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Feb 19 2024

Ten takeaways from the DfE’s Mobile phones in schools guidance

By Mark Anderson Accountability, Digital Leaders, Digital Strategy, EdTech, esafety, Online Safety No Comments

The Department for Education has today released guidance on the use of mobile phones in schools. It is something which has been a hot topic for as long as mobile phones have been available to young people. The DfE have shared four key documents: Mobile phones in school: guidance Creating…

Feb 08 2024

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Navigating and Leading on New Technology in Education

By Mark Anderson ChatGPT, Digital Leaders, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Education, Work with me No Comments

Embracing the future of education requires more than just adopting new tools; it demands a shift in mindset and approach. Following a great meeting today with one of my British International School overseas clients that I'm supporting, I thought I'd pen some thoughts on embracing new technologies, digital strategy and…

May 22 2021

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Who should lead on digital in your school?

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders, EdTech, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, Online Learning, Online Safety, Pedagogy first, Remote Learning, Resources, T & L, Work with me No Comments

Who should lead on digital in your school? It’s a question I’m often asked. Many think it should fall upon the shoulders of the Head of Computing, as that’s the most logical person to carry forward any digital projects. Some think it should fall to somebody with teaching and learning…

Dec 22 2019

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AppVent Calendar Day Twenty-Two – Own It!

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Computing, Digital Leaders, EdTech, esafety, Positivity, Social Media No Comments

Good morning and welcome to Day Twenty Two of the AppVent Calendar! AppVent Calendar - Day 22 Today's app, I think, is very timely as many parents look to satisfy their children's craving for more technology at Christmas. I know just from my own personal experience how much my own…

Feb 16 2018

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When were you last inspired and how do you achieve this in your classroom?

By Mark Anderson Business, Computing, Digital Leaders, EdTech, Education, Leadership, Learning, T & L, Twitter No Comments

We all need inspiration. Sometimes it's the pay packet at the end of the month which motivates us, sometimes it's job satisfaction, sometimes it's a tweet we've seen or a blog post or book we've read. Sometimes it's a colleague or a lesson of theirs that you've seen. All of…

Aug 24 2017

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Teachers THINK before you tweet…

By Mark Anderson CPD, Digital Leaders, EdTech, educators, Nurture, Social Media No Comments

Twitter's great. Don't get me wrong. But things have been afoot for sometime. You see the Twitter that I talk and share about is the best staffroom in the world. It's a place where whenever you ask a question, someone will come to your help. It's easy. It's better than…

Jul 11 2016

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Digital Leader Impact book and the #NTLTDigiLeaders

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders No Comments

It has been my privilege to work with the teachers across the North Tyneside Learning Trust a number of times this year developing student digital leaders in a number of schools across the trust. It was this work which led to the formation of the Digital Leader Academy which you…

Mar 23 2016

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Digital Leader Academy

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders 6 Comments

It's no secret that I am a big advocate for student voice through the digital leader initiative. I've seen the initiative become such huge success stories for those schools that develop student digital leader groups. It was from this that I developed the digital leader academy to continue my work in…

Nov 15 2015

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It’s not the kids, it’s the adults – working with technology in the classroom

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders 3 Comments

I've been working with RM Education at their Seminars this past week. My brief was to share with delegates ideas that would bring about memorable lessons for pupils. In the planning phases I was thinking about what I could do. How I could stand in front of 100 or so…

Mar 05 2015

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Digital Leader Showcase

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders One Comment

On April 23, Sheli Blackburn and I will be hosting a Digital Leader Showcase event which will simultaneously be broadcast live on YouTube via Google Hangouts on Air. Schools and their Digital Leaders are invited to sign up to present. The event is being sponsored by a number of generous…