Tips for Online Mentors

Sanchez Elementary School Online Mentoring Program

Tips for Online Mentors

PREPARATION AND THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
Before you begin, you need to review this! It's the essential steps in launching your online relationship successfully.
GETTING STARTED
How to get started, how to introduce yourself, etc.
DURING THE RELATIONSHIP
Guidelines and suggestions for your online mentoring experience. This is a document you should review regularly during your time as a mentor, as your relationship progresses.
INAPPROPRIATE OR CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
What to do in inappropriate or emergency situations with your protegé.
ENDING A MENTORING RELATIONSHIP
When, why and how to end an online relationship with a youth, or to withdraw completely from this program.

V E R S I O N: December 15, 2000

Return to the main page of Online Mentoring Guidelines and Activities

Return to the main page of the Sanchez Elementary School Online Mentoring Program

VERSION: December 15, 2000

Return to the main page of the Sanchez Elementary School Online Mentoring Program

Permission is granted to quote from this web site so long as the author and web site are noted.
Please notify me if you intend to use these materials or to quote me. You don't have to, but it would be appreciated.

This resource was developed by Jayne Cravens for Sanchez Elementary School in Austin, Texas;
the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin; and the Virtual Volunteering Project.
This online mentoring program is no longer operational; these web materials have been preserved to help other schools develop their own online mentoring programs. You can find more online mentoring resources here