Synopses & Reviews
Perfect ICT Every Lesson uses the technology-related elements of the recent subject reports from Ofsted to provide clear and practical strategies that are proven to be successful in classrooms, offering up ideas for how they can be turned into a daily reality for all teachers.
Dispels the myth that embracing technology in the classroom takes hours of discovery and days of practice before it is exposed to learners.”
Daniel Edwards, Director of Digital Strategy, Stephen Perse Foundation
Jam-packed full of accessible and inspirational ideas, the ICT Evangelist has created a companion for every teacher in the land. Marks real-life shop floor experience instils the reader with the confidence with which to switch on the laptop and start experimenting. Be prepared this is exciting stuff!”
Jamie Portman, Assistant Head Teacher, Campsmount
For someone who considers themselves tech-savvy, I still found it packed full of Well, I didnt know that information.”
Pete Jones, Assistant Head Teacher, Director of Learning, Les Quennevais School
Perfect ICT Every Lesson is the most comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of how ICT can be used by all teachers to enhance student learning that I have come across. Quite simply, there is something in it for teachers at every level of responsibility.”
Mark Anderson is Assistant Head Teacher: Director of E-Learning at Sir Bernard Lovell School, Bristol where he focuses on iPad and technology-related teaching and learning. He is a popular and influential blogger who is renowned for providing teachers with ideas for digitalising learning to make it fun and effective. He believes that technology can improve both your life and your access to learning through the sharing and collaboration of ideas.
Review
Mark Anderson has a well-deserved reputation for his knowledge and enthusiasm for ICT in schools. He has a superb understanding of how ICT can enhance and even transform learning; its not about innovation for the sake of it or lots
of flashy gimmicks. Perfect ICT Every Lesson provides an excellent framework for using ICT at a whole-school or classroom level, as well as giving teachers ideas for a range of different strategies and applications. Mark has a gift for making things seem possible. Reading this book will give teachers the confidence
to try out some new approaches without worrying that theyre not ICT experts. Its an intelligent book, which many teachers will find useful and inspiring.
Tom Sherrington @headguruteacher, Head Teacher, King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Perfect ICT Every Lesson seeks to remove the fear some educators have when using ICT to enhance learning. The book dispels the myth that embracing technology in the classroom takes hours of discovery and days of practice before it is exposed to learners. Mark Anderson skilfully discusses techniques
and tools whilst maintaining interest in the possibilities that are available to all. The developing pedagogy is outlined to the reader with relevant case studies and examples.There is real craft in the way the learning process is discussed with reference to a tool that should only be used where it is appropriate. Mark successfully informs and relaxes the reader in equal measure. Simple explanation scaffolds the wealth of experience that Mark possesses and it is testament to the author that we are eager to find out more about each
suggestion.
I would highly recommend Perfect ICT Every Lesson to all educators seeking to continue their own development and enhance learning for their students. This book will sit on top of the reference list when it comes to improving my own
methods and Im thankful it has come along at this stage in my career.
Daniel Edwards @syded06, Director of Digital Strategy, Stephen Perse Foundation
In this book, Mark provides us with an exceptionally clear and dynamic vision; full of fantastic strategies, case studies, top tips and suggestions on how to use ICT to transform learning in and out of the classroom. For someone who considers themselves tech-savvy, I still found it packed full of Well, I didnt know that information which had my brain whirring with new possibilities for my own teaching and my schools approach to using technology as a platform for providing deep, creative and memorable learning experiences.
Pete Jones @Pekabelo, Assistant Head Teacher, Director of Learning, Les Quennevais School, Jersey
Mark Andersons Perfect ICT Every Lesson is the most comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of how ICT can be used by all teachers to enhance student learning that I have come across. Quite simply, there is something in it for teachers at every level of responsibility.
What I like most about this book, though is that is constantly and unerringly sticks to Marks fundamental principle that it is the learning, not the tech, that is paramount. This is extremely refreshing coming from one of the most technically knowledgeable and proficient educators out there, and
I thank him for it.
Fundamentally, the measure of any good educational book is what you learn from it and what you take away from it to implement in your practice. In Perfect ICT Every Lesson Mark has handed me the metaphoric fish of some tweaks to make
my PowerPoints more PowerFull and to help me use search engines better. More importantly, this book has given me the fishing rod of a far clearer understanding of the SAMR taxonomy, a framework that will help me to think and plan carefully in order to move towards the perfect ICT of the title.
Keven Bartle @kevbartle, Deputy Head Teacher, Canons High School, London
Jam-packed full of accessible and inspirational ideas, the ICT Evangelist has created a companion for every teacher in the land. Marks real-life shop floor experience instils the reader with the confidence with which to switch on the laptop and start experimenting. Be prepared this is exciting stuff!
Jamie Portman @Ja
Mark has written an incredibly useful book, the title of which clearly suggests what it is about; it is not about a 'one off' ICT lesson but about integrating ICT in meaningful ways into everyday lessons to support and extend pupils' learning.
It starts with a clear explanation of the SAMR taxonomy,challenging us to think of ways in which we can truly plan for use of technology that will not merely replicate or substitute what could be achieved in a more traditional way; instead, there are illuminating examples of what our pupils can achieve that would have been impossible before. A strength of the book is its plethora of case studies and concrete examples of tasks, with a strong focus on sound
pedagogy. Another strength is its plain language and avoidance of unnecessary jargon, making it really teacher-friendly.
Mark addresses current debates such as the use of mobile devices in schools, including a look at the BYOD strategy adopted by some schools. You will learn from this book I certainly did a sure sign of a great read.
Hélène Galdin-O'Shea @hgaldinoshea,
Head of Media Studies and English teacher
Synopsis
Every teacher can use social media and digital technology as integral classroom learning tools. Mark Anderson tells us how
Synopsis
In this book, Mark Anderson, the ICT Evangelist, takes the technology-related elements of all the recent subject reports from Ofsted and offers clear, practical strategies that are proven to be successful in classrooms and offers up ideas on how they can be turnedinto a daily reality for all teachers.
The key subject is the use of ICT but the book also shows how ICT can be used in every lesson across both Primary and Secondary phases.
Synopsis
Technology is at the heart of learning and every teacher needs to be using social media, mobile technologies, and transformational digital learning opportunities as an integral part of their range of strategies for helping students make the maximum progress. Mark Anderson provides practical strategies that are proven to be successful in classrooms.
About the Author
Mark Anderson is Assistant Head Teacher: Director of E-Learning at Sir Bernard Lovell School, Bristol where he focuses on iPad and technology-related teaching and learning. He is a popular and influential blogger who is renowned for providing teachers with ideas for digitalising learning to make it fun and effective. He believes that technology can improve both your life and your access to learning through the sharing and collaboration of ideas.
Jackie Beere, Head teacher at Campion School, England until 2006, is now a consultant, trainer and School Improvement Partner. She spent three years as an Advanced Skills Teacher leading and implementing innovative Teaching and Learning initiatives including KS3 and 4 Learning to Learn and Thinking Skills programmes. She was awarded the OBE in November 2002 for services to education, having trained many teachers and school leaders in the latest theory and practice of learning to learn and emotional intelligence. She introduced Learning to Learn through Opening Minds, a competency-based curriculum at her school in 2006, after a two year pilot project proved very successful.
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1. Taking ICT from zero to hero
2. ICT learning resources for every classroom
3. Activities in the ICT suite
4. The e-safety framework
5. Mobile technology
6. Literacy, digital literacy and ICT
7. Social media
And finally
Bibliography and further reading