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🌐 Online Instructor Portal β€” Guide

For online (remote) instructors Β· Everest English
Updated 2026-09-11

🎯 Welcome

β€’ Students book lessons with you in the student app.
β€’ Every lesson is 25 minutes in your own Google Meet room.
β€’ All times in the portal are Philippine Time (PHT).
β€’ Names and dates in the pictures are examples.
πŸ”΄ Two buttons cannot be undone: Send request (section 6) and βœ“ Accept on a substitute request (section 7). They have a red frame.

1. Open your portal

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πŸ””πŸ“–Instructor A
Set your email address and password.Set up×
β‘ Open your personal link from Talknote. Tap Set up on the blue bar.
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πŸ”‘ Set your email address
×
EMAIL ADDRESSyou@example.com EMAIL ADDRESS (AGAIN)Type it once more
Save
β‘‘Type your email twice β†’ Save. Open the emailed link and choose your password (8+ characters).
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Sign in
EMAIL ADDRESSyou@example.com PASSWORDYour password
Sign in
Forgot your password?
only if it appearsβ‘’Asked to sign in? Use that email and password. Forgot it β†’ Forgot your password? β†’ Send reset link.
βœ“
Hi, Instructor A πŸ‘‹
πŸŽ₯ Your Google Meet room is set. Students join your room.
βœ“Your name at the top right and Hi, (your name) πŸ‘‹ on Home = success.
πŸ”’ Keep your link private. Anyone with it can change your schedule and profile.

2. The four tabs

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🏠Home
πŸ“…My Shift
πŸ’¬Chat
πŸ‘€Profile
The bar at the bottom. That is the whole portal.
TabInside
🏠 HomeSubstitute requests (top, only when there are some), timer, your booked lessons
πŸ“… My ShiftOpen the times you can teach
πŸ’¬ ChatMessages with the Everest office
πŸ‘€ ProfileMeet link, bio, video, tags, booking cutoff, billing details
πŸ’‘ Top right: πŸ”” alert sound on/off, πŸ“– this guide.

3. Profile β€” Meet room, bio, tags

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Your profile
πŸŽ₯ Your Google Meet link https://meet.google.com/xxx-xxxx-xxx
Create a Google Meet in your own Google account and paste the link here. Students join your room for every lesson.
β‘ πŸ‘€ Profile β†’ paste your Meet link (meet.google.com β†’ New meeting β†’ Create a meeting for later).
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Traits / Tags
Patientβœ•Kids-friendlyβœ•
e.g. Patient, Kids-friendly, Free talk...+ Add
πŸ’Ύ Save profile
β‘‘Add a bio, a video and up to 8 tags, then πŸ’Ύ Save profile. Profile saved βœ“ appears.
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⏰ Booking cutoff
Close my slots No limit β€” students can book any time (default) β–Ύ
πŸ’Ύ Save cutoff
optionalβ‘’Below: the booking cutoff, and πŸ’³ Billing details (fill in once). Save each card.
🚫 A made-up Meet code does not work. Open your link yourself once to check it opens a real room.
πŸ”’ A card shows a πŸ”’ message? Open the portal again from your own personal link.

4. My Shift β€” open the times you can teach

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β—€
9/14 (Mon) β€” 9/20 (Sun)
β–Ά
β‘ Tap πŸ“… My Shift (opens on next week). Change the week with β—€ β–Ά.
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PHT
Mon
9/14
Tue
9/15
Wed
9/16
Thu
9/17
Fri
9/18
Sat
9/19
Sun
9/20
16:00
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16:30
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17:00
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β‘‘Tap the cells you can teach. Tap again to undo.
CellMeaning
blankNot available
βœ“ greenAvailable (saved) β€” students can book it
βœ“ dashedJust added β€” not saved yet
βœ• red dashedJust removed β€” not saved yet
πŸ”’ orangeBooked by a student β€” use Request cancel (section 6)
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2 change(s): +1 new, βˆ’1 removedSubmit
β‘’Check the counter, then tap Submit. Grey while it says No changes.
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Submit changes?
+ Add: 1 slot(s) βˆ’ Remove: 1 slot(s)
βœ“ Yes, submit
Cancel
β‘£Tap βœ“ Yes, submit. Submitted βœ“ = saved.
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Editing this week
These slots are in the current week and may already be shared with students. Do you want to continue?
βœ“ Yes, continue
Cancel
only if it appearsYour change touches this week. Check it and continue.
πŸ”΄ Close the page without Submit = nothing saved.
πŸ’‘ A small +1d JST on a row = that slot is the next day in Japan. Past weeks show Cannot edit past weeks.

