Hello all:
I signed up for yesterday's "webinar" (I was the only person from SCLD) and I thought I would heads up everyone about it. I have already sent an email to Region II supervisors on what I discovered.
Tutor.Com has a new look and a new name. It used to be "Live Homework Help" and it is now "Learning Suite" and one of the first things they do is show you the new look, log on to an actual session and pull up some new features such as graph paper and more white board capabilities. I thought this would be the focus of the session: using Tutor.Com., but that part was very short--less than 10 minutes.
Most of the time was spent showing us how to download and customize posters, fliers, bookmarks, etc. and how to market Tutor.Com. The marketing section went beyond what we do when talking to customers in the library. They have power point presentations that you can take to a PTO meeting, for instance, webinars that you can set up for educators, things like that. Certainly helpful tools, but not things most of the staff will use.
There are some training features. They have always had an online power point presentation about Tutor.Com; you have always been able to ask a tutor about the website and soon there will be a four minute video tour you can take. I am not sure if these online options are available from our link on SCLD's website or from a client access. This second option requires a password. Staff logging in to later sessions might inquire about this if we don't already have the information.
Even though the material covered was not what I expected, it was fun doing it. You can send in questions during the presentations and at the end they unmuted the link and people could ask questions (there weren't many). I was impressed by their responsiveness: one person in West Virginia was brand new to her job (second day on the job) and brand new to Tutor.Com and the presenters arranged right there for the account person for that region to call her and help her get up to speed.
If anyone has any questions, give me a call.
Mary Kay
