Guest Contributor Larry McNutt Why EdTech teachers need to be at UD26 Here’s something I’ve noticed: if you’re a teacher using EdTech in creative ways, you’re probably already practicing Universal Design without calling it that. You know that moment when you set up an assignment to accept video submissions because one of your students struggles […]
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Short answer: it’s probably more than a name change, but it’s certainly not a revolution 🤔 You could be forgiven for thinking Elevate Educator is Microsoft’s replacement for Innovative Educator, and that Elevate Schools is simply the new name for Innovative or Showcase schools. In many ways, they are. In my previous post, Nothing Is
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I borrowed the words of Paul Simon for the title of this post because, in the circumstances, they felt apt. Bett 26 felt familiar. The usual venue, the same jaw‑dropping scale, and the same background noise around AI. For anyone who has attended in recent years, there were no big surprises. Instead, what stood out
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Traditionally, the New Year is a time to reset, refresh, and try something new in your classroom, and top of your to-do list should be to block off 60 minutes for the Hour of AI. I’ve written before about its previous iteration, the Hour of Code, and the excellent code.org site, which for over a
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The new Teach section in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams EDU isn’t just another shiny GenAI tool, it’s a practical, dedicated teacher space packed with powerful features for creating classroom materials like lesson plans, rubrics, and study aids, all in one place. Teach brings a growing toolkit of AI-powered features that let you And the
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In this ‘Brave New (AI-powered) World’ we now inhabit it’s impossible to drown out the ever increasing hyperbole depicting GenAI as the ultimate panacea for ever conceivable woe. As each new iteration of ChatGPT (Or whatever chatbot, you’re having yourself) arrives, accompanied by fanfare and we hear catchphrases like, ‘Digital Transformation’, ‘Future Skills’ and ‘New
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If your school is like most in Ireland, you’ve probably got a significant number of computers still running Windows 10. and probably with very few issues as the OS has been a reliable workhorse for years at the chalkface so the adage of ‘If it’s not broken, don’t fix it’, would seemingly apply here in
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Final Call ⌛All our 2025 online summer courses must close Friday, August 22nd at 5pm so make sure you don’t miss out on securing your EPV days for the coming academic year… Teachers can still avail of the following 9 EPV day approved courses from TeachNet but time is running out so BOOK NOW!
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Back by popular demand! Up to July 31st, 2025, TeachNet are offering a €35 discount on all our €75 EPV day approved online courses. Just add one of our €75 courses to the cart and enter ‘the coupon code ‘July40 ’ to save.. Please Note: Offer only available on the selected courses below. Selected Online
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In the latest episode of the TeachNet Podcast series, Pat Brennan is joined by Michael Barrett, Audience Engagement Manager at Dream Space, to talk about his role in Microsoft Ireland’s immersive STEM learning space, in particular his passion for game-based learning and all things Minecraft. The discussion begins with Michael detailing his journey to Dream Space, its mission to engage young people in STEM education, and the hands-on experiences offered through their daily field trips. T
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