Free On-line Tutoring Service for Students

Please visit the Omaha Public Library website at http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/  to find out more about the free on-line tutoring service available.  Services are available to students in kindergarten through 12^th grade, those in introductory-level college courses, and adult learners.

Live Homework Help connects students to expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English via the Internet.  Spanish-speaking tutors are available to help students in math and science.  The service is available every day from 2 p.m. to Midnight.  Internet access and an Omaha Public Library card are all that’s needed to utilize this service.

All tutors are certified by Tutor.com and have undergone a third-party background check.  More than 1,800 tutors are available to help students.  Students and tutors can review specific homework questions, as well as subject-specific concepts using features such as controlled chat, an interactive white board and shared Web browsing in the online classroom.  Tutors can type math equations using a special math tool, share education website and much more.

To use the service:

• Visit http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/
• Click on Live Homework Help
• Enter library card number
• Select grade level
• Select subject
• Click connect
• There may be a short wait period and then the tutor will pop up and the student can begin to interact with their tutor using the chat feature and the on-line whiteboard.
• In just a few minutes, students are connected to a tutor in an online classroom for one-on-one help in math (elementary, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus); science (elementary, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics); social studies (American history, world history, political science); and English (spelling, grammar, essay writing, book reports.)