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Dec 19 2022

Day 19 – Adobe Fresco by @adobe is today’s reveal on #Appvent22, written by @TechyLeaderEDU

By Mark Anderson Appvent, educators No Comments

So you say you’re not an artist? Despite all of the creative exposure we have across social media, exploring various art forms, tools, and spaces, many people still don’t consider themselves as being creative individuals. Why is that? Well, art has traditionally been considered a sector that only painters, singers,…

Dec 16 2022

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On the #Appvent22 calendar today we have the #MeasureApp shared by @ReallySchoolK from @NetSupportGroup #AppleEDUchat

By Mark Anderson ADE, Appvent, iPad, iPad apps, Learning No Comments

Welcome to Day 15 on the Appvent Calendar! Today we have a great suggestion for an AR tool from Apple that has lots of applications for use in the classroom for supporting a wide variety of Maths activities. Suggested and shared by Kat Cauchi, Former teacher and Community Engagement Manager…

Dec 18 2020

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#Appvent Calendar Day Eighteen – Swift Playgrounds from @lcoffeeprincel

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Computing, iPad No Comments

Welcome to Day Eighteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Swift Playgrounds is one of the best applications for teaching coding. This month the global community once again celebrated the importance of learning how to code. My school in Japan participated in the Hour of Code event and I used Swift…

Sep 19 2019

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Ten MORE things every educator should be able to do with their iPad

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, ICT, iPad, Tools, Work with me No Comments

A while ago I wrote a post which signalled a solid baseline level of ten things every teacher should be able to do with their iPad. It has been very popular and a recent resurgence in its popularity at the beginning of the academic year shows it is still just…

Nov 22 2017

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Oracy in the curriculum and how technology can help

By Mark Anderson AFL, Computing, EdTech, Literacy, Quotes No Comments

There's no getting away from it, oracy is an essential skill. It is something that can be taught and there's a pretty firm evidence base for it given the research quoted in this paper. Add to this the impassioned article here explaining: "What is oracy and why should every child…

Dec 15 2016

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5 ways to use Adobe Spark Video in the classroom

By Mark Anderson iPad

Regular readers of my blog and those who have seen me speak know how much I love a decent app to support learning. A staple of many a classroom for some time has been the brilliant Adobe Spark Video (previously Adobe Voice). Essentially, Spark Video is a slide driven presentation…

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 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…

Jun 27 2013

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Digital Pedagogy @ #WEICT13 Conference

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

As always I was very pleased to have been asked to speak at the (#WEICT13) West of England ICT conference. The list of keynote speakers was amazing with Lord Knight, the inimitable Russell Prue and the brilliant Dawn Hallybone who opened the event in such style. The workshop I gave talked…

Jun 16 2013

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iPads in Primary Lessons

By Mark Anderson iPad 10 Comments

iPads in Primary Lessons - A guest post by Rebecca Stacey Before we begin it's worth bearing in mind that at no point have I ever recommended that a lesson be planned purely teaching how to use an iPad, or indeed teaching how to use an an app. The iPad…