Comments on: Does Online Tutoring Really Work? Real Time Collaboration Over The Internet http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/ Tips that A+ students use to get ahead... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chuck Koehler http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Chuck Koehler Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:21:17 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-229 Hi Brian, Did you ever find a better solution for online tutoring for every subject including math and science? Chuck Hi Brian,

Did you ever find a better solution for online tutoring for every subject including math and science?

Chuck

]]> By: Does online tutoring really work? | Afterthoughts http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Does online tutoring really work? | Afterthoughts Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:07:37 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-167 [...] “Does online tutoring really work?”, asks Brian Armstrong, and his answer, after evaluating various tools for the purpose, is that “online tutoring really doesn’t work very well with any solution I’ve seen so far (for math and sciences)…” (source) [...] [...] “Does online tutoring really work?”, asks Brian Armstrong, and his answer, after evaluating various tools for the purpose, is that “online tutoring really doesn’t work very well with any solution I’ve seen so far (for math and sciences)…” (source) [...]

]]> By: Christian Stapfer http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Christian Stapfer Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:01:28 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-166 Hi Brian, You write: "I feel like online tutoring really doesn’t work very well with any solution I’ve seen so far (for math and sciences)". Even though I have been tutoring math online since 2002 I can kind of relate to that impression. Maybe you should try the combination of a pen-enabled whiteboard, running on a tablet-pc (no, not an iPad: you need a real tablet pc), and a high-quality audio connection as is possible these days with Skype. Writing with a stylus on a tablet pc feels perfectly natural (i.e. like writing on a sheet of paper), looks great on screen and when printed out on paper. Unfortunately, most shared whiteboards are not pen-enabled. - It seems this is due to the fact that they aim to be operating-system independent. Writing with the stylus of a tablet pc on one of these whiteboards does not feel nearly as natural as it should, does not look good on screen and even less so when printed out on paper (this is because these whiteboards reduce pen input to a mere mouse trace, which has lower resolution and lacks pressure information). To have a free pen-enabled whiteboard I wrote one myself and had to accept that my whiteboard runs on Windows PCs only. - Well, that's not as bad as it may sound, since I cannot possibly tutor every student on the planet anyway. (If one wants a pen-enabled whiteboard and can afford having to pay for it, one might want to consider using Microsoft's OneNote for this purpose. - But, of course, OneNote is just as bound to the Windows platform as my own whiteboard happens to be...) Regards, Christian Hi Brian,
You write: “I feel like online tutoring really doesn’t work very well with any solution I’ve seen so far (for math and sciences)”.
Even though I have been tutoring math online since 2002 I can kind of relate to that impression.
Maybe you should try the combination of a pen-enabled whiteboard, running on a tablet-pc (no, not an iPad: you need a real tablet pc), and a high-quality audio connection as is possible these days with Skype. Writing with a stylus on a tablet pc feels perfectly natural (i.e. like writing on a sheet of paper), looks great on screen and when printed out on paper.
Unfortunately, most shared whiteboards are not pen-enabled. – It seems this is due to the fact that they aim to be operating-system independent. Writing with the stylus of a tablet pc on one of these whiteboards does not feel nearly as natural as it should, does not look good on screen and even less so when printed out on paper (this is because these whiteboards reduce pen input to a mere mouse trace, which has lower resolution and lacks pressure information).

To have a free pen-enabled whiteboard I wrote one myself and had to accept that my whiteboard runs on Windows PCs only. – Well, that’s not as bad as it may sound, since I cannot possibly tutor every student on the planet anyway. (If one wants a pen-enabled whiteboard and can afford having to pay for it, one might want to consider using Microsoft’s OneNote for this purpose. – But, of course, OneNote is just as bound to the Windows platform as my own whiteboard happens to be…)

Regards,
Christian

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Brian Armstrong Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:29:06 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-72 Hi Arzina, Brainfuse.com didn't feel right for us, John's pushy marketing of it didn't help either. I haven't heard of WealthyTutor.com but just from their website I'd be wary - it feels scamish. Twiddla is probably the best I've seen so far, but it's still unreliable at times. I feel like online tutoring really doesn't work very well with any solution I've seen so far (for math and sciences), I think it works ok with some other subjects (like translation, and reviewing papers). Hope this helps! Brian Hi Arzina,

Brainfuse.com didn’t feel right for us, John’s pushy marketing of it didn’t help either. I haven’t heard of WealthyTutor.com but just from their website I’d be wary – it feels scamish. Twiddla is probably the best I’ve seen so far, but it’s still unreliable at times. I feel like online tutoring really doesn’t work very well with any solution I’ve seen so far (for math and sciences), I think it works ok with some other subjects (like translation, and reviewing papers).

Hope this helps!
Brian

]]> By: Arzina Bhanjee http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Arzina Bhanjee Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:05:14 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-71 Hello Brian, I came across your site while researching for an software to start an online tutoring business. Have you managed to find any so far? How did you rate the Brainfuse.com? Wonder if you came across The WealthyTutor.com. (Apparently they use Twiddla as a whiteboard as well). Hope to hear from you and will appreciate any feed back you have. Thank you. Arzina Hello Brian,

I came across your site while researching for an software to start an online tutoring business. Have you managed to find any so far? How did you rate the Brainfuse.com?
Wonder if you came across The WealthyTutor.com. (Apparently they use Twiddla as a whiteboard as well). Hope to hear from you and will appreciate any feed back you have.

Thank you.

Arzina

]]> By: bernidette http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-22 bernidette Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:30:01 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-22 How do u rate brainfuse.com? How do u rate brainfuse.com?

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Brian Armstrong Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:46:15 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-21 Hi Bernidette, As you can see I'm still researching it myself! Haven't found the perfect app yet - but I'm always on the look out! Hi Bernidette, As you can see I’m still researching it myself! Haven’t found the perfect app yet – but I’m always on the look out!

]]> By: bernidette http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-20 bernidette Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:44:49 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-20 Hi I am considering starting my own online tutoring business. Can u give me any sugestions on the best applications that u have found on the internet that I could use to conduct teaching grades K-12. Thanks. Hi I am considering starting my own online tutoring business. Can u give me any sugestions on the best applications that u have found on the internet that I could use to conduct teaching grades K-12. Thanks.

]]> By: John Johlic http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-19 John Johlic Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:08:42 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-19 Here is the online demo. http://brainfuse.com/tour/HomeworkHelp/demos/demo_frame.html it gives you an idea of what is possible. Let me know if you have any more questions. I can even get you a demo account to try the whiteboard out. Please PM me and we can discuss. John Johlic Director of Marketing Brainfuse 271 Madison Avenue, 4th floor New York, NY 10016 www.brainfuse.com email: jjohlic@brainfuse.com Here is the online demo.
http://brainfuse.com/tour/HomeworkHelp/demos/demo_frame.html

it gives you an idea of what is possible.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
I can even get you a demo account to try the whiteboard out.
Please PM me and we can discuss.

John Johlic
Director of Marketing

Brainfuse
271 Madison Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.brainfuse.com

email: jjohlic@brainfuse.com

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://homeworkhelpblog.com/does-online-tutoring-really-work-real-time-collaboration-over-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Brian Armstrong Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:15:13 +0000 http://homeworkhelpblog.com/?p=50#comment-18 Thanks John! I'm taking a look now. If there is a specific page on the site which talks about the application please let me know. Thanks! Brian Thanks John! I’m taking a look now. If there is a specific page on the site which talks about the application please let me know. Thanks!
Brian

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