Give+help

=How to give help=

**1. Through this wiki** (asynchronously)
> > This [|screencast] shows how this work. > > > >
 * 1) Sign up to get notified of changes (by email or RSS feed) to the //Request help// page by choosing the //notify me// tab on the Request help page.
 * 1) When a student adds a new request to the Request help page you will receive notification by the method you choose.
 * 1) You can help a student by either a) typing a response on a student's problem page (or discussion page) or by b) creating a mathcast (see [|tools and methods]) with your voice and writing showing them how you solved their requested problem ([|screencast]).
 * 1) Sign up for notification on the student's problem page and discussion page so that if (when?) a student edits this page or starts a discussion related to your response you will be notified.
 * 1) After responding to a student's request edit the problem request page (this [|screencast] shows how) so that others can see what you've done and not duplicate your work (although adding to your response through a discussion or possibly another mathcast could be very useful).

2. **Online (in real time)**

 * 1) Ask a student if they'd like to meet online and talk and share a common whiteboard. [|Skype] (free voice over IP) + [|TalkAndWrite] (free Skype add-in for annotating a shared whiteboard) make this easy. Consider recording & later sharing this session using Camtasia Studio so that others can benefit from your collaboration.
 * 2) If you record a mathcast then follow steps 3-5 above to add your mathcast to the student's problem page.