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Notion for tutors
Notion for tutors: what a template does, and what it cannot
A Notion tutor dashboard is a good idea: a page per student, sub-pages for topics, a table of lessons. Tutors sell and buy templates like this because the need is real. What a template cannot hold is the lesson itself. The board is somewhere else, and the student gets a copy instead of the page.
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What a Notion tutor template gives you
Done well, a Notion setup is a tidy library of everything you have taught each student.
A page per student
Each student's notes, files and links in one place.
Sub-pages per topic
Quadratics, Essay structure, Past papers.
A lesson log
A table of dates, topics and what to do next time.
Links and embeds
YouTube videos and Google Docs on the page.
Where a template stops
Notion is a place to keep things, not a place to teach. The lesson happens on a screen share or a separate whiteboard, and whatever you wrote there has to be screenshotted back into the page.
The lesson is elsewhere
The page sits in one tab while you teach in another app.
Formulas need LaTeX
An equation block wants \frac{a}{b}, typed blind.
Student access takes an account
To edit a page, a guest signs in to Notion. Otherwise you publish it or send copies.
Copies by message
So the worksheet still travels by WhatsApp.
The same structure, with the lesson inside
Tuboard keeps the shape of a good tutor dashboard, a workspace per student with topics inside, and puts the lesson there too. The student opens a link, types their name and writes on the same board as you, with the PDF beside it. After the lesson nothing needs copying back.
- A workspace per student, topics inside
- The student joins with a link and a name
- Formulas from a palette, LaTeX optional
Keep Notion for the rest
Notion is good at the business side of tutoring: a lesson log, payments, a list of enquiries. Tuboard has none of that and does not try to. You can run both: Notion for the admin, Tuboard for the teaching.
- Notion: admin, lesson log, payments
- Tuboard: materials and the lesson
- No import needed: start with the next topic
The short answers.
Is Notion good for tutors?
For keeping notes and files per student, yes. It was not built for the lesson, so you still teach in another app and send copies to the student.
Can my student edit a Notion page without an account?
To edit, a guest needs a Notion account. A page published to the web can be read without one. In Tuboard a student opens a link and types a name to read and write.
Can I import my Notion pages into Tuboard?
There is no Notion import. Text moves by copy and paste, PDFs drag into a topic, and formulas are quicker to retype from the palette.
Does Tuboard have databases like Notion?
No. Tuboard has notes, boards and files sorted by student and topic. For lesson logs or payments, keep Notion or a spreadsheet.
Is Tuboard free?
Free while Tuboard is in beta. A free account can create and edit 3 workspaces. Tutor Pro is planned at about $10 a month and is not open yet.
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How it works from the inside.
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