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May 30 2015

Tickle: Program Drones, Sphero, Arduino from this iPad App

By Mark Anderson Computing, iPad apps 3 Comments

It's been on my radar for some time now but I haven't really had the opportunity to blog about it yet. Tickle, a free App for iPad works just like Scratch. Image from the Tickle home page Essentially, you can use the Tickle App to program a variety of…

May 15 2015

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How to use WordSwag for iOS

By Mark Anderson iPad apps 3 Comments

Literacy is a big deal. One way that many teachers promote literacy in their classroom is through the use of technology to create good looking word resources to put on the wall. One such app that allows for this is 'WordSwag'. Normally I would be looking for the free option…

Jul 23 2014

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The periodic table of iPad Apps

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps 47 Comments

I was recently inspired by Sean Junkins' (@sjunkins) periodic table of iPad Apps. I thought it was a really useful too - being able to map Apps to activities - I thought it a really helpful too. With that in mind, I wanted to be able to use it as…

May 10 2014

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#AppSmashLive – a review and write up

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I was talking with a few other educators on Twitter about App Smashing and ways in which iPad workflow could generate new levels of learning with iPads. It had come from a different conversation where thinking about the ways in which redefinition level learning could happen with…

Jan 27 2014

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Quipio for iOS

By Mark Anderson iPad apps No Comments

I really like Quipio. I may have even blogged about it before but it is super handy. Check out what you can do.... Your browser does not support the video tag

Oct 05 2013

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Apple launch new iPad ‘Apps for Teachers’ section

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps

Further recognition of the massive adoption of iPad by so many schools around the world, Apple have just launched two new sections on their iPad App Store. One section is aimed at teachers and parents with apps for the children, broken down in to different age groups and learning activities. …

Aug 03 2013

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Math brain power with ‘Quick Math’

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I've always been a big fan of the Nintendo DS App "Dr Kawashima's Brain Training". In particular, the Math element of the game I found to be really good at getting my brain more responsive in terms of my general abilities related to mental arithmetic - being able to quickly…

May 29 2013

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A free app with wins for the teacher & wins for the student

By Mark Anderson ICT, iPad, iPad apps, T & L 12 Comments

Moldiv - a free app with wins for the teacher & wins for the student I don't write about or recommend many apps but this is a free app with wins for the teacher & wins for the student. It's really simple to use and has got some great features.…

Apr 02 2013

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Unleash infographic creativity with Grafio

By Mark Anderson Infographics, iPad, iPad apps 4 Comments

It's not often that I write a specific post on a specific app but I am today. I've been using the app 'Grafio' for some time now. I found it because I was looking for an app that I could use to create my own infographics (a diagram that plots…