Tech Thursday: Virtual One-on-One Tutoring

We all know school started this week, and I'm guessing homework assignments have already been handed out.

If you ever feel like you need help with homework, there's One-on-One Tutoring available through the Sno-Isle website from 1-10 pm every day. Yes - every day!  And you can submit questions 24/7. 

If you ever feel that you need help with a subject, just go to the teen webpage, click on theicon, and then choose HelpNow to connect to live help at brainfuse.


To register, just put in your email account and gain access to all kinds of things. In addition to Live Help, Writing Labs and Language Labs, you can also:

• View your past sessions in real time
• Prepare for exams using practice tests
• Create and share flashcards
• Schedule private study questions with friends w/ MEET 
• Create and share movie-like notes and ideas

screenshot of brainfuse's "CloudPack"

And they've just introduced CloudPack - a 'virtual' backpack where you can "create and view class notes, photos, weblinks, and other files".

Tech Thursday Free App Day: "Remember Everything" with Evernote -- a great way to stay organized this fall!

Yes, it must be acknowledged -- the start of school is close at hand. Evernote may help make your school life easier. Available for Windows, Android and iOS users.

As they promise on their website, Evernote "... is the easy and powerful way to remember everything, from lifelong memories and vital information to daily reminders and to-do lists."

 

You can do more than just save webpages:

• Make notebooks for each subject, then take/save notes, upload images, and add relevant webpages
• Organize your notes by notebooks and tags/keywords; search by keyword
• Make to-do lists, take notes, and save Tweets to your Evernote account
• Upload photos and add audio for an interesting presentation
• All of your notes, web clips, files and images are made available on every device and computer you use  and automatically synced, so they're always ready for reading
• Share your notes with classmates (or have them share theirs with you)
• Connect Evernote to other apps and products you use

 

Plus there are lots of Evernote products that can help you organize your schoolwork and after-school interests even better...click on the links if you want to learn more or see how others have used them.

 

Webclipper: Save anything you see online forever — including text, links and images — with a single click.  (http://evernote.com/webclipper/)

Peek: Turn your notes, audio and images in Evernote into study materials (http://evernote.com/peek/)

 Penultimate: iPad only (really bummed and hope there's an Android tablet app soon) Beautiful digital handwriting app for iPad that combines the natural experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote (http://evernote.com/penultimate/)

Skitch: Get your point across with fewer words by adding notes, shapes and sketches to visual media. To get ideas of uses: http://evernote.com/skitch/

Help - I'm stumped!

Let's face it - school is in full swing and you're probably feeling the pressure to keep up with your homework. What do you do if you run into difficulties? Maybe you have a math problem that just doesn't make sense, or your teacher wants you to write about the themes in Hamlet and you're not sure what where to get started.

Sno-Isle Libraries has just the thing to help make your life easier - HelpNow live tutoring service.

Real live people are available between 1-10 pm every day to assist you with your homework. As long as you have a Sno-Isle library card, you can log in, select your grade level and subject, then connect with a tutor for one-on-one help. They can help you with a specific problem, or if you want to brush up on a subject you can select from the Skills Building section.

The Writing Lab is another great service. Upload your paper and they'll send it back within 24 hours with suggestions for improvement. What a great reason not to put your papers off until the last minute!

The best thing - all of these services are FREE. So there's no excuse not to take advantage of them and relieve some of the stress of school.