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Mar 27 2023

Infographic sharing four ways to use Kami in the classroom, the points in the infographic are included in the blogpost

7 ways to use Kami in the classroom

By Mark Anderson EdTech, educators, Efficacy, Product Review, sponsored No Comments

I regularly share that I believe good edtech in the classroom has three purposes: it enhances learning, supports teaching, and reduces teacher workload. Another key factor in successful edtech in the classroom, which I often call my Bananarama principle, is that “it isn’t what you do, it’s the way that…

Dec 05 2022

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Get powerFULL with Microsoft’s Power Toys – your must-have tool for Windows

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Microsoft, Productivity No Comments

Often with technology, it isn't the most amazing things that technology can do with things such as AR and VR that make it an effective tool. Often, it's the more mundane end of the spectrum that makes your life simpler and easier that helps you to reduce workload or speed…

Jan 28 2022

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The best hidden feature in iOS for you to check out!

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, top tips No Comments

Originally introduced in iOS 14, this feature is so useful yet despite being really helpful in lots of scenarios for iPhone users, I am still amazed at the number of people who haven't heard of it or stumbled upon it. In writing this article I read one author talk about…

Dec 23 2021

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#AppventCalendar Day 23 reveals @asana shared by Bukky Yusuf

By Mark Anderson Appvent No Comments

Welcome to today's Appvent Calendar entry, suggested by Bukky Yusuf. The app she is sharing today is the productivity and project management tool, Asana! I have always been a fan of Trello, however, 2021 was the year that I was introduced to Asana and I have quickly become a…

Sep 26 2021

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Things to try out on your iPad / Chromebook / Windows device this new academic year!

By Mark Anderson Chromebook, EdTech, Education, ICT, iPad, Online Learning, TipTopTipsEdu No Comments

Originally posted on the NetSupport website here, this is a recent post that I hope you find useful. Whether you’re starting at a new school that’s using an iPad, Chromebook or Windows device, there are many time-saving strategies you can regularly use to save you that little bit of time.…

Sep 12 2019

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Using Adobe Spark Post and Siri Shortcuts to make animated gifs

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, Education, educators, iPad No Comments

I'm working at the University of Worcester tomorrow speaking to 150+ PGCE students about using Twitter for professional development, among other things. As part of that, here is a Twitter question I posed earlier. I've posed questions like this before and the response has always been phenomenal. Today has been…

May 20 2018

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Five things you can do to make the most of gained time

By Mark Anderson #mytop5, Leadership, Positivity, T & L No Comments

I always remember looking forward to getting some gained time once my Year 11s and 13s had gone. Making the most of that time though is always a difficult thing to do. Something always seemed to get in the way. Whether it was other people asking you of your time…

Jul 11 2017

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Icons galore with this brilliant new add-in from the Noun Project

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Microsoft, Resources, Tools No Comments

There's one sure fire way of helping to bring your designs and documents to life and that is through the use of simple iconography. I wrote about the brilliant flaticon site in my secret edtech weapons post here. Always keeping something back for myself, I didn't share the Noun Project's…

May 08 2017

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Boomerang can help your workload and productivity

By Mark Anderson EdTech No Comments

Continuing my series of secret #edtech weapons I wanted to share today a productivity tool which really does help if you are a Gmail user, which of course, so many of us are. One of the biggest things that can impact on our productivity is our email. Now there are lots…

Aug 03 2014

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Be a resourceful teacher – using your phone!

By Mark Anderson Tools 7 Comments

As you can imagine, I read a fair amount of posts about technology and one of the most overused phrases is about capitalising upon the power in the pockets of students. I don't mean snotty tissues or half eaten Haribo packets; I'm talking about the power of the mobile devices…