Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

May 25 2014

Making the explicit, explicit

By Mark Anderson Books 5 Comments

David Didau's new book, the 'Secret of Literacy' landed on my desk this past week with great anticipation. His last book, the 'Perfect Ofsted English Lesson' was a great success and being an avid reader of his blog and enjoying many of our conversations over the years, I was looking forward…

May 24 2014

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Flipped classroom 2.0

By Mark Anderson Learning 25 Comments

I've been a big fan and supporter of flipped learning for a long time. I wrote about it at length in Perfect ICT and whilst most evidence is anecdotal, in my experience, it works. For those of you who don't know, flipped learning is the attempt to take much of…

May 22 2014

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TeachMeet Coop

By Mark Anderson TeachMeets 2 Comments

I was really pleased to be involved with TeachMeet Coop tonight. Many many thanks to Hetty Blackmore (@hettyislearning) for organising such a slick event. It was held at the Bristol & Bath Science Park just outside Bristol on the outer ring road. It really is a splendid venue: With…

May 19 2014

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Apps & tools to support MFL & pronunciation

By Mark Anderson iPad 7 Comments

An MFL colleague recently asked me for some help on Apps and other E-Learning methods to help with learning about pronunciation. Not exactly being my area of subject expertise, I had some ideas, but I turned to my PLN for some too. Thanks to @CeriAnwen, @bellaale and more for their ideas. This…

May 15 2014

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PMLD and the iPad

By Mark Anderson iPad 11 Comments

I was asked earlier this week by a colleague to recommend some ways in which iPads can be used to support students with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties). I'm embarrassed to say that it's an abbreviation I hadn't come across before so I've got my 'learn on'. "People with a…

May 11 2014

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Essential Teacher’s iPad Starter Kit

By Mark Anderson iPad 6 Comments

Apple have just launched their essential teacher's starter kit on App Store. Broken down in to two sections: prepare and teach, there are a number of staples there to get anyone up and running. Watch my intro video using the great new Adobe Voice here: http://voice.adobe.com/v/9shr472Xwoe Of course, Apple put…

May 10 2014

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#AppSmashLive – a review and write up

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I was talking with a few other educators on Twitter about App Smashing and ways in which iPad workflow could generate new levels of learning with iPads. It had come from a different conversation where thinking about the ways in which redefinition level learning could happen with…

Apr 29 2014

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One Best Thing & Digital Leaders – a free book

By Mark Anderson Books 7 Comments

I don't get as much time to network and share as much as I used to, especially when it comes to the amazing movement of Digital Leaders in our schools across the country. When I was at the Apple Distinguished Educators Institute back last August however and we were asked…

Apr 27 2014

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iBooks author and amazing widgets for learning

By Mark Anderson iPad 9 Comments

iBooks 2 which was launched back in January 2012 was a massive step forward in the world of reading and learning. We were all wowed by the presentation shown at the Guggenheim Museum with the ‘Life On Earth’ example. It had impressive 3D interactive images. It had an in-depth glossary.…