January, 2016 - ICTEvangelist

Jan 26 2016

My interview for the @pivotalpodcast

By Mark Anderson ICT No Comments

I was very pleased when Pivotal got in touch to enquire if I'd like to be interviewed for the Pivotal Podcast. A podcast that has been running for some time now with more than 100 interviews with many people who inspire me in education, it was a real privilege and…

Jan 25 2016

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A thank you to my Dad and Mr Eggles and the importance of challenge in education.

By Mark Anderson T & L 2 Comments

Many years ago, I was a member of the Boys' Brigade. It formed an important part of my formative years, given that I was a member from the age of 5 to 18. As you will hear in my podcast with Pivotal Education this week, it was my involvement with…

Jan 24 2016

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My presentation from #BettFutures – Getting impact with technology for measurable outcomes

By Mark Anderson Bett16 3 Comments

Bett was simply brilliant this year (again!). One of the first things I saw when I arrived made me smile a lot. I had been messaged a number of times about this but I had yet to see it for myself: https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/690510405119123456 Bett Futures was again for me one of…

Jan 21 2016

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CV Plus – a new record of achievement

By Mark Anderson ICT One Comment

First up, this isn't a paid endorsement or anything like that. I don't do those kind of things and if I did I'd tell you up front, a bit like I am now. I first met CV Plus creator, Harriet Churchward back in 2015 at a TES Labs event in…

Jan 19 2016

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Essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom

By Mark Anderson Chrome, Free resource 4 Comments

A while ago I created an infographic featuring 30 apps for the paperless iPad classroom. Today I've created a similar type of infographic but with essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom. It features 18 different tools that I have used with children in my classrooms over the years…

Jan 15 2016

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Inspiring reading and writing with the Lifeline App

By Mark Anderson iPad, Literacy 2 Comments

Inspiring reading and writing in young people can sometimes be a challenge, but utilising popular media and technology often has a big impact on pupil engagement in this area. The rather fab text-based adventure game Lifeline was just named Apple's App of the Week. To tie in with this, it is…

Jan 11 2016

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Educator spotlight: Laura Dickinson @elearning_laura

By Mark Anderson Educator Spotlight, iPad One Comment

I've been working the awesome Stephenson Memorial School and the North Tyneside Learning Trust for some time now. It was my pleasure to be involved in their RTC launch last year and other events there across the day I was there. I will write about the Digital Leader academy that I…

Jan 11 2016

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My itinerary at #BETT16

By Mark Anderson Bett One Comment

I'm pleased to share my itinerary at #BETT16 with you. I'm involved in a number of different areas and am pleased to be involved in some ground-breaking activities too. BETT is always a tiring few days. Ian Addison wrote some great advice a few years ago and his advice still stands…

Jan 08 2016

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Ten things every educator should know about their iPad

By Mark Anderson iPad 4 Comments

This popular post originated on my Staffrm account but I thought I'd update it a bit and transfer it to my own site, so here it is... Ten things every educator should know about their iPad... 1. Pressing the home button and the standby button will take a screen shot…