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Jul 21 2022

The Top Four QR Code Generators for Teachers and Students

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Food for thought, Free resource, top tips No Comments

I've written a number of posts about QR codes over the years such as this one and this one, including ideas for their use in education. You'd think given their age, they might be a bit old hat now, but they're still super useful as reference points in lots of…

Apr 08 2022

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A simple productivity hack for a helpful marginal gain

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Tools, top tips No Comments

A short post here but thought worthy of sharing for its helpful nature. Followers of my work will know that I frequently share about aggregated marginal gains to your edtech use that when combined, can bring a cumulative impact to your efficiency, workload and more. One such approach is looking…

Jan 28 2022

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The best hidden feature in iOS for you to check out!

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, top tips No Comments

Originally introduced in iOS 14, this feature is so useful yet despite being really helpful in lots of scenarios for iPhone users, I am still amazed at the number of people who haven't heard of it or stumbled upon it. In writing this article I read one author talk about…

Apr 13 2021

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#TipTopTipsEdu – a free CPD opportunity focused upon sharing top educational tips

By Mark Anderson CPD, EdTech, Education, Remote Learning, TipTopTipsEdu, top tips No Comments

As you'll have noticed in my last post, things have been pretty busy in 2021. In a year that has seen me at my busiest in terms of work, speaking, consultancy and events, one of the biggest undertakings of 2021 have been my new part-time role as Head of Education…

Dec 23 2019

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AppVent Calendar Day Twenty-Three – @rondelle10_b

By Mark Anderson Appvent, EdTech, Tools, top tips No Comments

Hi and welcome! Behind today's door on the calendar, we have none other than Bukky Yusuf suggesting one of her most useful apps. Bukky is someone I have known personally for many years now and proud to be able to call a friend. In organising this post we discussed exactly…

Dec 13 2019

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Appvent Calendar Day Thirteen – @Quizizz

By Mark Anderson Appvent, EdTech, Education, Revision, top tips No Comments

Hello and welcome to Day Thirteen on the Appvent Christmas Calendar! It's even Friday the thirteenth! I have no bad luck to bring you today though as today's app of the day is Quizizz! When I was planning out the different apps to share across the calendar, it was always…

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 06 2018

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Add a hyperlink!

By Mark Anderson EdTech, ICT, top tips No Comments

There are so many different ways to be productive when using a keyboard and typing into your computer. One of the best ways to be efficient is to make use of shortcut keys. I saw a great little video this week on LinkedIn showcasing some great shortcuts in Excel, for…