Go to Browse and see a great sample of ShowMe tutorials. Wouldn't it be great for our students to start making a library of lessons? Or perhaps posting directions to a complicated homework assignment or project?
yes, the idea of explaining a math concept and recording it is great! I plan to use Show Me to try this- I can start this right away to explain math games for game night.
So- I always shied away from Twitter and did not realize that the most useful way to use it would be for gathering information about a question or for following real time stories/news as it unfolds. Yesterday I went on to Twitter and put in #irene and it was amazing to see people commenting from South Carolina to New Jersey. I currently have the Twitter app for iPad but might switch and will let you know how I like it.
All About Explorers looks like something we could use with upper grades to teach them how to discern accurate from inaccurate information as they become more literate on the web. I'd like to look more closely at that.