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  • Support iTaalk with Elijah's Goal: 500 iPads for 500 kids!

    My Town Tutors is a great resource for parents & teachers. Find qualified tutors in your area today!




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    Author Bio: My name is Elijah.  I am 14 years old and in the 8th grade.  I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at 8 years old.  Recently, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD), and it was found that my working memory, the part of my brain that holds little bits of information while a task is being done, is very low functioning.

    When my mother and the school were writing my IEP, she found out that the school did not have any technology like a tablet, and was not required to buy one for me to use.  The insurance company would not pay for one because I am too high functioning.  I was using a netbook, a camera, a watch, and to PDA, to do all the functions that I needed to even begin to get organized.  Sometimes I forgot to set an alarm or forgot where I had put my camera.  It was hard to keep track of so many different items.
    My mother got together with iTaalk Autism Foundation and their Vice President, Tammy, to set up a way for Mom to raise money to buy an iPad for me.  Working through Facebook, she was able to raise the money in less than a week! Mom bought a Clamcase so that I have a keyboard attached all the time and it is more protected.
    With my iPad, I keep everything in one device that I have with me all the time.  I have organizational apps that keep me on track; my calendar, my schedule, my assignments, my  chores, all in one app.  I use Pages for writing any assignments and all word processing.  I use the alarms to remind me to start or stop a task.  I use the camera to photograph the board where my assignments are written, which used to take me as much as 10 minutes to write down. I also photograph powerpoint notes.
    I can use Siri or Dragon to dictate writing.  I can type at 11 words per minute now and I am using typing programs to help me practice to increase my speed.  I am told there are even apps that I have yet to discover to help me learn and even exercise my working memory in the future.
    I began to think that other Autistic kids must have this problem too.  I talked to Mom and she said that Tammy at iTaalk told her that there was.  Many kids fall in between what the insurance company will pay for, what the schools are required to provide and what the parents can afford.  I decided that I would help Mom and we would keep raising money for other Autistic kids to get iPads.  We spend too much of our time trying to keep up in class that it is hard to really learn.
    We have set a dream goal of 500 iPads for 500 kids!!
    Right now we are working to get one for Kyle, who is a Senior at our high school.  Kyle has apps that work for speech therapy.  You can read more about him at www.itaalk.org/kyle.html. We are more that half way to raising enough for his iPad.  Some kids are even non-verbal and will use their iPads to communicate.
    Read more about all of us……
    iTaalk Autism Foundation: www.itaalk.org
    Elijah: Twitter:  @itaalkelijah
    Facebook: iTaalk with Elijah
    Blog: itaalkwithelijah.wordpress.com
    If you are a teacher who tutors, register with us for just $12 for a year. This is the only fee! Teachers keep 100% of the money. One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.
    Parents, “teachers are great tutors!” Find one in your area today!

  • Wonderopolis: A Great Resource for Teachers & Parents

    My Town Tutors is a great resource for parents & teachers. Check out our Guest Blogs for Education, Parents, Travel, Tutoring, Sports, Music and College.

    Author Bio: Barbara Phillips is a 2nd grade teacher in Monroe, Ohio. She loves using technology to enhance her lesson plans and help her students Wonder outside the box. You can find her blogging here and on Wonderopolis. She and five other educators represent the Wonderopolis Lead Ambassador team for 2012. Connect with her on twitter @WonderPhillips!
    I use Wonderopolis.org in my second grade classroom to cultivate and inspire wonder, inquiry and curiosity.  When thinking about instilling life-long learning skills in students, don’t we want them to be “inspired”, to “wonder” and “inquire”?  I know those are things I hope my students leave my class with in June each year!
    Wonderopolis, named one of Time Magazine’s Top 50 websites for 2011, is a website developed by the National Center for Family Literacy.  Wonderopolis is a place where children of all ages can learn and discover together.  It nurtures the natural curiosity and “wonder” in all.  Furthermore, it is a place where families can spend time together while fine-tuning reading, writing, science, social studies and technology skills.
    In the classroom Wonderopolis can be used to:

    • Expose students to high interest, attractive and accurate informational/nonfiction text on a daily basis.  This is a great way to model and guide students on how to read informational text.
    • Build background knowledge for all academic areas and many topics.
    • Help with the acquisition of vocabulary.  Each Wonder of the Day® has a list of Wonder Words, which encourage students to learn and acquire content- rich words.
    • Teach study skills.  There are many study skills that can be taught to kids using Wonderopolis.  Some of those include scanning, skimming, reading to answer a question and determining what is important and what isn’t in informational text.
    • Create a home-school connection.  This is my second year using Wonderopolis in my classroom.  Each year parents have talked about how excited their children are to use Wonderopolis at home.

