🚀 Educators, innovators, and tech enthusiasts, gather around! The CESI Conference 2024 is the event of the year for anyone passionate about digital teaching and learning. It’s not just a conference; it’s a creative hub for exploring the latest in computing, GenAI, and inclusive education. 🌟 ✨ Dive into a world of digital innovation across […]
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In our latest podcast on generative AI in education, , Dr Michael Hallissy speaks with Dr Jenny O’Connor, lecturer in English and Communications in South East Technical University (SETU), and Dr Orna Farrell Associate Professor of Education in Dublin City University (DCU) about Gen AI and its impact on assessment. Recorded just before Christmas following
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Simpleshow, is a feature-rich tool that offers a dynamic and user-friendly platform for creating educational explainer videos. This ai powered tool gives you the power to create simple and engaging videos with an easy-to-use platform allowing educators to easily create explainer videos that simplify complex concepts. The free Classroom Plan, aimed at educators and students,
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This article is the first in a series on some of Ireland’s key players or emerging names in Education Technology, starting with Luke Saunders, co-founder of Studyclix. In this article, I chat with Luke Saunders, the co-founder of Studyclix, to gain some insight into his own teaching background, discuss the evolution of Studyclix, the motivation behind
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Last September I wrote about “Quick Guides” a series of short and snappy PDF Guides for a host of Microsoft Learning Tools, commissioned by Microsoft and developed by Scottish teacher Heather Aird. At that time there were 14 guides available and I mooted my expectation that the list would continue to grow and in time and
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Microsoft Reflect https://reflect.microsoft.com/ is a free and easy wellbeing app that helps students and teachers connect, express, and learn. It allows you to create and share check-ins with your students on any topic, in any language, and get insights into their emotions and needs. It also provides you with resources and strategies to foster a
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Following on from the last post I wrote about BorrowBox, I am sticking with the topic of reading and literacy for this blog! Reading is a huge passion of mine, and through the work we have done with the Literacy team in our school we have encouraged many students to share this passion too. One
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Google Classroom is an online learning environment that is used by over 150 million students and teachers worldwide. Its usage doubled between 2019 and 2021 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. I have been using Google Classroom in a primary school setting since 2017. In the blog post, we will look at some brief ‘tips
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Google Sheets can be a powerful tol to create academic greadebooks!
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My latest discovery on Teams that I think is worth sharing is the new classwork section. The classwork section in teams creates a space where students can access a range of resources such as; one note pages, power points, forms quizzes and word documents. This tool on Teams benefits teachers by streamlining their lesson planning
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