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Live Homework Help at the Rita and Truett Smith Public Library
Now Children and Young Adults can get Free Homework Help
from Expert Tutors via the Internet at the Smith Public Library
Children and young adults in Wylie never have to be stumped
by a tough homework assignment again! Students from 4th grade to
12th grade and college introduction level can simply visit the Smith
Public Library to get immediate, free help from qualified tutors.
The Smith Public Library now offers Live Homework Help, an online
tutoring service from Tutor.com that connects students to expert
tutors in math, science, social studies and English via the Internet.
Spanish-speaking tutors are available in math and science.
 Log
on and Learn
This free service allows students to come to the Smith Public Library
and receive homework help from a live tutor via the Internet. Live
Homework Help is easy to use. Children and young adults log on to
designated computer terminals and enter their grade level and the
subject they need help in. Immediately, students are connected to
a tutor in an Online Classroom. Children and young adults can also
access the service when the library is closed. Students just log
on to www.wylietexas.gov/library.
Online tutoring schedule
Online tutoring is available 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.everyday from the
Smith Public Library website,www.wylietexas.gov/library.
Online tutoring is also available at the Smith Library Monday, Tuesday,
and Thursday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tutoring in Spanish is available for math and science 3 p.m. to
9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Learn from Expert Tutors in an Online Classroom
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 and students can type math equations using a special
math tool, share educational Web sites and much more for a rewarding
learning experience. All tutors are certified teachers, college
professors, professional tutors or graduate school students from
across the country. In the 2004/2005 school year, over 250,000 students
used Live Homework Help at public libraries across the country.
Funding for the Live Homework Help at the Smith Public Library is
made possible through the Texas State Library’s Lone Star
Grant program.
For more information contact the Smith Public Library at 972.442.7566.
The Smith Public Library is located at 800 Thomas Street in Wylie,
Texas.
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