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Mar 18 2019

The Updated for iOS 12 Periodic Table of iPad Apps 2019

By Mark Anderson ADE, Free resource, ICT, iPad, Resources No Comments

At BETT in January I launched two Periodic Tables, one for AR and VR which I collaborated on with Steve Bambury and this second table, focused upon apps for learning. It is not the same as the AR and VR table. Whilst both tables are broken down into categories, the…

Mar 07 2019

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How to create a scrolling text animation in Keynote for Mac

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, Free resource, Resources No Comments

I recently had a conversation with a teacher on Twitter who wanted to create a presentation slide with scrolling text: https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/1102582990096531458 As Jules didn't have access to Pages for iPad I thought i'd help by creating a video to show how to do it using just animation in Keynote on…

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…

Nov 26 2018

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Turn your keyboard into a trackpad in iOS

By Mark Anderson ICT, iPad, Resources, top tips No Comments

I regularly say that every day is a learning day and I learned something new and something that I had clearly missed, recently. I can't remember how I learned about the trackpad feature on your iOS keyboard but I was sure I had seen it in on some Apple web page…

May 01 2018

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Adobe launch Adobe Spark (FREE) for Education

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Education, iPad, Resources, T & L, Tools No Comments

If you've met me or read anything I've written in the last few years, it will most likely have featured either something I've made using Adobe Spark Post or I've been raving about the three apps that are offered within the Adobe Spark range. If you haven't come across them…

Mar 22 2018

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NEW and UPDATED Periodic table of iPad apps for Primary aged pupils for iOS 11

By Mark Anderson ADE, AR, EdTech, ICT, iPad, iPad apps, Resources, Tools No Comments

I was working this week at the JESS school in Dubai with former periodic table collaborator and good friend, Steve Bambury. We used the previous version of this table and despite it only being a year old, so much has changed in that short space of time. Now that the…

Mar 13 2018

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Unio by Harness ® a tool for interactive lessons and real-time feedback

By Mark Anderson EdTech, ICT, Resources No Comments

There are so many companies out there trying to vie for your attention as a teacher, middle leader or senior leader. Education is big business and when it comes to technology in education, the costs involved often mean that technology is often the second most expensive item on the school…

Jan 22 2018

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Three areas where edtech can help you and ways to do it

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Education, educators, Food for thought, ICT, Positivity, Resources No Comments

Workload has always been an issue in the teaching profession. Over the years I've picked up a few handy hints to help me get through it all. There are lots of free tools you can use to help you make your life that little bit easier and take off some…

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 20 2017

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The best sites for finding high-quality, free images

By Mark Anderson Chrome, Education, educators, Learning, Resources No Comments

So often we want to find images to use in our everyday work. Google images doesn't really provide the answers when it comes to high quality CC free images. Digital citizenship is high on the agenda for pupils and students but equally so for teachers too. In this post I'll…