MET Technology Tools

To help you achieve your goals, MET tutors use a combination of the latest technologies available in order to provide the best experience for our learners. Your tutor will incorporate several different technology tools into your tutoring sessions, based on the types of courses you have chosen and your specific language goals.

Some of the tools that your tutor may use will require you to download and install.  However, they are free web-based tools.

Click to download or visit site.	Why do MET tutors use this tool?
	Skype permits our tutors to communicate directly with you via voice chat during your one to one tutor sessions. Your tutor will be able to provide you with essential assistance and immediate feedback as you talk with your tutor. Skype functions much like telephone communication, except that it is a free service.
	Mikogo serves as a meeting place for you and your tutor. Mikogo allows for desktop and file sharing so that your tutor can review exercises with you in real-time.
	Learners will use MET's Learning Management System powered by Moodle to conduct courses, house exercises and activities, engage in discussions with tutors and other learners and much more...
	Windows MSN Live allows your tutor to communicate directly with you during your tutor sessions via text chat. Live, real-time chat permits you to ask questions and get immediate responses and important feedback from your tutor.
	Voxopop is a free voice discussion forum which gives learners a means to record audio clips. Your tutor can then access what you have recorded to provide you with suggestions, corrections, and feedback on your spoken English production.
	MET learning modules are Flash based. You will need to have the latest version of Adobe Flash installed to be able to use the modules.Download Flash
	Wetpaint Wiki is a web-based tool which allows learners and tutors to make corrections directly into original text. This gives your tutor the ability to highlight specific areas of language and writing skills. Changes can be easily tracked so that learner's can see the evolution of their language skills. Since Wetpaint is web-based both you and your tutor will be able to view your work simultaneously.