ADE - ICTEvangelist

Jun 16 2019

Tools to help create dual coding influenced resources

By Mark Anderson ADE, Computing, Free resource, Google No Comments

As many will know, Dual Coding is definitely in vogue right now. I'm not going to sit here and echo chamber the great work being done by many - you can find out lots more about dual coding on the learningscientists.org site, for example. What I am going to do…

Mar 18 2019

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The Updated for iOS 12 Periodic Table of iPad Apps 2019

By Mark Anderson ADE, Free resource, ICT, iPad, Resources No Comments

At BETT in January I launched two Periodic Tables, one for AR and VR which I collaborated on with Steve Bambury and this second table, focused upon apps for learning. It is not the same as the AR and VR table. Whilst both tables are broken down into categories, the…

Mar 07 2019

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How to create a scrolling text animation in Keynote for Mac

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, Free resource, Resources No Comments

I recently had a conversation with a teacher on Twitter who wanted to create a presentation slide with scrolling text: https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/1102582990096531458 As Jules didn't have access to Pages for iPad I thought i'd help by creating a video to show how to do it using just animation in Keynote on…

Apr 27 2018

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Ten things every educator should be able to do with their iPad

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, ICT, iPad No Comments

When I reflect back to early versions of iOS and the workarounds that teachers and students used to have to jump through hoops to complete through third-party applications, the iOS operating system has come a very long way from where it used to be. No longer do you have to…

Mar 22 2018

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NEW and UPDATED Periodic table of iPad apps for Primary aged pupils for iOS 11

By Mark Anderson ADE, AR, EdTech, ICT, iPad, iPad apps, Resources, Tools No Comments

I was working this week at the JESS school in Dubai with former periodic table collaborator and good friend, Steve Bambury. We used the previous version of this table and despite it only being a year old, so much has changed in that short space of time. Now that the…

Sep 12 2017

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Ambassador, you’re really spoiling us!

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, Food for thought No Comments

Many will remember the Ferrero Rocher ad from back in 1993 (apologies for non-UK readers - watch the video below for the reference). It was a terrible advert we all thought but in fact, Ferrero saw the advert as being a representation of 'good taste'. In the advert one of…

Feb 05 2017

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My tips on applying to become an Apple Distinguished Educator

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, iPad No Comments

One of the best forms of CPD I've ever received have come directly as a result of becoming an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). If you're using Apple technologies in your everyday teaching practice and doing some amazing things as a result, then this is one professional learning network that you…

Feb 01 2017

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#ATI2017 – Advanced Teacher Institute

By Mark Anderson ADE, CPD, EdTech, ICT, iPad, Leadership No Comments

One of the most difficult things I found as a leader with responsibility for the use of iPads in the school was finding quality CPD for myself as I was more often than not the person organising or delivering that training. People often ask me where I find out about…

Sep 12 2016

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An Apple for the teacher?

By Mark Anderson ADE

Are you a school or educator using Apple technologies? Chances are that if you are a school or educator with iPads or other Apple technology, you'll want some decent opportunities for CPD. If you're in this position then Apple have come up with something I'm confident you'll be interested…

Jul 24 2016

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The best CPD in the world #ADE2016

By Mark Anderson ADE One Comment

The last week in July is always a special one for me. It’s the week that we normally see the Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Institutes taking place around the globe. Traditionally the Institutes work on a two year rotation. One year there will be a new intake of ADE’s (that…