Mark Anderson - ICTEvangelist

Nov 16 2013

Show your students you give a damn (and help them with their learning)

By Mark Anderson Learning 6 Comments

The secret of teaching success isn’t mythical. It isn’t even that hard to work out. Watch any amazing teacher in their classroom and it is clear. The key to teaching success is to care about your learners and build relationships with them. For them to know that you really give…

Nov 10 2013

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Ways to use technology to support questioning in the classroom

By Mark Anderson T & L 10 Comments

We don’t use technology in our lessons because we have to,. We don’t use technology because OFSTED says so. We use technology in our lessons because it helps students to maximise their learning potential, to allow creative opportunities for learning, which integrates differentiation and facilitates learning in the most meaningful…

Nov 10 2013

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#TMEssex presentation 11/13

By Mark Anderson iPad One Comment

Following requests for my presentation, please find a run down of what I went through below. I started by talking about the power of mobile learning (mlearning) by presenting from the back of the auditorium. Something which brought a few chuckles and waves (it was almost like a real class!)…

Nov 10 2013

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My presentation from Dubai DESC TechFest 2013

By Mark Anderson iPad 3 Comments

Below you'll find my presentation from the DESC TechFest 2013 incorporating some inspiration from @gregkulowiec's blog in how I presented my presentation. The presentation itself talks through the basics of using Nearpod, then leads on to some ideas of using WordFoto (£1.49), Decide Now (69p) and Spreaker DJ (free). Check out the…

Nov 07 2013

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ICT to support early years learning

By Mark Anderson ICT 4 Comments

Looking for ICT to support early years learning? Here are some of the best rated tools out there and some free resources for teachers. Teach Your Monster To Read Award winning website that helps young people practice their first steps in reading http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ Beluga Learning / Maths Brilliant site…

Nov 06 2013

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Nearpod for progress and AFL

By Mark Anderson ICT 5 Comments

What's the story? A staple of many an iPad classroom is the popular free App, Nearpod. Whilst I firmly believe it is not the be all and end all, this app is one which is great to help bridge the confidence gap for teachers between newbie iPad user to über…

Nov 02 2013

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Google Story Builder

By Mark Anderson EdTech 16 Comments

Launched some time ago now, Google Story Builder allows you (or even better, your students) to create short movies or video stories in a Google Docs style environment... Great if your students already use Google Apps for Edu. You can choose different characters, story and music and when you're done…

Nov 02 2013

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Somewhere between the device & the cloud…

By Mark Anderson EdTech One Comment

Somewhere between the device and the cloud... ...is that place that many schools wish existed. That place where students and staff could still access the files which are on their traditional network as they move from a traditional desktop based system to the mobile learning 24/7 mobile device ecosystem. One…

Oct 23 2013

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Apple have just blown my mind…

By Mark Anderson iPad 5 Comments

Apple have just blown my mind... Having watched the keynote and seen their various new lines with MacBook Pro's and new iPad Air and iPad mini with retina display, so forth and so on, I was pretty happy. Some great kit being offered there. It wasn't until I was able…