If you want an easy way to run your meetings, you may need a permanent video meeting link, or a personal meeting ID.

At Strommen we ask that all tutors create one. If we don’t have this link, our nice confirmation emails will say something like this:

Meeting Location: “Your teacher will contact you.” 

This adds an extra step and the potential for students to frantically contact our office at the last minute, saying they don’t have a link (it happens a lot).

Here are the best options for permanent video meeting links:

1st Choice: Google Meet

Free to set up and free for one on one sessions. Free for 1 hour group sessions up to 100 people. If you are doing group classes over 1 hour, you will need a paid account ($6 / month) 

Why we like it:

Students don’t have to download any software, and generating your link is easy.

What we need:

After installing, start a new meeting. Copy the URL. Send the URL via email or update it as your link on the dashboard. You can use this URL for all meetings. 

2nd Choice: Zoom 

Free Zoom only allows 40-minute meetings. If you have a paid account ($13/month) please send us your Personal Meeting ID (with the waiting room turned on for security). Help Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2XUejg3iv0

You can send the URL for your Personal Meeting ID that starts with https:// and use this for all your meetings.

Why we don’t like it:

It only works with a paid account. Students have to download software. Creating a personal meeting ID and setting up the waiting room can be challenging. A paid account costs more than Google Meet. 

3rd Choice: Skype

While Skype is free for one-on-one and group use, students must download a new app and create an account. We can’t just send them a link.

What we need:

Your Skype username