Comments on: Teacher Welcome Messages: Myngle Walks the Plank

By: Debby

Debby — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:37:49 +0000

Now I am totally lost guys !

By: koichi

koichi — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:37:08 +0000

or even… try a different service out? haha.

By: Not sure I want to Myngle

Not sure I want to Myngle — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:35:36 +0000

I wasn't overly impressed with the Welcome email I got from Myngle just last week:

Hello _________,

Welcome to Myngle, the foreign language marketplace.

From now on you can make use of your own virtual classroom where you can teach your students in private.

Students can book lessons directly with you but you can also search for students in the students' area and ask them to book a lesson with you on Myngle.

On Myngle, you can build your education portfolio by:

* Using Myngle's lesson material. Click here, find the course you want to teach and click on 'add to my courses', and it's yours.
* creating your own course material
* or even

OR EVEN WHAT? It just ends, right then and there....

Not too informative or professional, if you ask me

By: KirstenWinkler

KirstenWinkler — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:14:49 +0000

Did not know that about facebook. Only this “one person, one account” rule. But don't worry, the parrot is real. Take a look over here: http://www.myngle.com/blog/2009/01/21/new-team-...

Might just be a bit too big to sit on your shoulders :).

By: koichi

koichi — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:17:28 +0000

I'm sure they have plenty of teachers / students on the site as well, willing to donate a little bit of time to fix it. I agree with you on this one China_Mike. Another option would be Mechanical Turk, where you could pay someone 2 cents per word, and then end up paying out $2-$3, and you'd spend 10 minutes doing it. Little things make a big difference!

By: China_Mike

China_Mike — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:24:02 +0000

Cecilia,

It takes months to build a great platform and even then it will always be a work in progress (translation, it will NEVER be finished). To get everyday language down right, takes what, a couple of hours? Give us a better excuse next time PLEASE! The correct, completely transparent answer was–” we couldn't afford to pay someone to proof read our copy and we were on the look out for someone to do it for free.”

Communicating well with your audience is a mind-set, not a single act done when you can squeeze in some spare time. I love Myngle, but you guys DO NOT understand how this kind of communication is like a fingernail going across a blackboard to native English teachers.

By: koichi

koichi — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:13:34 +0000

I'm pretty sure the Myngle Parrot breaks all sorts of Facebook rules in
terms of not being a real person – Facebook doesn't like that. I don't know
how long for this world that parrot will be 0_0

By: KirstenWinkler

KirstenWinkler — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:11:06 +0000

Hey Captn, just saw you found your parrot, because every pirate needs one. You are now friends with the Myngle Parrot on facebook?! XD good one!

By: koichi

koichi — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:58:40 +0000

That's impressive, starting an English site without native English speakers! I assumed too quickly, haha. And, Pirate Puns for the win!

By: Tofugu_Erin

Tofugu_Erin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:23:38 +0000

LOL