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May 17 2021

The importance of edtech efficacy

By Mark Anderson CPD, Distance Learning, Education, NetSupport, Pedagogy first, Product Review, Remote Learning No Comments

In recent years, a welcome change in the world of edtech has been the developing conversation around the effective use of technology being reinforced by a strong evidence base. This is something that I have been championing for a long time, along with many others. Too many companies have, over the years, sold snake oil…

Apr 09 2020

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Learning in Quarantine… Part One

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, Covid, EdTech, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, Learning, Pedagogy first No Comments

With School Closed... Part One This post was originally posted on the 2/3/20 on the Independent Thinking blog here. "There are many things to consider at times like these. If you are a school leader you’ll be worried about your community, your students, your colleagues, the school site and keeping…

Feb 25 2020

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Three ways to promote inclusion and student voice in the classroom

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, ALN / SEN, Education, Inclusion, Microsoft, Morals, Pedagogy first, Positivity, Tools No Comments

Inclusion can take place in lots of ways in a school setting. Technology can really help with this and in this post, I'll share three ways to help ensure children don't feel excluded in your classroom. Wheel of Names! Sometimes inclusion is just that - ensuring everyone not only feels…

Feb 07 2020

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FE Focus Webinar write up, coverage and feedback

By Mark Anderson Pedagogy first, T & L, Tools, Twitter, Work with me No Comments

The BETT show is not just about finding out about new technology, it's about the professional learning opportunities you can get and of course the networking. As this short poll I created last night on Twitter shows, people love to attend edtech events and it isn't just about the technology:…

Dec 18 2019

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AppVent Calendar Day Eighteen – @AdobeSpark!

By Mark Anderson Appvent, EdTech, Learning, Literacy, Pedagogy first, Tools, Video No Comments

Good Morning and welcome to Day Eighteen of the 2019 AppVent Calendar! Today's entry was always going to be a no-brainer for me to include. The offer to schools from Adobe via Adobe Spark is fantastic and so I had to include them in this year's AppVent Calendar. Adobe Spark…

Feb 28 2019

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Support Retrieval Practice simply using this free quizzing tool

By Mark Anderson AFL, Cognitive Science, Education, Exams, ICT, Learning, Pedagogy first, Resources, T & L No Comments

If you haven’t read about using retrieval and spaced practice in recent years, that’s fine. Retrieval Practice is linked to the idea that by regularly revisiting learning content, you will help flatten out your ‘forgetting curve’ a la Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve. Along with Spaced Practice, these key pieces of information…

Sep 18 2018

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What I learned about edtech in Finland at #SETTFIN

By Mark Anderson Cognitive Science, Food for thought, Learning, Pedagogy first, Positivity, Quotes, research, T & L No Comments

I am very lucky to do what I do. People often say the loveliest things about the work that I do and it’s always very intrinsically rewarding to know that the work I’ve done has had an impact on a teacher, a school or an individual. As I have shared…

Sep 08 2017

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The Periodic Table of Teachers to Follow on Twitter

By Mark Anderson Pedagogy first, Resources, Social Media, Twitter No Comments

Twitter for professional development It's really interesting seeing the number of schools that are purposefully working to help teachers learn how to capitalise on the ways in which Twitter can be used for professional development. I am a huge champion of Twitter for CPD and I have run many sessions…

Aug 31 2017

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Making waves with Apple technologies in Hackney

By Mark Anderson EdTech, educators, iPad, Leadership, Learning, Pedagogy first, Work with me No Comments

It has been my distinct privilege to work over the course of the past year with the New Wave Federation in London. Already an established centre of excellence around teaching, learning and standards under the leadership of their Executive Headteacher, Michelle Thomas. I have been working with them on a…

Jun 04 2017

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Apple nail teaching and learning with the latest version of their Classroom App

By Mark Anderson iPad, Pedagogy first No Comments

I'm a great believer in taking lots of small steps to make a bigger gain. Incremental improvements that you get better and better at through deliberate practice is one of those things that make us better teachers in the classroom. Often when it comes to technology, one of the biggest…