If you are a student or the parent of a student that needs some help with homework a new app has hit the Android Market that might be perfect. The app is called Live USA Tutoring and as the name suggests the app is aimed at students in the US. Using the app a student can get live one-on-one assistance from a tutor that is based in America. That should mean the tutors are easy to understand.
From looking at the screen shots, it appears that the student can show handwritten problems in math and other subjects and get help. I would assume that the camera on the smartphone is used to take photos of the students work. There are several plans available for tutoring. An unlimited plan in any subject is $99 monthly. That isn’t cheap for sure but at least the app is a free download.
The tutors working for the service cover just about any class that you can think of with math, biology, physics, science, English, foreign languages, and many more subjects offered. The app requires an Android device running Android 2.2 or higher.
Some people also use Cisco Webex to tutoring services (I used to work for a company that did). Although I’m pretty sure you’re not going to learn anything via instruction on your phone.