Show+Me

http://www.showme.com/learn

ShowMe.com is a community where people have created thousands of lessons! Participants can either view lessons or create their own! ShowMe can turn an IPad into an interactive whiteboard!

Educational Resources 1.ShowMe Community Forum 2. ShowMe Blog

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Strengths: 1. It's an Application that can be downloaded for free 2. Work can be public or private 3. Global Learning Community 4. Members can learn about a topic 5. Members can create lessons about a topic 6. Democratic and constructivist approach to learning 7. Show Me can be embedded into Prezi and Keynote Presentations

Weaknesses 1. Only available on IPads. (they are working on a Android Version of the application but currently have no plans for a PC version) 2. Students may have a hard time assessing the accuracy of the content

Opportunities: 1. Teachers can record a lesson and post it on ShowMe for students to review later at home 2. Lessons can be public which helps promote a collaborative community between teachers and students 3. Due to the large number of lessons posted, teachers and students have access to multiple approaches to teaching a concept. This helps support diverse learning styles

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Classroom Opportunities 1. Teachers can teach a lesson in class then post it to their ShowMe account for students to review at home 2. Students can show mastery of a lesson by creating a ShowMe lesson for others to view