Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

May 24 2015

Do superheroes cry?

By Mark Anderson Leadership 11 Comments

I had to tell my son off this morning. He'd been a bit naughty. He'd been put on the naughty step and sat there in his Spiderman costume, crying his eyes out. He'd been a bit naughty sure, but certainly not enough to warrant the floods of tears that streamed down…

May 17 2015

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Paper by @FiftyThree gets a fab new update, Think Kit!

By Mark Anderson iPad 4 Comments

I've been a fan of Paper by 53 for many years now. It's a staple of my app tool kit and given it is now free, it is even more of a big part of my iPad use. If you're looking for endorsements, when I lost my original aluminium Pencil by…

May 16 2015

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Like infographics? Love @Canva

By Mark Anderson Infographics No Comments

As an early adopter, I've been a big fan of Canva for some time. I've written about it a number of times, both using it as a tool within the browser version and as an iPad App. I was really thrilled to see the addition of infographics to their repertoire…

May 15 2015

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How to use WordSwag for iOS

By Mark Anderson iPad apps 3 Comments

Literacy is a big deal. One way that many teachers promote literacy in their classroom is through the use of technology to create good looking word resources to put on the wall. One such app that allows for this is 'WordSwag'. Normally I would be looking for the free option…

May 13 2015

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Low access, high challenge

By Mark Anderson T & L 4 Comments

The thing is, in education, for both students and teachers, using technology can be quite a complicated thing. Evangelists (where has that term come from?) can go on about the amazing features of devices and how you can create amazing things with them. Yes, you can... but actually - is…

May 08 2015

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Free tool for making notes alongside videos

By Mark Anderson EdTech 3 Comments

Have just stumbled upon a great free tool called Videonot.es. Essentially, you can load videos from lots of different online sites such as YouTube, Khan Academy, Vimeo, Coursera and more. As you work through the video making your notes alongside it, so the notes are time-stamped against the video. You…

May 02 2015

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#AppSmashLive episode 6

By Mark Anderson AppSmashLive One Comment

Today saw episode 6 of the fun 'App Smash Live' Google Hangout on Air that I've run a few times now. As ever I started by mentioning the importance of keeping App Smashing simple and powerful so that the learning is the star, not the technology. Many thanks go to…

Apr 27 2015

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One size does not fit all, CPD in a modern school

By Mark Anderson CPD 2 Comments

One of great things about teaching is that each year the page resets itself. Children come back from their summer holidays that little bit different. A little taller, new experiences, maybe with a tan, a little more street-wise, complaining their wrists hurt because their writing practice has fallen by the…

Apr 24 2015

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New book and iTunes U course on App Smashing

By Mark Anderson Books 3 Comments

I've been a big fan of Greg Kulowiec's idea of App Smashing for some time. This is why when I was asked to run some sessions at a conference in Istanbul recently I chose to run a 3 hour session on App Smashing. To support the session I created an iTunes U…