EdTech - ICTEvangelist

Jan 06 2014

Don’t use technology.… Do use technology.…

By Mark Anderson EdTech 12 Comments

Don’t get me wrong - given my Twitter ID it’s a given that I believe very strongly in using technology to support and enhance learning. The OED states that an evangelist is “a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching”, so ok… I…

Dec 29 2013

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10 ways to use iBook Author in education

By Mark Anderson EdTech 7 Comments

Obviously not exhaustive, but a few more 'creative' ideas for using Apple's brilliant free piece of software, iBook Author rather than the traditional ways you might use it. 1 - An obvious use it to write your own iBook about your teaching practice, so that you can share your ideas…

Dec 15 2013

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Workflow?

By Mark Anderson EdTech 2 Comments

Workflow - the way in which work flows from one application or person to another in order to progress and develop said work either by addition or development through peer, teacher formative feedback and critique. Anyone want to add anything to that to develop the explanation further when it comes…

Dec 15 2013

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Safer Internet Day 2014

By Mark Anderson EdTech No Comments

I've been struck recently by the lack of coverage of e-safety by some of the people I talk with on Twitter and elsewhere. E-safety and the safeguarding of our young people online is of paramount importance. I'll be writing more about this in the near future, but as part of…

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…

Jul 13 2013

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Taking the strain out of social media

By Mark Anderson EdTech 4 Comments

Taking the strain out of social media is something that is a bit of a utopian scenario for me. I make quite a lot of use of various social media such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Google Drive etc. Keeping on top of all of these can often take…

Jul 06 2013

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Tools to enhance learning

By Mark Anderson EdTech, TeachMeets 8 Comments

My keynote presentation at TeachMeet Soton last night included a whole host of different tools to enhance learning. The tools fell in to two categories. Those that were web based which can be accessed using browsers and those that are iPad App based. There were a few Apps that I…