‘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; …
I was asked a few days ago if I could I do without my Interactive Whiteboard in the classroom for the next 40 days! My no-hesitation reply was “No Way!” The more I thought about this the more I realised just how integrated this piece of technology has become in my classroom. Homework notebooks and …
Learning 2.0 In this podcast, host Michael Hallissy is joined by Clifford Brown from the Digital Hub, Joe Molloy ICT Coordinating teacher and Simon Lewis teaching principal to debate the potential of some Web 2.0 applications for teaching and learning . Discussions include; using blogging software for your school website, how to get started with …
World Maths Day 2009 takes place on 4th March next. World Maths Day A unique feature of World of World Maths Day is that it will run for 48 hours, once it is March 4th somewhere in the world. It will begin in Ireland on Tuesday March 3rd at 11.00 hours. The first World Maths …
Here are some notes I shared with those in attendance at the highly successful CESI Meet on last Friday evening, Friday 13th 2009. The event was a huge success and those in attendance all walked away with some new knowledge. Well done to the organisers on a great event. I was sharing some work I …
TeachNet courses will be delivered using the new H2 Learning Platform The TeachNet team is currently offering online summer courses for primary teachers. With EPV day approval, we are delighted to announce that the following technology related courses “by teachers, for teachers” are available: Getting the most from your Interactive WhiteboardThis course explores practical …
On the day when the Minister for Education and Science announced further cutbacks in schools which will target the most vulnerable children it is hard to be upbeat unless you are a banker getting bailout money today. The goodwill of teachers and their care for the children they teach is being preyed upon as the …
The Coalition of School Networks (CoSN) published a video, “Learning to Change, Changing to Learn” a number of years ago. The video was published in response to a US Department of Commerce survey of 55 industrial sectors in relation to their ICT intensiveness. This survey found that education ranked 55, the lowest, below coal mining. …
In this podcast Clifford Brown talks to second level teacher John Hegarty, primary teacher Anne Dempsey and teaching principal Joe McDonald, about a wide range of issues relating to the challenges they face in their respective schools in increasing the use of ICT in the classroom. The discussion covers issues around the role and duties …
In this podcast our host Clifford Brown talks to second level teachers Adrienne Webb and Tom Kendall, both National Executive members of CESI (Computer Education Society of Ireland), about the voluntary organisation that has been championing the cause of ICT integration in education since 1973. Topics include the history of CESI, its role, how to …
