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A review: Discover the amazing world of online whiteboards

With social distancing becoming the norm, everyone is flocking to online tools, resources and services now. This including tutoring. Finding the write tools for teaching online and in particular teaching mathematics and other symbolic subjects online, is challenging. An interactive, online whiteboard is a great start. We have a short review of some of the online whiteboards we have come across and decided worth looking into.

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Canadian scams to be on the look out for

It is so easy to create a fake phone number, email address and more making it so much easier for scams to be created and executed. There are scams going on all over the world of different varieties. While residents of Canada may hear about them through their network and community, newcomers to the city and country do not have that network yet and may not know about the “local scams”. This may not seem like it is related to tutoring or school but, if you are new to the country and do not know what to look out for, it can be confusing when you on the receiving end of a scam. Below are a few articles with some of the more “popular” scams to keep a look out for.

learning centres, pros and cons

Valuable pros and cons of learning centers

Learning centres are places like Kumon, Mathnasium, Sylvan Learning Centre, Oxford Learning etc. Private, for profit institutions that students can go to after school hours for supplementary learning in subject areas they are currently or will be studying at school. In may cultures it is commonplace for children to go to school after their regular school hours.

O train passing through Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Resources for students new to Ottawa

Being new to the city can be daunting. Where to you go to find the basics of every day life? But when you’re new to the city and a new student? Everything just seems so much more overwhelming at the beginning.If you’re also new to the country and culture, well, that’s a lot. We have a list of basic amenities and their links in this post. Some are nation wide resources and some are specific to Ottawa, ON. Enjoy and bookmark this page! You may need it from time to time!

online vs in person tutoring

Everything you need to know about the pros and cons of online tutoring

The convenience and apparent on demand appeal of online tutoring can overshadow some of the other factors that result from online tutoring and can end up creating more confusion. Online tutoring is great for the learner that is self motivated, organized, knows exactly what they need help with or who wants to get ahead. However, for the student whose difficulties with the subject are more behavioral, the connection and rapport with the tutor may be of greater importance that just finding someone to help you with the subject. This is where online tutoring may fall short. Not all subjects are suited well for online tutoring while online tutoring is tailor made for tutoring and learning certain subjects.