ShowMe App Review

ShowMe is an online learning community that offers it users an opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another using a mixture of podcasting and a whiteboard application. In fact I planned to write this blog on Sketchcasting, but as  I was going through some of my apps on my iPad and opened up the ShowMe application.

The ShowMe application has everything you need to create a Sketchcast in one place. With a Sketchcast you would need a microphone, screencaster (program to record what is on your screen), drawing program, and a place to upload your video. The ShowMe app includes all of those things and you are only required to select "Create New ShowMe."

This application is great for parents who help with homework and do not know how to convey a topic or is looking for a strategy to help their child learn a certain topic. It is great for teachers who are looking for new ways to teach a certain topic to meet the needs of their diverse learners, teachers who want to reinforce what has already been taught or teachers who want to share with other educators what has worked for their students.

In addition, it is great for peer tutoring. First and foremost, it utilizes technology which our students love. They are able to create "Show Mes" and use them to explain different concepts in their own words with pictures that have meaning to them.

This app helps with the different learning styles as well. This application allows the students to hear (auditory) , and see (visual) what you are trying to convey. Furthermore, if you assign a topic that you want your students to convey it gives those tactile/kinetic learners hands on experience.

This is a great application for classroom activities as well as homework refreshers or assignments. I have included a link to a short ShowMe video that I put together to demonstrate its usefulness.
ShowME Video