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May 04 2013

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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@pekabelo | spell with Flickr

By Mark Anderson ICT No Comments

Spell with Flickr. A delightful tool. Make your own words here: http://metaatem.net/words/Pekabelo

Dec 06 2012

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Zu3D studio 3 reviewed

By Mark Anderson EdTech, ICT No Comments

I was lucky enough to be given a copy of the Zu3D animation kit following their kind sponsorship of the last TeachMeet Clevedon. Since then I've had a number of opportunities to familiarise myself with it and the digital leaders at the school are enjoying getting to grips with it too. I…

Nov 10 2012

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Great web based presentation tool rv.lio

By Mark Anderson Cool sites, CPD, EdTech, ICT One Comment

I was alerted to this great tool the other week by the great Doug Belshaw when he made this presentation here: http://dougbelshaw.com/presentations/2012/eskills/index.html#/ - this web based presentation has a number of key benefits to it. For starters, it's really really simple to use, particularly if you use the web based creation tool found…

Oct 21 2012

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One iPad in the classroom tips & ideas (from teacher & student perspective)

By Mark Anderson EdTech, ICT, iPad, iPad apps 6 Comments

A presentation from the recent TeachMeet Woodham where I spoke about ways in which an iPad can be used as a tool to support learning and activities in the classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrkqkqjfFtg