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May 02 2017

IT’s about teaching and learning!

By Mark Anderson Pedagogy first, T & L No Comments

Earlier today I was paid a compliment by Amjad Ali who runs the 'trythisteaching' website. He said to both Abdul Chohan and I that he would love the opportunity to work with us both: https://twitter.com/ASTsupportAAli/status/859331922400608256 Whilst it's always nice to receive a compliment like this, one thing was particularly stark in…

Apr 30 2017

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My favourite thing ON my iPad

By Mark Anderson EdTech, iPad No Comments

In my series of secret #edtech weapons, for my third post I thought I would share the amazing G-Hold that I have on my iPad. I was approached some time in 2016 by Alison Grieve on Twitter. She had developed a product to go onto your tablet which she called…

Apr 19 2017

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My secret #edtech weapons

By Mark Anderson EdTech No Comments

Many years ago now I used to DJ in clubs and bars. When going to gigs I would always have certain bits of kit with me; spare audio leads, headphones and of course the vinyl and CDs. Every DJ wants to be unique and to put their own spin (pun intended)…

Feb 05 2017

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How to get IT right, with iPad

By Mark Anderson Uncategorized No Comments

So BETT is over and done with now. It was a pretty tough week for me. I was starting to come down with the flu and it actually meant I missed one of the days. Thank you to Greg Hughes who covered my presentations on the second day. To give…

Jan 15 2017

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I got it off Google Images…

By Mark Anderson CPD, educators, ICT, Social Media

I often ask teachers if they use Google Images for the pictures they use in the resources they make for the classroom. The majority of teachers tell me they use Google Images for all their images. They simply go to the site, search for their image, grab the best one and…

Jan 02 2017

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The best keyboard shortcut, ever

By Mark Anderson EdTech

I love keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl + B, you name it, I'm a fan. I wrote a post about the best keyboard shortcut ever a while ago where I said that Ctrl + A (or CMD + A on a Mac) was the best shortcut ever. I have to admit it's…

Dec 31 2016

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Is that #EdTech tool pedagogically valid

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Free resource, Learning, Pedagogy first, Resources No Comments

I read a blog post the other day it resonated because so much of its content was on a level with my thinking around technology use in the classroom too. The post written by Paul Moss (@EDmerger) was called ‘Is that edtech tool pedagogically valid?’ and at the end of…