Step-by-Step Example: Mashedge for Tutors

Are you a tutor who uses the internet a lot and would like to provide personalized attention to your students? If so, Mashedge can help you.

Mashedge enables users to string together gems of knowledge scattered on the internet into viable web books.

As a tutor, you can use this technology in 2 ways:

1. You can build web books for your own use as you research the web for information. You probably use a search engine to find information. You continue to the same except that when you find a good web page, you save it into your web book.
2. You can build a custom web book knowing the specific requirements of your student. For example, if the student needs additional help on algebra but not on bar charts, then you can create a web book that contains the chapter on "algebra" and add links you find into the web book. We are quite sure your student would be mighty pleased with your service.

Here's a step-by-step example on how a tutor can build a personalized web book using Mashedge:

1. If you have not already signed up, please do sign up since it is required to create web books.
   
2. Click on "Create a Web Book". Enter title of the book - "Math Book for John J". Enter the subject and level for the book.
3. Choose "private" option for the web book. This would enable only you to see the book. Later you can add John's email so that he can view the book.
4. Disable "Community Edit" so that only you can add links to the web book.
5. Add a title for Chapter 1, let's say 'Algebra'.
6. If you need to add more chapters, click on 'Add More Chapters?' and you will get space to add another chapter.
7. When you done entering this basic information, click on "Create". The shell of a web book is now created for you and you are led to the main page of the web book. Observe that the table of contents is displayed.
   
8. Pick any chapter to begin adding content to the chapter. Simply add a URL and click on 'Add Web Page" and the URL is saved in the chapter.
   
9. While you are at it, you can also add chapter summary that can help John.

Now, to enable John to view the book, go the main page of the web book. You will find a link to "Manage Private Book Users". Click on this and enter John's email address. You can decide if you want to allow to add content to the book or not. That's it.

When John logs in to his account using the email address you entered (and he needs to sign up too), he will be able to see the book you made for him in his "My favorites". He can browse the links you added for him.

With personalization to a web page level, Mashedge can help the tutor provide personalized teaching to the student and improve her value.

You can also see the white paper on Mashedge for Tutors for more information.