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CESI 2010 Project

www.cesi.ie In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Adrienne Webb,Vice-Chair and Anne McMurrough, National Executive member of CESI (The Computer Education Society of Ireland), to talk about the voluntary organisation that has been championing the cause of ICT integration in education since 1973. The discussion focuses on CESI’s plans for 2010, including regional

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eTwinning Podcast

www.etwinning.net – Download MP3 In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Ann Gilleran, Pedagogical Manager for the eTwinning Central Support Service of European Schoolnet (EUN) and Kay O’Regan, National eTwinning Coordinator at Leargás (www.leargas.ie), to discuss the eTwinning project.  eTwinning, part of Comenius, the EU programme for schools, promotes school collaboration through the

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Interactive Whiteboards

Interview with Simon Lewis, Principal, Carlow Educate Together Primary School       In the light of the recent Government announcement of funding for ‘Smart Schools’ , Michael Hallissy speaks with Simon Lewis principal and Blogger at www.anseo.net, on the phenomenal  popularity of Interactive Whiteboards in primary schools and his extensive experience and recommendations in

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Innovative Schools

In our latest podcast we have interviewed Seamus Ryan, Education Officer, Meath VEC.  Seamus has been working with Meath VEC since the mid 1970s and has worked as a teacher, principal and administrator. In this podcast we learn how Seamus introduced the Microsoft Innovative Schools Programme to Dunshaughlin Community College.  Seamus emphasises the focus on

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Discover Sensors

In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Oonagh Meighan and Sara Retief of Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) and science mentor Tom Bolger to discuss the exciting Discover Sensors project (www.discoversensors.ie). Discover Sensors supports the use of sensor technology in hands-on scientific investigations by Junior Science students. The project is currently working with

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TeachNet Projects 2009

By Teachers for Teachers’ To highlight some of the many interesting projects published this year with the support of TeachNet grants, this podcast focuses on four projects. Host Clifford Brown is joined by primary teachers Ciarán Gray and Sinéad Grimes, and second level teachers Martina Hearne and Dan O’Sullivan to discuss their respective work.  Projects

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Interactive Whiteboards

‘Every teacher should have one?’ In this podcast, host Clifford Brown is joined by primary teacher Nuala Crotty, administrative principal Fiona Collins and again by teaching principal Simon Lewis  to debate why interactive whiteboards have become so popular in primary classrooms and the potential these devices have to revolutionise both teaching and learning. Discussions include;

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