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Oct 09 2014

Google Teacher Academy 2014 #GTAUK

By Mark Anderson EdTech 7 Comments

Google's Teacher Academy (#GTAUK) is taking place later this month and I am honoured and pleased to have been accepted. I'll blog more about the event as and when it happens. In the mean time I thought I would share my application video. I'm very much looking forward to the…

Sep 26 2014

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What to do about digital parenting?

By Mark Anderson EdTech 8 Comments

Being a parent is no easy task. Not only do you have to deal with the constant requests for help in all the different ways that our children ask for it, there’s also the pressure of keeping them safe; on the way to and from school; when they’re taking part…

Sep 14 2014

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Google Slides for iOS

By Mark Anderson EdTech 15 Comments

Google Slides for iOS is here and I have to say I am pretty impressed. Making the triumvirate of Google Docs and Sheets whole, for a free app on your iPhone or iPad that gives you access to a presentation tool, it is really good. To say that it is everything…

Apr 12 2014

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#UKEdChat #edtech – what went down…

By Mark Anderson EdTech No Comments

Thanks to the #ukedchat team for asking me to be involved again in another session. A bit quieter than usual with it being the Easter break but a great conversation and sharing of ideas took place as per usual. Please see a summary below in a Storify from the chat.…

Mar 02 2014

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Gooru: A search engine for learning…

By Mark Anderson EdTech 6 Comments

I've sung the praises of Gooru for some time now but haven't blogged about it and thought it was about time that I did. Gooru is great as a launch page for browsers in schools because of the content it kicks you off with. It might not give you the…

Jan 06 2014

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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…