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Dec 21 2021

As we open the #AppventCalendar today we are delighted to share Google Arts and Culture from @gustavocdeanda

By Mark Anderson Appvent, AR, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to day 21 of the 2021 Appvent Calendar. It's been so much fun sharing all of these amazing tools each day across the month so far. With Google featuring twice already on the calendar, it's great to share again the awe and wonder of human history in the arts…

Dec 14 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day Fourteen – Google Arts and Culture by @EdTechEvans

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Chrome, EdTech, Google, iPad No Comments

Welcome to Day Fourteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry on the calendar, nominated and written about below by Tim Evans, Edtech Coordinator at the Stamford American School in Hong Kong, is a firm favourite for me. I won't steal any of Tim's thunder, but it gets a huge…

May 16 2016

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How to get good learning behaviours with #edtech

By Mark Anderson EdTech 4 Comments

One big concern facing educators in using edtech in the classroom is that it could be a big distraction. Certainly it's a big feature of the 'research' being undertaken about technology in education that has featured so heavily in the media: Quoted from the Guardian - 11 May 2016 This…

Sep 14 2015

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Developing a whole school culture

By Mark Anderson Leadership 3 Comments

Culture is really important. Get it wrong, things fall down around your ears. Get it right and you can be on to a winner! The term 'branding' as you'll most likely know, comes from the age-old practice of charring the skin of your cattle with a mark. Sometimes this is done…

Aug 26 2015

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Do not touch life, do touch life…

By Mark Anderson thinkglobal 2 Comments

As I sit here in a Starbucks just outside Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, Japanese capital of peace and bliss (envisioned by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the late 16th century) walking around and seeing the mix of old and new, I realise not only how fortunate that I am, but also think about the trip I’ve…

Oct 19 2014

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#teachinghighlight @nancygedge no.3

By Mark Anderson Positivity 3 Comments

Stuck in the Mud. A teaching highlight When you think of creative dance you don’t always think of children’s playground games. When you think of ballet you don’t always think of wheelchairs and community involvement. When I think of funding by the Arts Council galleries or Covent Garden and opera…