June, 2016 - ICTEvangelist

Jun 27 2016

Alright, big man?

By Mark Anderson Morals One Comment

If you've met me you probably know I could do with shedding a few pounds. I've always been pretty large although the weight does fluctuate. I suffered pretty badly as a child from name-calling and other bullying. It affected me then and it affects me now. Something that has really become…

Jun 25 2016

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My presentation slides from #EducationFest on ‘More Ed, Less Tech’

By Mark Anderson Conferences 4 Comments

Firstly, a massive thank you to the many people who chose to come and see me in my session. It is such a privilege to be able to share in this way and I massively appreciate you coming to hear me talk. In a move to stop the fetishisation of technology…

Jun 22 2016

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More Ed, Less Tech at #EducationFest

By Mark Anderson Conferences 2 Comments

I'm thrilled to be speaking again tomorrow at the Telegraph Education Festival. I'm in the 'South Front One' at 11.50am and the focus of my session will be looking at teaching, learning and technology. I've spoken before at the Festival and attended other times too. It's a great event normally…

Jun 18 2016

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Periodic table of iPad apps vol 2

By Mark Anderson Free resource, iPad 30 Comments

First things first. It's never just about the apps. End of. That said being guided around tried and tested apps from the classroom can be really helpful. With that in mind, back in 2014 I created my first periodic table of iPad apps. Little did I realise how popular it would…

Jun 12 2016

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Come together, the #NRocks anthem

By Mark Anderson ICT 3 Comments

In true David Cameron style, music will be accompanying this post: At the start of the classic Primal Scream song, "Come Together" we hear the lyrics: "This is a beautiful day It is a new day We are together, we are unified And all for the cause Because together we got…

Jun 08 2016

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Ten things you should know about dinner ladies

By Mark Anderson Positivity 4 Comments

Ok, so straight up - the first thing you should know is that they're not dinner ladies, they're 'lunchtime supervisors', okay? One of the best bits of advice I could ever give to a trainee teacher or to an NQT would be to make sure that you make friends with…

Jun 06 2016

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Share the love

By Mark Anderson CPD 5 Comments

I think of myself as being really fortunate to have been blogging like I have for such a long time. I look back at the things I've done, the people I've worked with, the impact I've had and I feel really proud. When I first started out sharing like I…

Jun 01 2016

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The Modern Educator – part one

By Mark Anderson Learning 9 Comments

As noted in some of my tweets recently I am undertaking some work with Independent Thinking on the Isle of Man this week. It's a really exciting project. My part of it is looking at what it takes to be a modern educator. I obviously have my points of view…