#iPad - ICTEvangelist

Sep 28 2015

My response to everyone – Don’t bin IT or ban IT, get IT right!

By Mark Anderson ICT 3 Comments

I want to be very clear from the outset... Technology can make a big difference. To students’ engagement. To students’ chances. To students’ outcomes. To students’ results. So let's get IT right! There is no shadow of a doubt that the effects of mobile phones in a student’s pocket are…

Sep 10 2015

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Paper by 53 gets a facelift and now on iPhone

By Mark Anderson iPad apps 2 Comments

I've been a fan of Paper by 53 for years. When I first got it, you had to pay for the extra tools, so I got them. Then they added in colour mix, so I bought that too. The design was simply so beautiful and it was so intuitive…

Sep 02 2015

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Starting a new term, why not look at @ClassDojo?

By Mark Anderson iPad apps, Positivity One Comment

If you know me you'll probably know I am a big fan of ClassDojo and have been for many years now. It is a fantastic tool for home / school communication and for developing positive engagement within your classroom. I am not going to spend time in this post extolling…

Aug 26 2015

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If you teach Computing or STEM with iPad, you probably need an Everything Machine

By Mark Anderson Computing, iPad 7 Comments

The iPad is one hell of a device. I'm not the first person to say it or think it but there you have it. It really is. Yes, competitors and Android fans will tell you that their devices have done it for years, but it's never been quite as good…

May 26 2015

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SAMR is not a ladder, a word of warning

By Mark Anderson T & L 28 Comments

I'm as guilty as the next person for singing the praises of Puentedura's SAMR model. I've blogged about it many many times, it's included in my book 'Perfect ICT Every Lesson' too. Quite rightly so I believe. The problem I have with it, and others find this problem too, is…

May 25 2015

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30 essential iPad Apps for the paperless classroom

By Mark Anderson Free resource, iPad 27 Comments

I make no apologies for making this an iPad focused post. So many of the schools that I work with have iPads both for students and for educators. The majority of the 30 Apps I've chosen are ones I have used extensively myself in the classroom with some new additions which…

Apr 24 2015

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New book and iTunes U course on App Smashing

By Mark Anderson Books 3 Comments

I've been a big fan of Greg Kulowiec's idea of App Smashing for some time. This is why when I was asked to run some sessions at a conference in Istanbul recently I chose to run a 3 hour session on App Smashing. To support the session I created an iTunes U…

Apr 05 2015

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Twitter for Teachers, a resource

By Mark Anderson CPD, Free resource 6 Comments

I was reminded last week on the power of Twitter which brought together 250 education professionals to London for #TMLondon. Selfies, trending, hashtag, learning and sharing all took place and not only were there 250 teachers there, there were more than 200 viewing online at the same time too. It…

Mar 09 2015

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My iStick, a review

By Mark Anderson iPad 3 Comments

I was contacted by MyiStick following my presentation at Liz Allton's TeachMeet Solihull and a recommendation from Liz. Further to a conversation, they said they'd be happy to send me one of their iSticks. Now, if you haven't heard of them, an iStick is a two way lightning to USB memory…

Mar 07 2015

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Capita SIMS Teacher App

By Mark Anderson iPad 3 Comments

Now I don't know if you remember the old SIMS Teacher App for iOS, but honestly, it was somewhat dire. I have been fortunate to get my hands on a demo copy of the new Teacher App and I'm pleased to say it's a vast improvement. I should note here that I…