SuperTeacher guide

SuperTeacher Booking System Guide

Features

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Class options

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Value for money

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Ease of use

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What is SuperTeacher?

SuperTeacher, previously known as SuperKid, is an all-inclusive platform for independent online teachers, tutors and coaches – covering all aspects of your business, from scheduling and payments through to a super interactive online classroom with co-browsing tool.

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Advantages

All-inclusive platform: tutor profile which fully automates your messaging, bookings, payments, scheduling, reviews, virtual classroom platform and more!
Sell one-on-one classes, group classes or self-paced courses.
Sell classes individually or as packages, accept card or WeChat pay, and offer coupons or discounts if you wish.
Excellent online classroom, including a co-browser tool for students to directly interact with the Abridge Academy slides.
Interactive whiteboard, collaborative document writer, coding editor, screen sharing, etc.
Classroom messaging tool, with emojis and confetti rewards.
Built-in library of supplementary resources covering a wide range of subjects – from ESL to math.
Works on all devices (including iPads), with no software downloads required for either teachers or students.
Only pay when you earn – SuperTeacher’s free plan only charges 15% commission on your paid classes, with no upfront or fixed monthly fees.
Automated class recordings, with lifetime access.

Disadvantages

This is a teaching platform, not a company – you still need to find your own students through your own marketing.
The out-of-class messaging system is quite basic.
Payment processing is currently only available in GBP (UK pounds).
Relatively new platform, so may still be ironing out a few technical issues and working on the user interface.

Premium account features

Lower commission on earnings or option to process payments off-site.
Option to have your WordWall pro and curriculum subscriptions included.

This guide will answer some common questions for independent teachers using SuperTeacher and share helpful tips specific for using the Abridge Academy resources on SuperTeacher.

How do I sign up for SuperTeacher?

To sign up for SuperTeacher, simply visit their website and complete the simple registration form.

Once your registration has been approved by the admin, you can then add additional details to your profile such as a video, profile description, qualifications, experience, etc. You should also add your subject, curriculum and class options.

This puts together a professional profile page where your students can see all your details, schedule one-on-one or group classes, purchase self-paced courses, etc.

u003cstrongu003eIs SuperTeacher competitive to get hired?u003c/strongu003e

SuperTeacher is not a company, and you are not “hired” nor “employed” by SuperTeacher. They are a teaching platform for independent teachers to organise your classes. Your profile is not advertised to potential students, nor are you competing with other teachers in a marketplace. u003cbru003eTherefore, they do not have a competitive application process.

u003cstrongu003eWill my documents be displayed publicly?u003c/strongu003e

No, your documents (resume and teaching certificate) will not be displayed publicly. These are just used by the admin to set up your initial profile and verify your qualifications. They will use this information to list your qualifications and experiences on your teacher profile, although you can edit these yourself later on any time.

u003cstrongu003eWhat subjects can I teach with SuperTeacher?u003c/strongu003e

SuperTeacher is not just an ESL platform! You can teach any subject, to any age group. This includes English, Math, Music, Coding, Science, Arts and more!

What kind of classes and payment options can I offer with SuperTeacher?

You can use the calendar to open up timeslots for one-on-one classes. These are then displayed on your public-viewing profile for students to purchase. Don’t forget to also set up class bundles to encourage students to purchase packages.

You can also schedule group classes – for these, you set the topic and date(s) in advance, add a cover image, and write a short course description.

A final option is to create self-paced asynchronous courses for either students or teachers (either for a fixed price or recurring subscription) – great for passive income!

Schedule one-on-one class availability on your calendar

Group classes can increase your hourly earnings!

Sell self-paced courses for passive income!

Offer class packages

Set up coupons

Accept card and WeChat pay payments

u003cstrongu003eCan I track class credits with SuperTeacher?u003c/strongu003e

Yes! SuperTeacher automatically tracks how many class credits your students have purchased and their spending on classes.

u003cstrongu003eHow do I launch the class?u003c/strongu003e

Once a student has booked a class with you, you can u003cstrongu003eview the upcoming class on your my classes pageu003c/strongu003e. 10 minutes before the class, a button will appear here for you to launch the classroom and get everything set up.

u003cstrongu003eWill I receive class reminders?u003c/strongu003e

Yes, both teachers and students will receive upcoming class reminders via email – eight hours before class and one hour beforehand. This includes the link to join the classroom.

u003cstrongu003eWhat timezone are classes scheduled in?u003c/strongu003e

The calendar will automatically update according to the viewer’s timezone. Therefore, from the teacher’s end it will show your calendar in your timezone. When your students look at your profile, they will see the calendar with your availability in their own timezone.

u003cstrongu003eCan I use SuperTeacher with a different classroom platform?u003c/strongu003e

