Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

Jun 18 2016

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…

May 31 2016

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6 apps with lots of ideas for learning in 7 minutes

By Mark Anderson iPad apps, Learning 2 Comments

I discussed recently with someone that my blog was more about sharing technology ideas than a resource but they argued back that whilst much of what I write about it recommendations for tools that will work in the classroom, the resources and ideas that spark from the ideas shared here…

May 25 2016

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How to transform how students showcase their learning

By Mark Anderson Learning 8 Comments

It's no secret that I've been a fan of the three great Adobe apps; Slate, Voice and Post for some time now. Just when I thought things couldn't get any better, along comes Adobe Spark. Adobe have rebranded three of my favourite apps for publishing, Adobe Spark Page (formerly Adobe Slate),…

May 21 2016

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ADE special #AppShareLive episode 6

By Mark Anderson iPad One Comment

Today I hosted alongside my new co-host Rachel Smith the sixth episode of #AppShareLive. Joining us were Apple Distinguished Educators from around the world who shared innovative, pedagogically driven tools for learning. My special thanks go to: Gitane Reveilleau John Hart Alex Johnson Jon Neale Nathan Ashman Chris Copeman ...…

May 16 2016

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How to get good learning behaviours with #edtech

By Mark Anderson EdTech 4 Comments

One big concern facing educators in using edtech in the classroom is that it could be a big distraction. Certainly it's a big feature of the 'research' being undertaken about technology in education that has featured so heavily in the media: Quoted from the Guardian - 11 May 2016 This…

May 15 2016

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Get a rocket up your CPD

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

Continuing Professional Development (or Continuing Professional Self Development as Ian Gilbert discusses in his 'Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?' book... CPD has changed its appearance. Not a sheep in wolf's clothing. Not at all. But no longer is it about one of the senior leadership team…