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Book it in Oases. Teach it here. Get the recording back.

For tutoring centers, test prep companies and multi-location programs on Oases Online. Oases creates a Pencil Spaces meeting for your online sessions, puts the link in reminders, and lets tutors and families launch it from the Oases calendar. When the tutor submits the session, the recording and transcript come back to Oases.

Already on Oases? Generate an API key in Settings › API & Integrations and send it to Oases support.

About Oases Online

For tutoring businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets.

Oases Online has helped tutoring businesses since 2003. Scheduling, billing, payroll and reporting live in one system, built for centers, franchises and programs with district or government contracts.

Oases logo

“Scale Your Tutoring Business Without the Spreadsheet Chaos.”

How Oases Online describes itself, at oasesonline.com

Since 2003

helping tutoring businesses

70+

standard reports, plus custom reporting

One system

scheduling tied to invoicing, payroll and reporting

What Oases Online does

SchedulingSchedule BidTutor MatchLearning plansInvoicingPayrollFamily and tutor portalsMarketPlace Storefront

How Oases describes Pencil Spaces

“Pencil Spaces is the safest, smartest virtual classroom platform for tutoring.”

Oases Online partners page

Oases handles

Sessions, schedules and the central calendar
Reminders to tutors and families
Attendance, notes and submitted sessions
Invoicing and payroll from what was delivered

handles

The meeting: video and a shared whiteboard
The recording and transcript, sent back to Oases
Breakout rooms and apps like Desmos and Kahoot
Nothing to install: it runs in the browser

Oases figures and quotes as published by Oases Online at oasesonline.com.

How it works

Three ways to create a meeting. One place to find the recording.

Oases calls the live room a meeting. Here’s how it fits around your sessions.

Before

Meetings are created for you

Oases

Set a session type to create a Pencil Spaces meeting for every session of that type.

Oases

Or set a student’s schedule, or create one from a single session in one click.

Oases

Reminders carry the link. A daily report lists the day’s meetings.

During

Launch from the calendar

Oases

Tutors and families launch the meeting from their Oases calendar.

Pencil Spaces

Tutor and student work on video and a shared whiteboard.

After

Submit, and it comes back

Oases

The tutor confirms attendance, adds notes and submits the session.

Pencil Spaces

Oases checks Pencil Spaces for the recording and transcript.

Oases

Both are attached to the session for staff and parents.

As described by Oases Online in its Pencil Spaces announcement.

Setup

Connected in three steps.

You create the key. Oases support switches the integration on.

1

Set up both accounts.

You need an Oases account and a Pencil Spaces account. A free trial of Pencil Spaces is available.

2

Generate your API key.

In Pencil Spaces, open Settings › API & Integrations and click Generate API Key. Copy it somewhere safe; it’s shown only once.

3

Send it to Oases.

Contact Oases Online support, include your API key, and they’ll activate the integration for your business.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Who switches the integration on?

Oases Online support. Generate your Pencil Spaces API key, send it to them, and they’ll activate it for your business.

Do recordings come back to Oases?

Yes. After a tutor submits the session, Oases checks for a recording and transcript and attaches them when they’re available.

Who bills me for Pencil Spaces?

Pencil Spaces bills you directly. Your Oases subscription stays as it is.

Is there special pricing for Oases customers?

Yes. Pencil Spaces offers special pricing to Oases customers. Talk to our team for details.

Who can create the API key?

Institution Admins, in Settings › API & Integrations. The key is shown only once, so store it somewhere safe.

How is student data protected?

Pencil Spaces is FERPA, COPPA, GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliant, and ISO 27001 certified.

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Get started

Bring your Oases sessions into Pencil Spaces.

Ask about pricing for Oases customers, or get connected today.

New to Pencil Spaces

See it with your Oases setup.

Book a call and we’ll show you the full flow, from booking to recording, and talk through pricing for Oases customers.

Already a customer

Get your key to Oases.

Generate an API key in Settings › API & Integrations and send it to Oases support.