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May 25 2014

Making the explicit, explicit

By Mark Anderson Books 5 Comments

David Didau's new book, the 'Secret of Literacy' landed on my desk this past week with great anticipation. His last book, the 'Perfect Ofsted English Lesson' was a great success and being an avid reader of his blog and enjoying many of our conversations over the years, I was looking forward…

Aug 22 2012

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Create 360° records of learning in your classroom with @bubblepix

By Mark Anderson iPad apps No Comments

Found this app today thanks to @joe_moretti - prospects look really good. It's an app which works with a 3rd party device they call a Bubblescope. With this device, and the app, you can record 360° photos and videos in your classroom. Superb idea! Follow here: @bubblepix App here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bubblepix/id478824625?ls=1&mt=8 I'm looking forward…

Oct 20 2011

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David Didau (@learningspy) talks @ #tmclevedon about the ‘Learning Loop’

By Mark Anderson TeachMeet Clevedon 3 One Comment

David talked about a SoL called the Learning Loop which has been created at Priory Community School in Weston-Super-Mare. He added that we want students to think but this can be very hard at times. In order to perform complex tasks we use memory and therefore, students need to learn…

Sep 08 2011

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Why iPad for the English classroom in education?

By Mark Anderson iPad 21 Comments

I’ve been asked to make a case for the use of iPads in English by a member of my PLN, @learningspy (David Didau) or more specifically, how they could be used. This could turn in to a very lengthy post if I was to write my entire case for the…