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May 07 2022

Five simple ways to use edtech to support oracy in the classroom

By Mark Anderson Blogs, Cognitive Science, Collaboration, Digital Strategy, Learning, Literacy, Oracy No Comments

Speaking and listening is the cornerstone of any classroom (and if not, why not?!) but how can technology help with oracy? Activities such as role-play, debate, discussion, and dialogue are all great ways to promote oracy in the classroom but how can technology help? Well, you’ll be pleased to learn…

Sep 07 2021

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5 great things to try with Apple Clips this year

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, ADE, Appvent, EdTech, iPad, iPad apps No Comments

Apple Clips has been around for a few years now. It’s a clever app for iPad and iPhone for making short video clips that can be enhanced in any number of ways using emoji, text, symbols, green-screen effects, AR and more! It’s become a firm favourite in many Primary school…

Dec 05 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day Five – @anchor, by @PhuHua

By Mark Anderson ADE, Appvent, EdTech, Guest posts, Oracy No Comments

Welcome to Day Five of the Appvent Calendar 2020! As we’ve alluded to in all of the entries so far on the Appvent Calendar 2020, all of the tools shared so far have had a big impact on learners, teachers and our communities across the year. When lockdowns started across…

Dec 09 2019

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AppVent Calendar Day Nine – Chatterpix Kids

By Mark Anderson Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to Day Nine of the Appvent Calendar. Today's featured app is one that I've been using in one way shape or form for a good number of years now. It's a great app to promote oracy and to help with lots of different creative ways to help learners explain…

Feb 07 2019

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A great free VR app for iOS that can help with oracy, presentations and more

By Mark Anderson EdTech, ICT, iPad, VR No Comments

One of the reasons I started organising Teachmeets many moons ago was because I wanted to give myself the opportunity to present in front of my peers without my knees knocking, sweating and feeling full of imposter syndrome - if I'm honest, it still happens now but through practice comes…

Oct 25 2018

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A great VR app for learners and teachers alike!

By Mark Anderson EdTech, iPad, T & L, VR No Comments

There are many reasons why I love Teachmeets; the learning, new ideas, networking, a chance to win a prize - there are lots of them. One of the reasons I started organising Teachmeets was because despite being perfectly happy standing in front of a class or students and speaking or even…

Nov 22 2017

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Oracy in the curriculum and how technology can help

By Mark Anderson AFL, Computing, EdTech, Literacy, Quotes No Comments

There's no getting away from it, oracy is an essential skill. It is something that can be taught and there's a pretty firm evidence base for it given the research quoted in this paper. Add to this the impassioned article here explaining: "What is oracy and why should every child…

Mar 10 2016

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Yakit Kids for simple explanations and oracy

By Mark Anderson iPad 2 Comments

If you aren't aware of Yakit Kids, where have you been? Yakit Kids is a free iPhone (which works on iPad) app that is super simple to use, great fun, but scalable in terms of its potential impact. Simply ask children to either screenshot or grab an image / photo…