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Tell me about teaching classes online (Averytiger)
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:01 am
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:01 am
I saw you mention that you do this in another thread, and it piqued my curiosity. How did you get into it? Pay? Basic job description?
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Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:12 am to High C
It’s flexible. I do most of the work in a T-shirt and yoga pants.
I interact with my students through Blackboard, which is great for functionality. If you don’t have an account, you’ll want one to teach online. I make my students hang everything there. It’s great for providing feedback on draft papers.
It’s not easy work, though. I have to provide a lot more feedback comments on papers since almost all of my students live elsewhere, and while I will do video chat, I don’t prefer it.
The best thing that you can do is invest in a great laptop and reliable Internet. Both are a must.
It’s a great way to spend my summers and still interact with my kids. I would recommend it as a summer job to any teacher. You will need a Masters if you want to be competitive, though.
I interact with my students through Blackboard, which is great for functionality. If you don’t have an account, you’ll want one to teach online. I make my students hang everything there. It’s great for providing feedback on draft papers.
It’s not easy work, though. I have to provide a lot more feedback comments on papers since almost all of my students live elsewhere, and while I will do video chat, I don’t prefer it.
The best thing that you can do is invest in a great laptop and reliable Internet. Both are a must.
It’s a great way to spend my summers and still interact with my kids. I would recommend it as a summer job to any teacher. You will need a Masters if you want to be competitive, though.
This post was edited on 4/21/18 at 11:35 am
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:16 am to Averytiger
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I do most of the work in a T-shirt and yoga pants.
Pics?
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:17 am to High C
It isn't hard, look online at a CC or College and apply... I've done it in the past to make some extra dough
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:20 am to High C
I make about $5500 for a summer teaching two sections, but I’m a very experienced teacher.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:20 am to Averytiger
Thanks for the reply. 
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:21 am to Averytiger
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but I’m a very experienced teacher.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:21 am to High C
No problem at all. I love my summers. Grading isn’t the most fun, but it’s good money for a part time gig.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:23 am to DavidTheGnome
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Pics?
If you stop being a shitty poster, I will post my pic on here.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:23 am to Averytiger
I've been teaching for 23 years, but no Masters.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:24 am to Averytiger
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f you stop being a shitty poster, I will post my pic on here.
David stop being a shitty poster
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:25 am to High C
Ehhh.... That could be a problem... University of Phoenix may take you 
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:26 am to High C
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I've been teaching for 23 years, but no Masters.
You can still get hired, but the pay drops on the scale if you do. I’m finishing up year 20 now, in the classroom.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:28 am to tduecen
Cool
What I actually had in mind was possibly working for one of these companies/sites that provide services for homeschooled students. I haven't really looked into it yet, thought I'd just bring it up here as a little preemptive sniffing around.
What I actually had in mind was possibly working for one of these companies/sites that provide services for homeschooled students. I haven't really looked into it yet, thought I'd just bring it up here as a little preemptive sniffing around.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:34 am to Averytiger
Deal
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:43 am to High C
E-Learning isn't bad but they like you to spend a couple days a week at one of the centers so that the students get to interact with you. They also don't pay much, not sure how much you are looking to make but it won't be at a place like that.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 12:03 pm to tduecen
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E-Learning isn't bad but they like you to spend a couple days a week at one of the centers so that the students get to interact with you. They also don't pay much, not sure how much you are looking to make but it won't be at a place like that.
My wife teaches elementary school math for an online school. She works from home 2 and sometimes 3 days a week and goes to the office the other days. The only time she gets to see her students in person is for school wide or state testing. Their pay is more than most of the public schools in the area. She’s only been a teacher 3 years, was an accountant then decided to get into teaching.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 12:06 pm to tduecen
I teach online for a school in Boston - live in FL. It's just my moonlighting gig. One live session per week (90 Mins) and the rest is asynchronous work online. 14 weeks per session. It's best if you can get one course that you continually teach, then you can prepare your weekly "lessons" and just pull them out and redo it the next term.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 12:14 pm to shutterspeed
Yeah, that doesn’t happen. I generally get a misguided student or two who goes fishing there, and while it’s flattering, I kind of like not being in jail.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 12:21 pm to Averytiger
#TeamTABASCO
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