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Mar 11 2012

iClevedon iPad trial: Student feedback

By Mark Anderson iClevedon, iPad, iPad apps, T & L One Comment

Feedback from students who have been trialling the devices recently, 24/7 for over a month, can be found on the iClevedon blog here: http://iclevedon.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/10/ You can find out more by following the iClevedon twitter feed.

Mar 03 2012

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iTunes U – raising the bar & aspirations

By Mark Anderson iPad, T & L 3 Comments

I recently blogged about the power of iBook Author and the new iBooks2, now I turn to iTunes U or the iTunes University app and how it also supports learning. The iTunes U app gives anyone with an iPad the opportunity to follow courses from hundreds of different…

Jan 17 2012

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Moles – using Puppet Pals HD & iMovie together

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps, T & L 4 Comments

You may have read about the use of the two amazing apps Puppet Pals HD and iMovie in the classroom. These great apps (Puppet Pals HD basic is free, £1.99 for the Directors Pass which gives you some cool features such as using your own backgrounds - iMovie is £2.99)…

Dec 07 2011

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Vote for me! Best Edtech blog #eddies11

By Mark Anderson ICT, T & L No Comments

So it would appear that it really is the season to be jolly - I was overwhelmed (and a little late it would seem) to find out yesterday that my blog has been nominated for the Best EdTech blog in the 2011 Edublog awards. I would like to take this…

Nov 13 2011

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Last night a teacher saved my life…

By Mark Anderson T & L 7 Comments

Among most of my friends it is common knowledge that from the ages of about 19 to 35 I DJ’d at umpteen bars and clubs across Europe and got to play at some enviable clubs and locations. From Ministry of Sound in London on their radio station and in their…

Oct 26 2011

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Twitter’s a bird & bird is the word! (or Twitter for developing a PLN)

By Mark Anderson CPD, T & L One Comment

Twitter for developing a PLN What is a PLN? Many people describe it as their Personal or Professional Learning Network - certainly for me, joining Twitter has been the single best thing I have ever done in terms of developing myself professionally. My colleagues often comment about how they can't…

Oct 26 2011

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Introduction to Google Forms

By Mark Anderson CPD, My Screencasts, T & L 9 Comments

Google Forms as a tool has probably been one of the single most important web based developments to support how I work in the classroom over the last few years. Whilst pretty simple to use, the power of the Google Form is in its flexibility in the many different ways…

Sep 04 2011

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Vertical tutoring #nextsteps

By Mark Anderson T & L One Comment

I've always felt very lucky to work where I do. It is a forward thinking school and the colleagues I have always give 110% to the students, as do the Governors, of which I am one. My job is a privilege and I love it. 5 years ago, our SLT…

Jul 12 2011

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“Be in it to win it” | 100 Word Challenge | extended by @theheadsoffice #100WCGU

By Mark Anderson T & L No Comments

This post is inspired by Julia Skinner at “The Head’s Office” and her 100 word challenge – this is a challenge that Julia sets each week to inspire young writers to write a 100 word piece of creative writing to a given theme. Her work in this area has…

Apr 30 2011

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The Data Confident School Toolkit via 4Matrix

By Mark Anderson CPD, T & L No Comments

Check out this 'data confident school toolkit' I found at 4matrix.org The checklist which forms this toolkit lists some of the characteristics associated with the successful use of electronic data to promote school effectiveness. For each statement you are asked to decide the extent of development of current practice towards…