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Organization and Contact

Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Gainesville, Florida
Contact Name
Melissa Thomas
Contact Email
schools@tutormatchingservice.com

Program Overview

Mission

Over the past decade, Study Edge's GoBoard, the leading video conferencing application built specifically for online tutoring, has become the tutoring resource of choice for more than 400 U.S. institutions, from K-12 to higher education. Built specifically for tutoring, GoBoard is grounded in research-backed learning principles and is easy to use for both tutors and students, making quality one-on-one tutoring accessible online.

Program Description

Tutor Matching Service has developed an online tutoring platform called GoBoard. It combines video conferencing, an interactive canvas, and education tools like a graphing calculator, an equation editor, molecular bonds creator, and much more. In addition, there is a reference library with subject-specific tools, including math, physics, chemistry, business, and more. GoBoard also features a first-of-its-kind ability to text in a photo of handwritten work or textbook pages directly into a collaborative board for others in the session to then mark up in real-time. For K-12 districts, GoBoard can even track the online tutoring hours that your tutors and students complete for reporting purposes.

GoBoard was constructed specifically for tutoring, is grounded in research-backed learning principles, and is vastly easier to use than running a virtual conferencing app and a digital whiteboard at the same time.

With GoBoard, tutors and students can create multiple pages with custom names, expanding the amount of content covered in a session. Tutors or students can upload work to a shared canvas by simply snapping a photo and texting to a session number. Work is done collaboratively in real-time with audio, video, and text chat features. Sessions are autosaved, allowing tutors and students to come back to the same GoBoard at the next booked session.

GoBoard also boasts a customizable Reference Library that allows tutors and students to use their own source materials. GoBoard can be accessed from an iPad, tablet, laptop, or desktop device by opening up any web browser and clicking a GoBoard link. There is no unique or separate software to download.

Type of service
Technology Platform
Year Program Launched
2015
States of Operation
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington DC,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Virtual

Students and Offerings

Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Social Studies
Other subjects
GoBoard is a tutoring and academic support platform. Tutors and academic coaches can use it to provide support in any content or skill area.
Languages of Instruction
English
Other languages
GoBoard is a video and audio tutoring platform. Sessions can take place in any language.

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Blended (for the same student, in-person and virtual sessions),
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
Varies
Number of Weeks Per Program
Varies
Number of Sessions Per Week
Varies
Number of Minutes Per Session
Varies
Type of Tutor
Paraprofessional, Peer, Teacher, Tutoring Staff, Volunteer
Other tutor type
College and graduate students
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

Parents can join the tutoring session through the GoBoard platform.

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District, Nonprofit, School, Student
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
Varies

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No