagine 2 people have learned to make a birdhouse in two different states from a different instructor. After they take the birdhouse-builder’s standardized test, we line up the birdhouses and take a look. According to the birdhouse building manual for Massachusetts, which is where the builder is from, one birdhouses is missing a few key [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: The End of Textbooks As We Know It

By Shannon Sweetser On November 1, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching
In this week”s 5 Education Articles to Start Your Week, we examine news articles which mark a drastic shift in a school technology policy. Many American colleges are shying away from the print editions of books in favor of e-books. Fourth graders are enjoying up to two hours on their laptops during the school day [...]
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8 Eerily Educational Halloween Costumes

By Shannon Sweetser On October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Cloroplasts,? Accelerators? and Planetary Systems, oh my! It”s that time of year again. Time to get out our camera”s and get ready to snap photos of our most favorite costumes. At Socrato, though, we do things a little differently. We”ve put together a collect of educational themed costumes that would make any science or math educator proud! [...]
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Is Digital Darwinism Making Your Tutoring Business Obsolete?

By Shannon Sweetser On October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
This week, after 30 years of production, Sony finally retired their cassette Walkman. The loss of the Walkman to the GoodWill in the sky caused me to think of all the things that have become obsolete in my lifetime thanks to the Digital Age. Today, I rarely buy printed books. I read newspapers entirely online. [...]
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