HomeworkXpress

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OBJECTIVES:
- Provide a virtual platform for students and tutors
- Be a virtual platform for homeschoolers
- Supply an integrational virtual platform for community and corporate continual education

OUR STORY: HomeworkXpress.com is an educational information technology company started by two Columbia University doctoral graduates to meet the immediate needs of virtual education and training anywhere in the world. This application was developed with the student in mind no matter the subject or grade level. Dr. Rupananda Misra and Dr. Leo Eyombo decided to combine their business, technology, and education knowledge and experience to create homeworkXpress.com to provide quality, affordable tutoring for K-12 students. They offer one-on-one tutoring and group sessions so students can choose the right learning environment for themselves. Their program also works well for homeschoolers by allowing them to participate in specific group instructional lessons over time. Their primary goal is to aid in the advancement of student education by offering a unique tutoring experience that can be modified to meet all student needs. HomeworkXpress, Inc. is a US-based tutoring company designed to help students with their education by providing a virtual place where tutors and students can connect with one another. The objective of homeworkXpress.com is to help students access the best tutors in the US and Canada by hiring only people who are certified teachers or graduate students in a US or Canadian educational institution. All homeworkXpress.com tutors undergo a thorough screening and interview process and a background check. During the screening process, the administration verifies a potential tutor’s prior and current teaching and mentoring skills. Past teacher reviews and observations are considered as well as past and present student performances under the potential candidate’s tutelage. The administration also weighs teaching awards and academic achievements. All potential tutors must be interviewed by at least one member of the administration. During this process, the candidate needs to demonstrate outstanding communication skills, the ability to quickly adapt to various academic situations, and provide expert knowledge in the subject(s) he or she wants to tutor. All tutors must be capable of developing adaptive lesson plans that will meet the needs of any student. The candidate must also project a positive, engaging, friendly, and supportive demeanor. In this application, the tutors and students will use collaboration tools such as virtual whiteboards, synchronous video chatting, text chat, audio chat, and screen sharing. The student is tutored remotely and in real time by the tutor using voice-over and the virtual whiteboard. The online educational multiuser whiteboard in this application enables the tutors and students to collaborate and share their ideas visually as well as through high-quality voice chat. They can share documents as well as draw/write their ideas on the whiteboard. It is our primary intent that homeworkXpress.com will help students succeed in their education. Sincerely,
The homeworkXpress.com Team