    Ideas for Wondering as a family:

    • Share
      • Share a Wonder from Wonderopolis at dinner and discuss what each member learned. Adults can serve as models for Wondering and explaining what was learned. (Often times as adults we don’t spend enough time modeling our own learning to help children engage and learn how to learn.)
      • As a family predict what you think the Wonder will be the next day and tell why you think that based on the given clue.
    • Read
      • Read a Wonder as a family and have each member of the family share or write something they learned or found interesting.  Be sure to encourage everyone explain their thinking.
      • You might want to model your thinking by say something like, “I thought ____________ was interesting because ________________.”  Be sure to probe your children about they’re thinking.
      • After reading a Wonder as a family, leave a comment.  If your children are old enough, have each one leave their own comment.
      • Have each member of the family keep a Wonder Journal.  You can use these to predict, keep track of Wonder Words learned, write down new learning and any Wonders you have along the way.
    • Play
      • Pick one of the “Wonder Words” and define it as a family.  Record the number of sentences you come up with as a family.  Keep track and see if you can beat the number of sentences from the previous game.
      • Create your own Wonders as a family and come up with a plan on how you can find out the answers during the summer months.  What Wonders do you have about your own community?  What wonders do you have before, during and after a trip to a museum, the fair, a park, the zoo or any kind of family outing?  Be creative and have fun!
      • Create a Wonder Jar.  Have each member of the family write down their wonders.  Each week choose a different Wonder to explore and investigate.

    Visit the Wonder Playground to feel inspired with Wonder. You can learn about different creative ways to use Wonderopolis in the classroom or on the couch.
     

  • Expanding Twitter Influence: Why Use Twitter? 5 Important Questions!

    My Town Tutors is using twitter to connect with parents and teachers to share our goal of being a great tutoring resource for parents and teachers.
    For this case study, we will offer blog posts on how My Town Tutors is using twitter to expand our influence. We are building a New England account from the ground up. We are going to share our journey with you.
    We created @mytowntutorsne on July 17, 2012. We had NO FOLLOWERS. Check out our current influence and followers.
    Twitter is an incredible resource for connecting with people and sharing information, however, before you sign-up, it is important to answer the following 5 questions.
    1. What is your purpose? The first thing you need to identify is what is your purpose or goal with twitter. Some people use twitter for personal or social reasons. Some use it for professional development and to share ideas with others in their field. In our case, the purpose is to reach out to parents, educators, and schools to promote our service. My Town Tutors connects parents with local teachers who tutors.
    We also want to share our blog and guest blogs with our followers. We have had some great posts over the last few months and are looking to attract readers and writers. We hope to provide insights that will make the job of being a parent and / or teacher a little easier.
    2. Who is your audience? Our target audiences are teachers, schools, and parents. Our focus is on creating content that will be helpful to these groups.
    With our regional accounts @mytowntutorsma, @mytowntutorsne, @mytowntutorsNJ4, we hope to create closer, more personal connections with individuals in these areas. We offer special blogs and information that we hope will be particularly useful to local interests.
    3. What will you tweet? My Town Tutors wants to provide content that is useful to to teachers and parents. We often provide quotes relating to parents and teaching. We also have a school joke of the day that we tweet each day at 6:00 AM. Both parents and educators can benefit from these clean jokes or riddles. Many are a little corny, however they often can bring a smile or chuckle. Why not start the day of with a good laugh?
    4. What is your follow policy? Who will you follow? Will you follow back anyone who follows you? Do their interests really matter? Our policy is to follow educators, educational groups, such as teachers unions, parents, parent interest groups and educational interest groups.  Our goal is to connect with parents and teachers. Please do not be offended if we do not follow everyone back.
    5. What is your time commitment? How much time will you devote to twitter. Some people and companies can spend every waking hour on twitter. We try to interact as often as possible, however we do not want to be entirely consumed. Hopefully, we provide teachers and parents with some useful information.
    We would love feedback!
    My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
    We are completing a 50 States in 50 Days Teacher Challenge to recruit teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, we are always looking for qualified teachers from all 50 states who tutor to join our national directory of teachers who tutor.
     

