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Jan 26 2016

Sort I.T. Out – my presentation from School Leaders Summit @Bett_Show

By Mark Anderson Leadership 2 Comments

Alongside other presentations and keynotes at Bett Show this year, one of my sessions was in the School Leaders Summit which I punnily titled 'Sort IT out'... https://twitter.com/josepicardoSHS/status/690563703452884993 It was a presentation which looked at the hallmarks and milestones recognised in schools which have achieved a decent level of technology use…

Jan 02 2016

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Keep it simple silly – simple ideas, big impact

By Mark Anderson T & L 3 Comments

One of my favourite mantras for teaching and learning are those based around keeping it real simple. The cumulative effect (sometimes thought of as marginal learning gains (hat tip to Zoë Elder)) of these simple little ideas can lead to a big difference in the classroom. Keep it simple silly…

Dec 31 2015

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My Top Ten iPad Apps from 2015

By Mark Anderson iPad 28 Comments

In lieu of writing a reflective blog for this year I thought I would share the top ten iPad Apps that have been impactful in my working with hundreds of schools and teachers around the world this year. With a focus on a few key types of Apps such as…

Nov 01 2015

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100+ iOS Apps and ideas for the classroom

By Mark Anderson iPad 19 Comments

I have been curating a Padlet wall to embed in my new book uploaded to iBooks today (More Ed, Less Tech). Thanks to my amazing PLN there are now more than 100 different responses (with far more than 100 ideas) on iOS Apps and ideas for their use added to the…

Oct 21 2015

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10 things everyone should know about great school leaders

By Mark Anderson Leadership 5 Comments

Teaching is one of the few professions where, as you progress and climb the educational ladder, the job you are doing begins to become almost unrecognisable. The daily routine of the full time class teacher slowly starts to fade and in its place is something that begins to resemble a…

Oct 19 2015

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Top six Apps for creating word clouds

By Mark Anderson ICT 47 Comments

I wrote in my book about the power of using word clouds in the classroom. They are such a good tool for activities linked to literacy, problem solving and much more. The classic Wordle and Tagxedo still rank highly in my estimation but as more and more use of technology…

Oct 11 2015

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How to get quality creative commons / reuse and free images

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

I see so many teachers making the mistake of using Google Images and other image search tools to get images to use in their work. You can use search tools within the Google Image Search to ensure that you are only searching for creative commons free images by choosing the…

Oct 09 2015

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How to make a great wall display

By Mark Anderson Learning 5 Comments

I love a good wall display. It can make the room or corridor come alive. I know how hard however it has been for me to get sorted with decent wall displays. My first head of department helped me loads. As an art teacher he taught me lots about how…

Sep 15 2015

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What’s your favourite children’s book (for Year 5)?

By Mark Anderson Literacy 2 Comments

What's your favourite children's book? That's the question I asked recently on Twitter... https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/642075903745462272 The response was really cool and thanks to the many teachers that responded. By using the fab Padlet to crowd-source responses I've been able to keep these in a place that I can easily refer back…

Jul 27 2015

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#ADE2015 stories and visuals

By Mark Anderson iPad 9 Comments

This year's institute will stay with me for some time. I will blog more about it but for now I will keep my mouth and keyboard shut as I don't want to provide any spoilers for those about to attend the third regional institute in Singapore. Those of you who…

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