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Oct 23 2013

Apple have just blown my mind…

By Mark Anderson iPad 5 Comments

Apple have just blown my mind... Having watched the keynote and seen their various new lines with MacBook Pro's and new iPad Air and iPad mini with retina display, so forth and so on, I was pretty happy. Some great kit being offered there. It wasn't until I was able…

Oct 10 2013

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V-blogging in your classroom

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

You might have got a handle on the advantages of blogging in your classroom, and the many pros of giving your students a public audience for their work, however have you considered adding V-blogging to your armoury of tools to engage your class? A relatively new Video-blogging (V-blog) app that…

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 22 2013

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Kanex ATV Pro

By Mark Anderson iPad One Comment

I don't really do reviews as the body of evidence of posts on my blog will testify but I wanted to talk briefly about a piece of kit I've just got which I felt was essential for me to have. I've had access to a Kanex ATV Pro for a…

Aug 03 2013

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Math brain power with ‘Quick Math’

By Mark Anderson iPad apps No Comments

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…

Jul 31 2013

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New connections – #ADE2013

By Mark Anderson iPad No Comments

Where do I start? I guess I should have started last night by doing a reflection of the first full day here at the ADE Institute, taking place here in Ireland. Our first day started with arrivals and a variety of induction activities which quite frankly were super slick and…

Jul 27 2013

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A free iBook for students – 51 things to do this summer…

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

One of the last things I did in my last post was to create a free iBook for students - 51 things to do this summer... a bit like a "Why Don't You" for 2013. Whilst it's good for students, many of them would be great fun for us too.…

Jun 27 2013

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Digital Pedagogy @ #WEICT13 Conference

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

As always I was very pleased to have been asked to speak at the (#WEICT13) West of England ICT conference. The list of keynote speakers was amazing with Lord Knight, the inimitable Russell Prue and the brilliant Dawn Hallybone who opened the event in such style. The workshop I gave talked…

Jun 16 2013

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iPads in Primary Lessons

By Mark Anderson iPad 10 Comments

iPads in Primary Lessons - A guest post by Rebecca Stacey Before we begin it's worth bearing in mind that at no point have I ever recommended that a lesson be planned purely teaching how to use an iPad, or indeed teaching how to use an an app. The iPad…