  • Wanted: US Teachers who Tutor: FREE registration until 8/26

    My Town Tutors makes is easy for parents to connect with local teachers who tutor. Our goal is to be the #1 tutoring resource for parents and teachers in America. Our motto is “Teachers are the best tutors!”
    During the our 50 States in 50 Days Teacher Challenge, our goal is to attract and register teachers who tutor in ALL 50 states.
    To celebrate our promotion launch, we are offering a FREE promo code to any teacher who tutors. The only requirement is that you MUST BE A TEACHER!
    The promo code is: usteachers.
    If you are a teacher who tutors, why wait? Register today! We also have one other amazing special rate.
    $5 – Promo Code teacher – We are practically giving our membership away. That is fine with us, we need to attract teachers who tutor. If we are going to be a top tutoring resource in America, we need to build up our directory before the start of the 2012-2013 school year.
    TEACHERS – The registration process is simple and only takes a few minutes to complete.  Just enter your school zip code and follow the prompts from there.
    We also will be offering special rates for specific states. Please check our FREE REGISTRATION SCHEDULE for updates.

    This promo code is for any teachers who tutors in America (sorry to others who might be interested.)
    The length of membership for all our promotions is until September 30th, 2014. We do need money to cover operating expenses, so we would love it if you would sign-up using the $5 code – teacher.
    Please share this blog with others. We need your help to spread the word that “teachers are great tutors!”
    My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. We are completing a 50 States in 50 Days Teacher Challenge to recruit teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, we are always looking for qualified teachers from all 50 states who tutor to join our national directory of teachers who tutor.
    It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.

  • My Town Tutors 50 States in 50 Days Teacher Challenge

    My Town Tutors makes is easy for parents to connect with local teachers who tutor. Our goal is to be the #1 tutoring resource for parents and teachers in America. Our motto is “Teachers are great tutors!”
    Parents love the fact that every teacher in our directory is a teacher!
    We currently list over 280 teachers who tutor, mostly from Massachusetts, the state where we started. During the our 50 States in 50 Days Challenge, our goal is to register teachers who tutor from all 50 states. We have set up twitter accounts for each state to communicate with teachers and parents.
    Our goal is to attract and register teachers who tutor in ALL 50 states. Each state will have ONE FREE DAY where My Town Tutors will be offering FREE MEMBERSHIP for any teacher (working or retired) who tutors. The only requirement is that you MUST BE A TEACHER!
    (The FREE DAYS and promo codes will be announced in August. Stay tuned!)
    There are no other fees! A teacher sets the hourly rate and keeps 100% of the fees. It is that simple. One of our tutors made $5,000 this past school tutoring, not a bad return on a $12 investment!
    If you are a teacher and are interested in registering, why wait? We have two other amazing special rates. The length of membership for all our promotions is until September 30th, 2014.
    $12 – No promo code is needed for our special promotion rate which will expire on September 30th, 2013. After this date, our rates will change.
    $5 – Promo Code teacher – We are practically giving our membership away. That is fine with us, we need to attract teachers who tutor. If we are going to be a top tutoring resource in America, we need to build up our directory before the start of the 2012-2013 school year.
    TEACHERS – The registration process is simple and only takes a few minutes to complete.  Just enter your school zip code and follow the prompts from there.
    PARENTS – Enter your home zip code to find the teachers who are registered in your area. View the profiles and select the one that best fits your needs and the needs of your child.
    The teacher and parent will communicate directly to set up a time that is mutually convenient. Parents can choose 3 payments that are all easy to use.
    Please share this blog with others. We need your help to spread the word that “teachers are great tutors!”
    Have a great summer!
    My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. We currently list over 260 teachers from Massachusetts. We are always looking for qualified teachers from all 50 states who tutor to join our national directory of teachers who tutor.

  • Expanding Twitter Influence: A Case Study

    My Town Tutors is a great resource for parents & teachers. Find qualified tutors in your area today!





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    My Town Tutors is a website that makes it easy for parents to connect with local teachers who tutor. It is a local, national listing of teachers who tutor. My Town Tutors started in Massachusetts. During August of 2012 will be launching a 50 States in 50 Days Teacher Challenge.
    The goal of the challenge is to register teachers who tutor in all 50 states. We believe teachers are great tutors. To build up our directory, we will be offering at least one day of FREE registration for teachers who tutor in each state. Check out our schedule of upcoming FREE days and promotion codes.
    My Town Tutors is using twitter to connect with parents and teachers to share our goal of being a great tutoring resource for parents and teachers.
    For this case study, we will offer blog posts on how My Town Tutors is using twitter to expand our influence. Our 1st post will be “Creating a Twitter Account.” We created @mytowntutorsne on August 17, 2012. We had NO FOLLOWERS. Check out our current influence and followers.
    We love teachers, parents, and education. We always follow back accounts with similar interests. We look forward to connecting!
    We hope you find this series interesting and useful.
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    My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. We currently list over 260 teachers from Massachusetts. We are always looking for qualified teachers from all 50 states who tutor to join our national directory of teachers who tutor.
    It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.