Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

Sep 14 2014

Sphero, computing and gamifying learning

By Mark Anderson Computing 3 Comments

If you haven't come across the Sphero ball, it's a tidy little thing. Ever since I first saw one I wanted one thinking of its potential for learning. I knew I had to get one. It's about the size of a tennis ball (perhaps slightly bigger) and advertised as waterproof…

Sep 10 2014

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Esafety and student creativity

By Mark Anderson ICT 5 Comments

Given the importance of keeping our young people safe, we've kicked off the year 7 curriculum with a series of lessons looking at digital citizenship and esafety. This gives students an opportunity to come in to the school and familiarise themselves with our learning systems. It tied in nicely with…

Aug 30 2014

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#threequestions on technology with @elearninglaura

By Mark Anderson Guest posts No Comments

Thank you to Laura Knight @elearninglaura for her comments on the #threequestions series. A bit about yourself: I'm Head of eLearning at Berkhamsted School and teacher of French and Spanish. 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? Some people think of wires and machines when they think of…

Aug 29 2014

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Curated Blooms Taxonomy (digital) resources

By Mark Anderson Learning 4 Comments

I've been curating blooms resources for sharing and so thought I would add them to my blog too. Do you have any great resources for blooms? I'd love to see them if you have. Thanks! Follow Mark Anderson's board Computing resources on Pinterest.

Aug 27 2014

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The power of YouTube in the classroom

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

What's that? Your school bans YouTube? It shouldn't really, should it? Not when there are so many potential uses. YouTube brings the power of video and audio to your classroom and for those of you worried about the videos and comments, there are lots of ways to make the videos…

Aug 25 2014

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#threequestions on technology with @musicmind

By Mark Anderson Guest posts One Comment

A bit about this respondent: You know this.......I am the Ninja, and I like to move in mysterious ways (in education!) Nina, lead for @ITLWorldWide in Wales, experienced speaker, trainer and all round education guru. You can follow Nina on Twitter @musicmind 1. What place, if any, has technology…

Aug 25 2014

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#threequestions on technology with @nurmuhammed92

By Mark Anderson Guest posts One Comment

A bit about this respondent: I am an English teacher from Kazakhstan. Mostly, I spent my free and not so much free time to learn and share every new science and knowledge somehow related to education, especially the role of technologies in enhancing the learning process. You can find him…

Aug 14 2014

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#threequestions on technology with @theokl

By Mark Anderson Guest posts 2 Comments

A bit about yourself: Thanks for the opportunity to talk to you Mark, I have enjoyed reading the interviews so far, and its great to read others points of view. I’m a MirandaNet and NAACE fellow currently working with MirandaNet on HandsOn _ICT (an EU Project on MOOCs for developing…

Aug 13 2014

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#threequestions on technology with @crispinweston

By Mark Anderson Guest posts 5 Comments

Today the response is by @crispinweston. Thank you to him for his detailed response. A bit about yourself: I taught for 10 years. After my PGCE in 1990, I immediately became interested (a) in the *potential* of ed-tech, (b) in the requirement for ed-specific software development, (c) in the requirement…

Aug 12 2014

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#threequestions on technology with @chrishildrew

By Mark Anderson Guest posts 6 Comments

The series continues today with a response from Chris Hildrew. You can find him on Twitter @ChrisHildrew and his blog is here: http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/ - my thanks to him and everyone else who has been contributing to the series. A bit about yourself: I am Deputy Head of a comprehensive school near Bristol,…