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May 07 2020

Tute’s You! Making #onlinelearning work

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, EdTech, Education, Home Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning No Comments

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” One of America’s ‘Founding Fathers’, Benjamin Franklin was recognised as a polymath – someone who is defined as a person of wide knowledge or learning. It is this thinking which, now we are in lockdown,…

Sep 17 2017

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How to find out which apps will no longer work in iOS 11

By Mark Anderson iPad No Comments

In September 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s with its first 64-bit processor, the A7 and they launched iOS 7, the first 64-bit iDevice from Apple. In 2015 Apple announce that all new apps on the App Store must have 64-bit support. From iOS 11, only 64-bit apps will be…

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…

May 13 2015

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Low access, high challenge

By Mark Anderson T & L 4 Comments

The thing is, in education, for both students and teachers, using technology can be quite a complicated thing. Evangelists (where has that term come from?) can go on about the amazing features of devices and how you can create amazing things with them. Yes, you can... but actually - is…

Jan 25 2015

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#Bett2015 Part One – Learning with technology in 2015

By Mark Anderson Bett 3 Comments

Bett this year has been a lovely, affirming, sharing and fabulous opportunity to connect and re-connect with some of the most innovative and passionate educators in the world. I was humbled to be asked by a number of people to speak and share my thoughts across my visit on Friday.…

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…

Apr 30 2013

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I ♥ SAMR

By Mark Anderson EdTech, T & L 4 Comments

There's been a fair bit of mention of the SAMR framework recently so I thought I'd share another rendition of the framework. I've always preferred looking at it in a vertical sense, moving upwards rather than a top down looking model. It makes more sense to me. What do…

Jan 04 2013

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Tutorial and review: Book Creator app for student learning

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps 9 Comments

Below is a quick introductory tutorial in how you can use Book Creator app with students in the classroom. What's it good for? Students showcasing: Photos Videos Text Audio ...including all the different elements of a project where they've curated those elements on their iPad. Easy sharing of their…

Dec 31 2012

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iPad 110 – Stakeholders

By Mark Anderson ICT, iPad No Comments

Involving all stakeholders in any large scale school project is really important and it’s essential to remember this. Parents are no exception. I wouldn't say that we got everything right with what we did but certainly, involving parents in the project is something you should definitely do. It's particularly crucial…

Dec 30 2012

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iPad 109 – mirroring

By Mark Anderson iPad 9 Comments

I often get asked the question about mirroring your iPad and how you do it. Mirroring is the process of getting whatever is on your iPad screen on to a projector in your classroom or a TV / monitor elsewhere. There are a number of ways in which this can be…