How to Tutor Online with Zoom (Tools & Techniques)

How do you tutor students online? In this video I show how I use Zoom to tutor my online math students remotely from home. I discuss the tools and techniques I use for an effective tutoring session such as shared whiteboards, annotations, writing tablets, document camera, microphone, etc.

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[MariosMathTutoring]

2023 Update: I see this continues to be a helpful video…if you have specific questions about tutoring or how I run my tutoring business or how I use zoom for online tutoring contact me to set up a paid 1/2 hr. coaching session with me through my website at www.mariosmathtutoring.com

[michaelkaine]

As a mathermatics teacher, this was a perfect little blurb to get started.
Thanks, mate.

[NewEnglandPatriotsfan]

Nice lesson man. Zoom was a life changing experience for me. My buddy started a meeting about every weekend with his around the country friends where he's been to. Every weekend was such an awesome time, we'd all talk for a couple hours and so happy got to meet many good people all thanks to zoom and my buddy

[ohno]

Brilliant video! Loved how you ran through the different tools when using Zoom. And you addressed the possibility of a student not having a writing tablet, something I was wondering myself.

[KaranKumar-pvdf]

This is one of a great simple video explaining the setup for a perfect online tutoring. Good luck with your tutoring. Am sure you are a great tutor.

[melitafreeman]

Thank you for sharing this helpful information and tips.

[edwardv]

thank you so much. you're a lifesaver.

[paulsmile]

Awesome video, and interesting tools! I have been using a drawing tablet for years and always found XP-Pen Star G640 to be excellent. This particular size works for me – I can hand write on Zoom white board software for example – and the pen is comfortable to use.

[amanuelkorga]

Thank you for sharing your expertise of online tutoring techniques.

[anthonysilva]

Excellent video! Do you have a strategy for importing/using grids and desmos? Can you recommend a budget document camera?

[paulavasquez]

hello again!! little confused, where cant I find the visualizer software? where is it? do I have to buy it?

[dianeyhun]

Mario, the mic is unavailable at Amazon. Do you have another recommendation?

[peterhalliday]

Thanks Mario, very useful but I couldn't find the links you mentioned. Where do I look.?

[misstan]

Can you please tell me is it possible to write on the textbook image as you have written, it seems to me the your document cam app or software, has option to annotate on the screen on the text book pages. If I buy a cheap cam which you have mentioned OKIOLABS OKIOCAM S USB 2-in-1 Webcam and Document Camera, would I be able to write on the on screen document image? This cheap cam shows writing up side down then you have to rotate the image, So a pupil could view it normally. Any other option of doc visualiser with the on screen writing feature with graphic tablet????

[zarinaakhtar]

Hi, thank you for sharing your video. It is helpful! I have a question...How do your students book classes with you? I want to run my own independent online teaching and have no idea how the students book with me? Is it through Google calendar? (I have never used this calendar). Any advice please. Thank you

[fk]

Ok, so would I be able to use a GoPro hero 7 as a live-streaming webcam during a Zoom meeting? I know you recommended your document camera but I don’t have the option of buying that now.

[peterhalliday]

how did you get the textbook and whiteboard up at the same time. I can only get one or the other. Thanks

[abylatube]

Hi frank, a question... when you were annotating on the book in the video 3:57, were you using the pen?

[krishna]

Hi,
I use my iPad and teach on zoom .I share my screen and use one note for explaining the concepts and open up free websites like corbett maths to get worksheet and use my i pen to write on it.
This save me from having 3 different equipment' for teaching maths.
My issue is how to focus on different students online and give them different worksheets according to their ability?
How to monitor their work?

[Pianorification]

Hi there! When you are writing with the Writing Tablet, is there any way to see where the "pen tip" is hovering over before committing to write the "digital inkstrokes"? It appears to run smoothly in the video, but I'm just curious as to how the setup and the experience feels like in real life.