ClassSense was designed for a teacher with a class. A tutor with six students does not have a class, and some language in the product will not fit you. But the underlying idea does: you have material, the student needs practice on it, and you want to know what they got wrong before you sit down together.
How a tutor would set it up
One course per subject or per student
If several students work on the same thing, such as Algebra 1, one course and one code suits all of them. If each student needs something different, make a course for each. A course is just a set of documents and its practice.
Upload what you already use
Your own notes, a worksheet you wrote, a chapter summary. Anything text-based you have the right to use. Pictures of a page of a textbook do not work as text.
Give each student the code
They create an account with their name, email and password, enter the code, and choose a nickname. A parent can help younger children set it up.
Check the grid before each session
You will see which skills each student has mastered and where they are stuck, so the session starts with the real problem.
Cost
The individual teacher plan is $19 a month and allows unlimited students. New teachers get a 30 day trial without a card. See the pricing page for the current details rather than relying on this one.
What helps, and what is awkward
- Helps: a shared record of what each student practiced, so you stop asking what they did since last time. Practice is at their own pace with no deadlines.
- Helps: parent view. Families can see progress in the parent portal, which saves a note after each session.
- Awkward: the product speaks of classes, courses and teachers. Your students will see a class code and a class wall with moderated nicknames. If your students are siblings or friends, that is fine. If they are strangers, tell them not to put anything personal in a nickname.
- Awkward: there is no scheduling, payment or session booking. It does not replace the tools you already use to run a tutoring business.
Students under 13. The school consent model for children's data is built around schools. If you are a private tutor with young students, get the parent involved in creating the account, and read the COPPA page so you know what applies and what you should ask the family. If in doubt, ask us before you start.
A sample week with one student
Say you tutor an eighth grader in algebra on Tuesdays. After the session you upload that day's worked examples as a short document. Over the next days she does ten minutes of practice when she can. On Monday night you open the grid: she is Mastered on one-step equations and Struggling on distributing a negative number. Tuesday starts there, not with a general question about how the week went. If she did no practice, you also know that, and the conversation is about the week, not the math.
When another tool would do better
If you tutor a single student for one test, a printed practice set or a test-prep book may be simpler. ClassSense earns its keep when you have several students over several weeks, or when you want to see what a student did between sessions. And it does not tutor: there is no live explanation, no video, and no human on the other end.
Common questions
Is there a limit on how many students I can have?
Not on the individual teacher plan, which allows unlimited students. Check the pricing page for the current terms.
Can I use one join code for students who are not in the same class?
Yes, a code simply adds a student to that course. The students will see the course and a class wall with moderated nicknames, so keep nicknames anonymous.
Do my students need email addresses?
Students create an account with name, email and password. Younger children usually need a parent to help.
Does it work for test prep like the SAT?
It can practice content from notes you upload. It is not a test-prep course and does not teach strategy.