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Jan 25 2015

#Bett2015 Part Five – Google and Book Creator

By Mark Anderson Bett 3 Comments

As someone who is pretty passionate about (purposeful) edtech and its potential to enhance learning, Google are one of only a few organisations that sit right at the heart of that passion. One of the things on my professional bucket list was to become a Google Certified Teacher. Alongside that, I've…

Jan 18 2015

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Educator spotlight: @sylviaduckworth

By Mark Anderson educators 8 Comments

I haven't done this before but someone's inspired me of late through her awesome sharing and brilliant creative work that she's been doing. Her name is Sylvia Duckworth - an educator from Toronto, Canada. Sylvia is a Google Certified Teacher and a French teacher. Sylvia has been doing lots of sketchnoting and sharing…

Oct 21 2014

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Technology integration with SAMR & tools that support it

By Mark Anderson EdTech 2 Comments

If you read my blog you probably know that I don't really do technology for technology's sake. I was recently asked to be involved in a Teachmeet by the lovely Nikki Gilbey (check her blog here too) with a technology focus and wondered about what to talk about. I had recently…

Oct 09 2014

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Google Teacher Academy 2014 #GTAUK

By Mark Anderson EdTech 7 Comments

Google's Teacher Academy (#GTAUK) is taking place later this month and I am honoured and pleased to have been accepted. I'll blog more about the event as and when it happens. In the mean time I thought I would share my application video. I'm very much looking forward to the…

Sep 14 2014

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Google Slides for iOS

By Mark Anderson EdTech 15 Comments

Google Slides for iOS is here and I have to say I am pretty impressed. Making the triumvirate of Google Docs and Sheets whole, for a free app on your iPhone or iPad that gives you access to a presentation tool, it is really good. To say that it is everything…

Nov 02 2013

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Google Story Builder

By Mark Anderson EdTech 16 Comments

Launched some time ago now, Google Story Builder allows you (or even better, your students) to create short movies or video stories in a Google Docs style environment... Great if your students already use Google Apps for Edu. You can choose different characters, story and music and when you're done…

Jan 09 2013

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Google Like a Rockstar – an encore!

By Mark Anderson Guest posts, ICT One Comment

From a guest post by Penny Russell @digitaldaisies Here are some more ways of using Google Advanced Search for smarter searching. Advanced Search Advanced search is helpful if you have a number of parameters you want to limit your search by, and can’t find Mark’s handy searching post. Advanced search…

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…

Mar 09 2011

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Sally Thorne – Google Maps

By Mark Anderson TeachMeet Clevedon 1 No Comments

Sally talked about how Google maps can aid classroom learning through the use of 'My Maps' - individualising maps with icons which have tasks linked to them, allowing to track historical events for example and giving students access to plot their own maps and contribute to a whole class project/activity.…

Mar 09 2011

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Tom Robinson – Online Forms

By Mark Anderson TeachMeet Clevedon 1 No Comments

Tom spoke about how students can set their own learning outcomes through the teacher creating a Google Form and students responding, very quick and simple to set up - all working through real time which means students can watch updates happening right away on the class board (particularly useful for…