Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

Aug 23 2015

Want to connect your UK school with Japan? #thinkglobal15

By Mark Anderson CPD One Comment

I am very fortunate to be involved with a UK / Japanese initiative at the moment, looking at bringing our two cultures closer together. The Japanese teachers are very keen to connect their students with UK students. If you would like to connect, I've put a Google form below for you…

Aug 15 2015

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Explain Everything comes to Chromebooks

By Mark Anderson Chrome 6 Comments

Popular App and recent winner in an Apple Distinguished Educator poll, Explain Everything has added to its available platforms a Chrome app which works well in the Chrome environment. As you'll see from the screenshot below it won't work on other devices running Chrome, only on the Chromebook. I've used…

Jul 07 2015

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My presentation for #TMBerkshire

By Mark Anderson TeachMeets One Comment

I was unfortunately unable to attend #TMBerkshire this evening as I have been working in Newcastle at the inspiring 'Stephenson Memorial School' (more on this soon) but I had a pre-existing commitment to share at #TMBerkshire. Fortunately, the organisers were kind enough to allow me to share some thoughts via…

Jul 06 2015

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TESLabsLive, a write up

By Mark Anderson EdTech One Comment

I was genuinely chuffed when Peps Mccrea asked me if I wanted to come along to the TESLabsLive event at TES Global, the headquarters for TES in London. The idea behind it was to help a variety of #edtech startups with the opportunity to talk with some teachers about their different…

Jun 29 2015

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Parrot drones to teach coding

By Mark Anderson Computing 4 Comments

I love gadgets. It has to be said. For me they represent the cutting edge of humanity and where we can go as a human race. When I used to watch Star Trek: Next Generation, as a teenager I used to say 'never in my lifetime' when I used to…

Jun 26 2015

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You’re not rubbish and a challenge

By Mark Anderson Education 4 Comments

I have so many conversations with educators who think they aren't any good. It's such a sad state of affairs when the system gets so many of its teachers feeling so very low. We all have something to offer. So many of us have amazing practice that takes place in…