5. Home β€” your booked lessons and the timer

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Tue
9/15
πŸ‘€ Student A
πŸ• 17:00-17:25 PHT🌐 Online (25 min)
πŸ“˜ Textbook AΒ· Unit 4πŸ“„ Open PDF
β–Ά Join lesson (my Meet room)
Request cancel
β‘ No accept step β€” a booked lesson is yours. πŸ“„ Open PDF, then β–Ά Join lesson and admit the student.
⚠️ ⚠ Set your Meet link in Profile instead of the Join button β†’ section 3. πŸ“˜ Textbook not set β†’ ask the student, then tell the office.
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⏱ LESSON TIMER (25 min)
25:00
β–Ά Startβ†Ί ResetπŸ“Ί Show to student
β‘‘Tap β–Ά Start when the lesson begins. Orange at 5 min, red at 1 min. πŸ“Ί Show to student = let the student see it.
πŸ’‘ There is no clock in / clock out in this portal.

6. Request cancel β€” when you cannot teach

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Request a substitute
βœ•
9/15 Β· 17:00-17:25 PHT
Student: Student A
⚑ Your request will be sent to all online instructors at once. The first one who accepts takes the lesson. You will be released from the lesson once someone accepts.
e.g. Not feeling well / Schedule conflict / Family emergency
CancelSend request
β‘ Lesson card β†’ Request cancel β†’ type the reason β†’ Send request.Cannot be undone
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Tue
9/15
πŸ‘€ Student A
πŸ• 17:00-17:25 PHT
Reassigning…
β‘‘Sent. It is still your lesson until someone accepts.
βœ“
βœ… Your cancel request for 9/8 (Tue) 17:30-17:55 PHT was approved β€” another instructor is taking this lesson.βœ“ OK
βœ“This banner = someone took it. Tap βœ“ OK.
πŸ”΄ You can't take the request back. Pressed by mistake? Message the office in πŸ’¬ Chat right away.
⚠️ Frequent cancel requests may lower your booking priority (Service Agreement Att.2 [3] (8)). Lesson soon and nobody accepted? Contact the office.

7. Take another instructor's lesson

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πŸ”” Substitute requests (first come, first served) 1
πŸ”” Substitute lesson request
When: Wed 9/16 Β· 16:00-16:25 PHT
Student: Student B
From: Instructor B
Reason: Not feeling well
βœ“ Acceptβœ• Decline
β‘ At the top of 🏠 Home: check the date and time β†’ βœ“ Accept.Cannot be undone
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Accepted! The lesson is now yours. Please check the Home tab.
βœ“It is yours, in your Meet room.
πŸ’‘ βœ• Decline only hides it on your screen.
πŸ’‘ Someone else already accepted this lesson. = someone was faster. Normal.

8. Chat with the Everest office

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πŸ’¬ Messages with the Everest office
↻
This is a direct chat with the Everest office. Send us a message and we will reply here.
Everest Office
Hello! Please check your lessons for next week.
9/10, 10:15 AM
You
Thank you, noted!
9/10, 11:02 AM
Type a message...Send
β‘ Type β†’ Send (or Ctrl / ⌘ + Enter). ↻ shows new replies.
⚠️ This chat reaches the office only β€” not students or parents.

9. If something looks wrong

What you seeWhat to do
No β–Ά Join lesson buttonSave your Meet link (section 3), then reload Home
Home is emptyNobody booked yet. Check My Shift: right week? pressed Submit?
Shift changes did not stickYou left before Submit. Do it again
βœ… Your old link has been replaced.Sign in with your email and password
Your portal link needs refreshing…Open your newest personal link, then try again
Red box: Invalid instructor linkThe link was cut. Copy the whole link again
Red box: Not an Online InstructorTell the office which portal you need
Red box: Account is inactiveContact the office
Red box: Could not reach the serverCheck your internet and tap ↻ Reload
Save may not have applied (0 rows). Please tell staff.Not saved. Send a screenshot to the office
Someone else's nameOpen https://instructor-portal-online.pages.dev/?reset=1 once, then your own link
πŸ’¬ Tell us what you tapped and what appeared. A screenshot is perfect.

10. Who to contact

FastestπŸ’¬ Chat in the portal
TalknoteMention the Everest English office
Lost your linkAsk the Everest English office on Talknote. Never ask another instructor for theirs