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Dec 14 2015

In defence of technicians

By Mark Anderson T & L 11 Comments

So it seems that my post from last week caused a bit of a furore among technicians; no surprise there I guess given the title although some (wrongly) saw the post as a strategic and personal attack upon those in technical roles in schools. Having read through many pages of forum posts…

Dec 09 2015

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The problem with technicians

By Mark Anderson Leadership 38 Comments

The problem with technicians, you know who I mean - technical support... And this isn't to say that this is a global issue and a problem everywhere. Some schools, in fact in many schools, it is the job of a teacher to be network manager or the person who manages…

Nov 06 2015

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More Ed, Less Tech: my free book

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

More Ed, Less Tech is the title of my new 'One Best Thing' book made following the ADE institute in Amsterdam earlier this year. It is an ongoing project that Apple asks its ADEs to complete at their institute for educators that takes place each year and I am so…

Oct 25 2015

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How to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Education 7 Comments

This post examines how to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom. I've been playing with Adobe Slate again... I can't help myself... it is such a lovely tool to use. And so, in this post I explore more deeply the ideas originally used in this post on…

Sep 21 2015

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The Staff All email

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

On what occasion do you actually need to send an email to every member of your staff body? For me, there is nothing worse than being asked, “Haven’t you checked your emails yet today?” The fear of foreboding from what might be waiting there for you that the person who…

Sep 14 2015

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Developing a whole school culture

By Mark Anderson Leadership 3 Comments

Culture is really important. Get it wrong, things fall down around your ears. Get it right and you can be on to a winner! The term 'branding' as you'll most likely know, comes from the age-old practice of charring the skin of your cattle with a mark. Sometimes this is done…

Aug 23 2015

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A conversation on EducationUX

By Mark Anderson thinkings One Comment

Gapingvoid are a consultancy and visual communications agency in Miami Beach, Florida. Their blog is worth checking. The brain child of Jason Korman (co-founder and CEO) and Hugh MacLeod (co-founder and Creative Director), you'll more than often see their work on Twitter talking about management and any number of education…

May 24 2015

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Do superheroes cry?

By Mark Anderson Leadership 11 Comments

I had to tell my son off this morning. He'd been a bit naughty. He'd been put on the naughty step and sat there in his Spiderman costume, crying his eyes out. He'd been a bit naughty sure, but certainly not enough to warrant the floods of tears that streamed down…