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Jun 04 2013

iPad workflows

By Mark Anderson iPad 11 Comments

iPad workflows are really important to learning. Student work doesn't often happen within just the one App. We need to be able to connect the work created in one App to enable us to develop it further within another. Last night I met up with @joedale and we had a…

May 29 2013

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Pinterest for teachers

By Mark Anderson EdTech, iPad, T & L 24 Comments

Pinterest for education Pinterest of interest? As a topic, Pinterest for teachers in education has been giving me some thought for some time. Having been lured to Pinterest a while ago, the more I use it the more I can see Pinterest for teachers being of use, but also…

May 19 2013

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How to embed QR codes in to pictures

By Mark Anderson ICT 21 Comments

I've long sung the praises of using QR codes as a vehicle to support learning with these two posts being two such examples: https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-make-use-of-qr-codes-with-your-ipad-teachers-students/ ...and I'm not the only person either: http://deeplearning.edublogs.org/2012/08/02/qr-codes-and-documenting-brilliant-learning/#.UZjtiLWTiSo There are lots of places online that you can use to create your own QR codes for free…

May 04 2013

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Creating your own school iPad App

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders, iClevedon, iPad 9 Comments

I remember when I was a teenager. I know you might think that would be a difficult thing for me to do, what with it being so long ago and all that. It actually wasn't all that long ago though. Ok, so maybe 25 years ago is a fair amount…

Apr 30 2013

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I ♥ SAMR

By Mark Anderson EdTech, T & L 4 Comments

There's been a fair bit of mention of the SAMR framework recently so I thought I'd share another rendition of the framework. I've always preferred looking at it in a vertical sense, moving upwards rather than a top down looking model. It makes more sense to me. What do…

Apr 02 2013

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Unleash infographic creativity with Grafio

By Mark Anderson Infographics, iPad, iPad apps 4 Comments

It's not often that I write a specific post on a specific app but I am today. I've been using the app 'Grafio' for some time now. I found it because I was looking for an app that I could use to create my own infographics (a diagram that plots…

Mar 17 2013

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#TLAB13 – Transforming learning

By Mark Anderson Conferences, CPD, EdTech, T & L 11 Comments

Whilst I'll write a longer post soon about the inspiration from the day today at Berkhamsted's "Teaching, Learning & Assessment" conference yesterday, I did say that I would put up my presentation and resources from the session. So here they are: My presentation: TLAB '13 I also spoke about a…

Jan 04 2013

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Use Google Search like a rock star

By Mark Anderson CPD, ICT 9 Comments

Google is the greatest search engine going - we know this, but are you making the best use of it? Check out the tips below to start using it like a rock star! Specific phrases Rather than searching for themes of love, which would bring results of sites that…

Jan 04 2013

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Tutorial and review: Book Creator app for student learning

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps 9 Comments

Below is a quick introductory tutorial in how you can use Book Creator app with students in the classroom. What's it good for? Students showcasing: Photos Videos Text Audio ...including all the different elements of a project where they've curated those elements on their iPad. Easy sharing of their…

Dec 15 2012

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