Comments on: Outsource your tutoring? http://www.teach42.com/2007/04/26/outsource-your-tutoring/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:52:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ganesh http://www.teach42.com/2007/04/26/outsource-your-tutoring/#comment-77316 Ganesh Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:21:18 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/04/26/outsource-your-tutoring/#comment-77316 How is Wisiq different from other services like growingstars, vienova, tutorvista, www.schooltrainer.com, transwebtutors, etc.)? How is Wisiq different from other services like growingstars, vienova, tutorvista, http://www.schooltrainer.com, transwebtutors, etc.)?

]]> By: Harman http://www.teach42.com/2007/04/26/outsource-your-tutoring/#comment-66803 Harman Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:11:40 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/04/26/outsource-your-tutoring/#comment-66803 Hi, I am the founder of WiZiQ (pronounced Wiz-IQ). Thanks for the note. Since WiZiQ is something VERY close to my heart with years of effort behind it, I would like to point certain things out: 1. I am glad that the 'web 2.0 meets education' that you pointed out with skype, whiteboard etc. example is exactly what we have built WiZiQ around. We have built a virtual classroom technology (integrated in the website) for audio/video communication, shared whiteboard, content sharing (PPT, PDF etc.), annotations etc. It also has recording capabilities. Most of all, it doesn't need downloads and installations. 2. It wasn't intended to be just an outsourced tutoring website, rather a global community of teachers and students. 3. You mentioned a very important point, 'teacher you trust'. We have tried to use the social networking concepts (similar to linkedin's) to help students find teachers through their trusted network of friends. On the web site design, please let me know what parts you don't like (BTW, a new release is coming out in the next couple of days). Anyone, please feel free to e-mail me your comments about WiZiQ at harman@authorgen.com. I would appreciate any feedback that I can get. Hi,

I am the founder of WiZiQ (pronounced Wiz-IQ). Thanks for the note. Since WiZiQ is something VERY close to my heart with years of effort behind it, I would like to point certain things out:
1. I am glad that the ‘web 2.0 meets education’ that you pointed out with skype, whiteboard etc. example is exactly what we have built WiZiQ around. We have built a virtual classroom technology (integrated in the website) for audio/video communication, shared whiteboard, content sharing (PPT, PDF etc.), annotations etc. It also has recording capabilities. Most of all, it doesn’t need downloads and installations.
2. It wasn’t intended to be just an outsourced tutoring website, rather a global community of teachers and students.
3. You mentioned a very important point, ‘teacher you trust’. We have tried to use the social networking concepts (similar to linkedin’s) to help students find teachers through their trusted network of friends.

On the web site design, please let me know what parts you don’t like (BTW, a new release is coming out in the next couple of days).

Anyone, please feel free to e-mail me your comments about WiZiQ at harman@authorgen.com. I would appreciate any feedback that I can get.

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