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Dec 23 2014

Google vs Apple in Education

By Mark Anderson EdTech 8 Comments

Who would have thought it? Google now have an impressive number of apps available on the iOS App Store which can help, support and enhance learning. Of the 32 available that are optimised for iPad, I can easily see there being use for most of them in a learning space,…

Dec 19 2014

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My presentation & reflection on #TMOxford

By Mark Anderson TeachMeets 2 Comments

As you'll know, I'm no stranger to Teachmeets but the one I attended last night in Oxford, organised by the dapper Amjad Ali had the ingredients of a really special learning & sharing experience. It was honest, fun, reflective, full of sharing, laughter and learning. I'll say it here -…

Nov 22 2014

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5 reasons I love teaching

By Mark Anderson Nurture 4 Comments

1. No two days, classes, students, are the same. It goes in many ways to what Coe said in his recent report: "Ultimately, the definition of effective teaching is that which results in the best possible student outcomes. There is currently no guaranteed recipe for achieving this: no specifiable combination…

Nov 19 2014

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My presentation for #TMStockport

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

My presentation for #TMStockport was quite a difficult choice. Knowing who else was speaking and the topic of use of technology, I wanted to do something on purposeful use - yes... I know... but I had an inkling that their host @ICT_MrP would probably cover that, so I went for…

Nov 15 2014

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On purposeful use of technology

By Mark Anderson T & L 29 Comments

If you haven't noticed, whilst I love technology and its propensity to enhance learning, for me it always has to be purposeful. I've written at some length about it previously but I thought a handy checklist might be, well... handy. So I made this. Please forgive the brevity of the…

Nov 11 2014

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How can teachers get the best out of edtech? #BettChat

By Mark Anderson EdTech 3 Comments

What a day today on #BettChat. Lots of engagement and ideas flowing. To help keep a record of the discussion, I took the tweets from the chat and added them to a Storify which you can read and check out below. It was as always a fast and furious debate…

Nov 09 2014

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#teachinghighlight by @NicolePonsford / Being in a Lift with Gary Oldman

By Mark Anderson Positivity 2 Comments

Right. When someone asks you to write about your #teachinghighlight (thank you @ictevangelist) the first thought is “Ooooh. Thank you. Erm…what have I enjoyed? No. Not humble enough. What challenges have I helped my students with?” This reaction surprised me. The teacher ‘put yourself second’ double-take is normal teaching behaviour.…