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Jan 01 2021

Five ideas, approaches and attitudes to help you with #edtech in 2021

By Mark Anderson CPD, EdTech, Leadership, Learning, Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Work with me No Comments

It’s that time of the year to be reflective and to think ahead and make plans. Reflecting back on 2020, one of the few silver linings, as noted by many, was the huge inroads into the progress made by the teaching profession in improving both their confidence and competence in…

Dec 31 2020

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Workload Matters!

By Mark Anderson Education, educators, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, thinkings, Workload No Comments

"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." - Stephen R. Covey There are many acronyms and buzzwords in lots of different professions; I would argue none so much as in education. Whether it’s important you know the difference between your SIP and DIP or how to…

Dec 24 2020

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Welcome, as we open the final day on the 2020 #AppventCalendar and we find @BookCreatorApp!

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Books, Chrome, Computing, EdTech, iPad No Comments

Welcome to day 24, the final day of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! What a fantastic selection of great apps we’ve had across the 24 days this year. Alongside my entries and guest entries, this year I’ve extended the initiative across not just ictevangelist.com but across to the global-edtech.com team…

Dec 23 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day 23 – @Trello, written and shared by @rondelle10_b

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Leadership No Comments

Welcome to Day Twenty Three on the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Day 23 – #Appvent Calendar – Trello If like me, you like to plan things out in a visual way, then Trello is one tool to explore. This blog provides a basic outline to help you get started. What is…

Dec 16 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day Sixteen with @flipgrid, recommended by @RonanMcNicholl

By Mark Anderson Appvent, iPad, Microsoft, Video No Comments

Welcome to Day Sixteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today’s entry will certainly be a popular choice with many educators. This app has experienced an almost meteoric rise to fame since its acquisition by Microsoft back in 2016. The app we are talking about of course is Flipgrid! A quick…

Dec 12 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day Twelve – @EdPuzzle!

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Distance Learning, Education, Online Learning, Remote Learning No Comments

Welcome to Day Twelve of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! As with the other entries on the calendar this year, today’s recommended tool is one which has been a staple of my teaching and learning toolkit for many years. As a tool which at its heart, supports flipped learning and is…

Dec 09 2020

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How has #Education and #EdTech evolved during the Covid-19 crisis?

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, EdTech, Education, Ethics, Food for thought, Inclusion, Leadership, Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Thought Leadership No Comments

There’s no getting away from what a difficult year it has been for everyone the world over. With Collins Dictionary making their word of the year ‘lockdown’ it is a clear sign of the times. Whilst other words such as ‘’Rona’ or ‘unprecedented’ or ‘the Vid’ might have also been…

Dec 08 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day Eight – @justMoteHQ

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Chrome, Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning No Comments

Welcome to Day 8 of the 2020 Appvent Calendar. As with many of the entries on the calendar this year and a hallmark of many a good edtech company or app, today’s entry has really come into its own in supporting both a reduction in teacher workload, evidence-informed uses of…

Dec 03 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day Three – WriQ from @texthelp

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Chrome, EdTech, Education, Google, Literacy, Microsoft, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Workload No Comments

Welcome to Day Three of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! We are so pleased with the amazing engagement from educators around the world in this year’s Appvent Calendar. Described by Carmel Bones as ‘an annual tradition’, we are very proud to bring you some of the amazing tools, apps and services…

Dec 02 2020

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#AppventCalendar – Day Two – @classroomcloud_

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, Appvent, Distance Learning, EdTech, Online Learning, Remote Learning No Comments

Welcome to Day Two of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! We are so pleased and proud to be bringing you another calendar of amazing tools, apps and services that can help support teaching, learning, productivity and being safe online. With a great start to the event with our first app yesterday,…