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Sep 08 2015

Humanitise – a verb or very sound thinking – a guest post by @Humanitise

By Mark Anderson Guest posts One Comment

It has been my distinct pleasure to meet and work with Kevin Matthews of the Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, whilst taking part on the #ThinkGlobal15 conference tour in Japan. Kevin’s focus in the different events has been his specialist area of expertise surrounding Human Rights education. His school is recognised…

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…

Aug 26 2015

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Do not touch life, do touch life…

By Mark Anderson thinkglobal 2 Comments

As I sit here in a Starbucks just outside Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, Japanese capital of peace and bliss (envisioned by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the late 16th century) walking around and seeing the mix of old and new, I realise not only how fortunate that I am, but also think about the trip I’ve…

Jul 06 2015

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TESLabsLive, a write up

By Mark Anderson EdTech One Comment

I was genuinely chuffed when Peps Mccrea asked me if I wanted to come along to the TESLabsLive event at TES Global, the headquarters for TES in London. The idea behind it was to help a variety of #edtech startups with the opportunity to talk with some teachers about their different…

Jun 14 2015

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Reflections on #NRocks

By Mark Anderson Conferences One Comment

The amount of planning that goes in to an event such as the phenomenal Northern Rocks that took place yesterday in Leeds is huge. Having organised a few myself I know what it takes, a dedicated and hard-working team of people. The fact that Debra contacted me back in September 2014…

May 30 2015

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I worry about teachers who blog

By Mark Anderson Education 22 Comments

I worry for a number of reasons. Why I worry Teachers blog and don't think about their audience and say things that show poor judgement. Teachers blog and use images that aren't licensed for reuse and think it's ok because they've used 'Google Images'. Teachers blog and use images which aren't…

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…