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The Posterous Bookmarklet

By Mark AndersonCool sitesNo Comments

via posterous.com Loving the Bookmarklet feature within Posterous – wish I’d found it sooner! Top banana!!

April 28, 2011

BBC’s Podcasts

By Mark AndersonArticles, Cool sites, ICTNo Comments

This web page is a nice one stop shop for all of the BBC’s podcasts. Check it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/digitalp

April 27, 2011

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What is the purpose of education?

By Mark AndersonT & L3 Comments

This debate has really got me thinking. What is the purpose of education? I have been lucky to have become a father twice over in the last two (and a bit) years and that, coupled with some life changing experiences, such as seeing young refugees being taught at the Cowandilla…

April 3, 2011

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Corkboard – online stickies | quick, accessible, check it

By Mark AndersonCool sitesNo Comments

This lovely little online application does what it says on the tin. Featuring a chat room, ability to make notes and collaborate online in a quick and easy fashion, I’m really liking this app. Try one I made here http://corkboard.me/p6JLuUNg6V – I’ve made a short ‘how to’ video which can be viewed…

March 29, 2011

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Mark Anderson – Last but not least…

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Mark introduced Scribd and The Little Book of ICT Ideas he has published using this. In addition, he talked about an alternative to wordle – www.tagxedo.com. Words can be uploaded online and moved into shapes, words are made bigger according to importance. Why not copy and paste a topic’s key…

March 9, 2011

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Peter Yeomans – Geocaching & QR codes

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Peter talked about www.geocaching.com which can guide you to ‘tupperware’ boxes around the country within which visitor books can be found as well as ‘missions’ and messages. People can find these boxes, sign the visitor’s books and transport the travel books along the journey. He described this process as ‘IT…

March 9, 2011

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Sally Thorne – Google Maps

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Sally talked about how Google maps can aid classroom learning through the use of ‘My Maps’ – individualising maps with icons which have tasks linked to them, allowing to track historical events for example and giving students access to plot their own maps and contribute to a whole class project/activity….

March 9, 2011

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Andy Hutt – Connecting the analogue and digital worlds

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Andy spoke about how we can connect the analogue and digital world together through publishing (sharing student work with a wider audience) and celebrating what has been achieved. Can we capture the analogue world through a digital format? Scan their work and produce a digital format: Blockposters.com, Rasterbator, PosterIT Written stories, artwork can…

March 9, 2011

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Tom Robinson – Online Forms

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Tom spoke about how students can set their own learning outcomes through the teacher creating a Google Form and students responding, very quick and simple to set up – all working through real time which means students can watch updates happening right away on the class board (particularly useful for…

March 9, 2011

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Andy Hutt – Stream2School

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Andy introduced Stream2School (who have donated a kindle for a prize draw at Clevedon’s TeachMeet), which schools can install with the aim of ‘renting’ the software rather than purchasing it, reducing costs dramatically and encouraging innovation. The range of software is large and can be trialled by schools. www.stream2school.com

March 9, 2011

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Chris Allan – Virtual Presentation at Clevedon’s TeachMeet

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Chris explained how Twitter can used to promote independent learning with sixth formers, in and out of lesson. The idea is that students are using their own tools for learning purposes. The teacher sets up a school only account and discussions take place on learning related topics – hash tags…

March 9, 2011

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Paolo Zottarelli – Battleship

By Mark AndersonTeachMeet Clevedon 1No Comments

Paolo described how the Battleship activity can be used as a starter and during peer/self assessment. A grid with numbers and headings is shown to class, students asked to choose a number and report on the combination. If correct they ‘win’ that number. A fun activity which students enjoy to…

March 9, 2011

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The Posterous Bookmarklet

BBC’s Podcasts

What is the purpose of education?

Corkboard – online stickies | quick, accessible, check it

Mark Anderson – Last but not least…

Peter Yeomans – Geocaching & QR codes

Sally Thorne – Google Maps

Andy Hutt – Connecting the analogue and digital worlds

Tom Robinson – Online Forms

Andy Hutt – Stream2School

Chris Allan – Virtual Presentation at Clevedon’s TeachMeet

Paolo Zottarelli – Battleship

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