Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2013 9:21:09 GMT -5
Launch of TutorTN Gives Knox County Residents Free Tutoring Online
(Published: September 13, 2013)
Knox County students struggling with their homework or studying don’t have to rely on parents any more, thanks to a new online tutoring service called TutorTN.
The new service is available to library users attending any level of school, from kindergarten through college. Students simply visit www.tutor.com/TutorTN and enter their Knox County Public Library card numbers to connect with expert tutors for one-to-one homework help or tutoring sessions in online classrooms. In cooperation with the Knox County School District, students who do not yet have Knox County Public Library cards can use the district password.
Secretary of State Tre Hargett launched the program today at the Powell Branch Library to an audience of parents and librarians.
"TutorTN provides a terrific service for young people," Secretary Hargett said. "I am pleased that we are able to offer this service for students who live in Knox County."
Once students log onto the service, they select their grade levels and subjects they are studying. Students type in their questions or upload problems to share with their tutors. The tutors work with the students in online classrooms where they can text, use interactive whiteboards or share documents. Students who sign up for optional free accounts can share their sessions via e-mail and review them later.
Tutor.com is the largest online tutoring service in the country. The new program is funded by the Tennessee State Library and Archives and will be available to all Knox County residents via their library card numbers through the end of the current school year. If the program is successful, the State Library and Archives hopes to expand the service to all Tennessee students in the fall of 2014 through the Tennessee Electronic Library.
The Tennessee Electronic Library is a virtual library with more than 400,000 resources that are available anywhere with Internet access in Tennessee, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To learn more about the Tennessee Electronic Library, visit tntel.tnsos.org/.
The TutorTN pilot project in Knox County will be available seven days a week from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. Students can use computers, mobile phones or tablets to access the system. Tutor.com has a community of almost 3,000 tutors who can help in all core academic subjects. Students can even connect to writing tutors to review papers, reports and even college essays.
"Research shows that one-to-one tutoring is the best way to help students achieve significant academic gains," said Sandi White, general manager of Tutor.com."When students are stuck on a homework question or want to get an A on their next big exam or paper, our tutors can help."
To see a video on how the online tutoring service works, go to: youtu.be/Nb4EKtQg-XQ .
(Published: September 13, 2013)
Knox County students struggling with their homework or studying don’t have to rely on parents any more, thanks to a new online tutoring service called TutorTN.
The new service is available to library users attending any level of school, from kindergarten through college. Students simply visit www.tutor.com/TutorTN and enter their Knox County Public Library card numbers to connect with expert tutors for one-to-one homework help or tutoring sessions in online classrooms. In cooperation with the Knox County School District, students who do not yet have Knox County Public Library cards can use the district password.
Secretary of State Tre Hargett launched the program today at the Powell Branch Library to an audience of parents and librarians.
"TutorTN provides a terrific service for young people," Secretary Hargett said. "I am pleased that we are able to offer this service for students who live in Knox County."
Once students log onto the service, they select their grade levels and subjects they are studying. Students type in their questions or upload problems to share with their tutors. The tutors work with the students in online classrooms where they can text, use interactive whiteboards or share documents. Students who sign up for optional free accounts can share their sessions via e-mail and review them later.
Tutor.com is the largest online tutoring service in the country. The new program is funded by the Tennessee State Library and Archives and will be available to all Knox County residents via their library card numbers through the end of the current school year. If the program is successful, the State Library and Archives hopes to expand the service to all Tennessee students in the fall of 2014 through the Tennessee Electronic Library.
The Tennessee Electronic Library is a virtual library with more than 400,000 resources that are available anywhere with Internet access in Tennessee, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To learn more about the Tennessee Electronic Library, visit tntel.tnsos.org/.
The TutorTN pilot project in Knox County will be available seven days a week from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. Students can use computers, mobile phones or tablets to access the system. Tutor.com has a community of almost 3,000 tutors who can help in all core academic subjects. Students can even connect to writing tutors to review papers, reports and even college essays.
"Research shows that one-to-one tutoring is the best way to help students achieve significant academic gains," said Sandi White, general manager of Tutor.com."When students are stuck on a homework question or want to get an A on their next big exam or paper, our tutors can help."
To see a video on how the online tutoring service works, go to: youtu.be/Nb4EKtQg-XQ .