Yes! If you prefer to use a different classroom platform to SuperTeacher’s, you can just put the classroom URL in your profile settings (for fixed classroom link platforms only – e.g. u003ca href=u0022https://abridgeacademy.com/teaching-with-koala-go/u0022 data-type=u0022postu0022 data-id=u002216237u0022u003eKoala Gou003c/au003e, u003ca href=u0022https://abridgeacademy.com/zoom-guide/u0022 data-type=u0022postu0022 data-id=u002212328u0022u003eZoomu003c/au003e, VooV, etc). This allows you to use SuperTeacher’s payments and bookings system (a great TutorBird or Calendly alternative) alongside your preferred classroom platform.

u003cstrongu003eHow do I get paid?u003c/strongu003e

You can add your u003cstrongu003elocal banku003c/strongu003e or u003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://wise.com/invite/u/katep323u0022 data-type=u0022URLu0022 data-id=u0022https://wise.com/invite/u/katep323u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eWiseu003c/au003eu003c/strongu003e details in your payout settings. To view your earnings and request a payout, visit your earnings page.

How do I use the Abridge Academy resources with SuperTeacher?

To make the most of the interactivity in the Abridge Academy resources, you should open them in the SuperTeacher co-browser tool during class. After starting the lesson, click on the “co-browser” tab at the top of the screen. Open the Abridge Academy website, login and navigate to your chosen lesson.

Once the lesson is loaded, don’t forget to click the “full screen” button and you’re all prepared for your students!

u003cstrongu003eHow do I turn on / off my student’s ability to annotate?u003c/strongu003e

At the top of the co-browser tool, you can click on the “co-browser permissions” button at the top of the screen to select who has control of the browser. Any students highlighted in green are able to interact with the slides, whereas those in red are not. Simply click on the student’s name to toggle their ability to annotate on/ off. u003cbru003eIn a group class, we would recommend just allowing one student to interact at a time, to avoid them fighting over the activity!

u003cstrongu003eHow can my students annotate on the slides?u003c/strongu003e

SuperTeacher does not have their own annotation tools on the co-browser. However, you can use the annotation tool built into the Abridge Academy slides. Simply ask your students to click on the pen tool in the top right corner to open the drawing tool.

u003cstrongu003eWill I need to log into Abridge Academy every time?u003c/strongu003e

Nope! The first time you open the Abridge Academy website in the SuperTeacher co-browser tool, you will need to log in. However, the browser persists for that student, so next class you should still be logged in. Our website does log people out occasionally just to ensure your account security, but usually only once every few weeks.

u003cstrongu003eCan I use the Abridge Academy resources for self-paced (asynchronous) classes?u003c/strongu003e

Unfortunately not. According to the Abridge Academy terms and conditions, you can only use our lessons for live online classes. You therefore cannot use them for self-paced classes.

What other classroom tools are available?

The main whiteboard platform on SuperTeacher comes with a huge collection of tools – including text, image uploads, file uploads, shapes, drawing and more. You can also add pre-made supplementary resources directly to the whiteboard from the “resources” tab.

Additionally, you can open SuperKid’s document editor, coding editor or screensharing tools for more specialist classes.

u003cstrongu003eCan I prepare my SuperTeacher whiteboard activities in advance?u003c/strongu003e

You can open the practice classroom any time. Here, you can set up your whiteboard activities and download as a zip file. This zip file can then be used to import your pre-prepared whiteboard into any future class.u003cbru003eThis approach is also great if you would like to create activities to re-use with multiple students, or would like to share your whiteboard activities with other teachers via SuperTeacher’s marketplace.

u003cstrongu003eHow do I open the Abridge Academy worksheets in SuperTeacher?u003c/strongu003e

Our workbooks and worksheets can either be imported into the whiteboard itself (useful for annotating etc), or opened in the document editor.

u003cstrongu003eHow can I resolve technical issues during class?u003c/strongu003e

When you first join the classroom, SuperTeacher prompts you to check your camera, microphone and internet speed. You can open a more detailed troubleshooter during the class itself, which will not only show you your own technical issues but also reveal if there are problems on your student’s end.u003cbru003eu003cimg src=u0022https://i0.wp.com/abridgeacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SuperKid-troubleshooting.png?resize=1024%2C642u0026amp;ssl=1u0022 alt=u0022u0022u003eu003cbru003eAdditionally, if you are finding it difficult to resolve the tech issues yourself, you can request live support from SuperTeacher using the “help” icon in the bottom left corner.

Conclusion

SuperTeacher is a fantastic all-inclusive platform – perfect if you want to manage your payments, bookings, student class credits, homework, and have class alll in one platform! It also has an excellent co-browser tool, making the Abridge Academy slides fully interactive for your students on any device.

SuperTeacher Booking System Guide

What is SuperTeacher?

Advantages

Disadvantages

Premium account features

How do I sign up for SuperTeacher?

What kind of classes and payment options can I offer with SuperTeacher?

How do I use the Abridge Academy resources with SuperTeacher?

What other classroom tools are available?

Conclusion

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