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Feb 29 2012

More reasons to love iPad with iBooks Author

By Mark Anderson iPad 6 Comments

You won’t have failed to notice the big launch by Apple a few months ago with various links to education. They released 3 big education related items that have (if they hadn’t already) made educational establishments really sit up and notice the iPad as a serious learning tool. iTunesU app…

Dec 07 2011

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Vote for me! Best Edtech blog #eddies11

By Mark Anderson ICT, T & L No Comments

So it would appear that it really is the season to be jolly - I was overwhelmed (and a little late it would seem) to find out yesterday that my blog has been nominated for the Best EdTech blog in the 2011 Edublog awards. I would like to take this…

Nov 06 2011

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Introduction to using Popplet

By Mark Anderson Cool sites, ICT, iPad, iPad apps, My Screencasts 8 Comments

Popplet is a great tool which you can use for free online for a number of different reasons: A revision tool A presentation tool A mindmapping tool An idea collation tool A collaborative tool (you can connect with other Popplet users to collate ideas / work collaboratively) There are lots…

Oct 26 2011

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Twitter’s a bird & bird is the word! (or Twitter for developing a PLN)

By Mark Anderson CPD, T & L One Comment

Twitter for developing a PLN What is a PLN? Many people describe it as their Personal or Professional Learning Network - certainly for me, joining Twitter has been the single best thing I have ever done in terms of developing myself professionally. My colleagues often comment about how they can't…

Oct 26 2011

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Introduction to Google Forms

By Mark Anderson CPD, My Screencasts, T & L 9 Comments

Google Forms as a tool has probably been one of the single most important web based developments to support how I work in the classroom over the last few years. Whilst pretty simple to use, the power of the Google Form is in its flexibility in the many different ways…

Sep 08 2011

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Why iPad for the English classroom in education?

By Mark Anderson iPad 21 Comments

I’ve been asked to make a case for the use of iPads in English by a member of my PLN, @learningspy (David Didau) or more specifically, how they could be used. This could turn in to a very lengthy post if I was to write my entire case for the…

Sep 06 2011

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How Video Games Are Changing Education infographic

By Mark Anderson Infographics One Comment

Via: Online Colleges Guide

Aug 20 2011

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GarageBand for iPad quick example

By Mark Anderson iPad apps One Comment

How easy is it to create music on the iPad using GarageBand? Pretty darn easy I reckon! This took me 30 mins. Ok, it's not the finished article, but certainly, there's enough there to pad out to form a complete song. I'm impressed!! axel_f.m4a Listen on Posterous Publish

Aug 19 2011

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Screen Chomp & GarageBand on the iPad – demo / tutorial

By Mark Anderson iPad apps, My Screencasts One Comment

Short screencast made using a screenshot from GarageBand, a ScreenChomp screencast a song I made in GarageBand and iMovie. Tidy :) Here's the original version of the screencast sans music before I put it through the rinse to add the music in iMovie for quality comparison. http://www.screenchomp.com/t/aaWDhpbKkQ

Jul 28 2011

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