Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

Apr 23 2016

Watch #AppShareLive EP5 LIVE here at 10am BST

By Mark Anderson ICT One Comment

Morning and welcome. Taking part in the episode alongside me will be: Rachel Smith @lancslassrach Kyle Calderwood @KCalderw Sam McKavanagh @MrMcKavanaghRE Steve Bambury @Steve_Bambury Pamela Algie @Pamelamela Ali Carr @mrcarr84 You can watch #AppShareLive episode 5 live today by clicking the link below. The episode starts at 10am BST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RFFSg_Mte0

Apr 21 2016

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Great Geography app for Primary

By Mark Anderson iPad No Comments

I have to say that when I was at school I wasn't much of a geographer. Having interacted and seen the work of the likes of Andy Knill and David Rogers in my professional career I wish I'd had either of them as my teacher. You may have noticed that…

Apr 19 2016

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‘Twas the night before EOS #EosEd2016 #tlap

By Mark Anderson Conferences One Comment

'Twas the night before EOS conf and right through the ship, Not a creature was stirring, not one little bit. Pirates in hammocks, they were not a stirring, In the still of the night, nothing was occurring. The sea-dogs were snoring, the waves gently lapping, Against the side of the…

Apr 18 2016

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Adobe Post for stunning classroom resources

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

I have to say, I really do love Adobe apps on my iPad and iPhone. One recent addition to their toolkit as mentioned in my post here 'Social images create social engagement' is the fab little app, Adobe Post. Video source: https://post.adobe.com/ The app can be used in lots of different…

Apr 16 2016

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All that glitters is not gold

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

You know how it happens, you go on Twitter or you go to a Teachmeet; you get a new app or a new pedagogical idea for the classroom. You hear about or read a great blog post about a new pedagogical technique and know they would work a treat. You LOVE…

Apr 10 2016

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Teach Tech Play Conference #TTPlay

By Mark Anderson Conferences 3 Comments

Do you remember when you first started teaching? Did you want to change the world? I did and still do. It's still my driving force and mantra even now. To be able to share my ideas to such a wide audience and to spend time with educators face to face…

Apr 07 2016

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Are you an #iPadNinja – my session at #TTPlay

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

So are you an iPadNinja? Today at the TeachTechPlay conference in Melbourne I delivered a workshop looking at some of the great features of iPad. These features are the things that can make your life easier, speed up processes and link to making your iPad an even more user-friendly device…

Apr 05 2016

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Office Lens app for great note snapping in class

By Mark Anderson iPad apps 4 Comments

In a series of great little apps for the classroom, please enter Microsoft's Office Lens app (Android / iOS) which is free. Simply put, rather than taking a normal photograph of a document or whiteboard using your mobile device, open Office Lens and it will capture the document / board by…

Apr 01 2016

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The secret to successful use of technology in the classroom

By Mark Anderson CPD, ICT 11 Comments

There's so much talk of how to make successful use of technology in the classroom. Even just yesterday afternoon, friend and Assistant Principal of Surbiton High School José Picardo was asking what to me seems (sorry) a blindingly obvious (to me) question on Twitter: https://twitter.com/josepicardoSHS/status/715545811883593728 Of course we do is the obvious…

Mar 27 2016

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My challenge to you – 8 things all teachers should learn about #edtech

By Mark Anderson EdTech 14 Comments

I love the School Report scheme that the BBC run via Newsround. We all remember the Newsrounds of our youth. For me it was John Craven who made me watch it whenever it was on. It was this report I saw recently on eight things teachers should learn, which got me…