During MIX09 which was held at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas from 18 – 20 March 2009 Microsoft announced their Microsoft Web Page Translator Widget. Those attending MIX09 were given a code to try out the Microsoft Web Page Translator widget. In addition anyone who wishes to try out the widget can register with …
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The above headline appeared in the Guardian yesterday, March 25th. The sensational headline is a journalist’s interpretation of a leaked report on the forthcoming Rose Report on the new primary curriculum in England. Many believe that the leaked document has been misrepresented by the journalist in question and that the curriclum documents do not specifically …
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I have been using Scratch software with teachers andtheir pupils from the Elevate Learning initiative of the Digital Hub and what a fantastic free resource it is. Scratch is a graphical programming language that lets you control theactions and interactions among different ‘sprites’. For those of you familiar with Logo from some time ago you …
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Coalition of School Networking’s (CoSN) 14th annual conference in Austin, Texas. The conference was of the highest quality and provided an opportunity to engage with many of the issues around ICT that are facing the world’s leading education systems. The conference opened with an international symposium where …
There is growing debate around what education in the 21st century should look like and there is certainly a lot of dissatisfaction with the current model. This debate is predominantly taking place outside of Ireland, in the US, the UK, Australia, Singapore and in many Scandinavian countries. Organisations such as Futurelab’s 2020 project, The Metiri …
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 …
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 …
Web 2.0 tools have made it possible for anyone to use digital media in their webpages or blogs. This article from the Digital Inspiration Blog provides a handy reference forembedding almost anything in your HTML web pages from Flash videos to Spreadsheets to high resolution photographs to static images from Google Maps and more.
EuroCreator is an educational initiative designed to encourage students and teachers throughout Europe to create at least one piece of media. The EuroCreator website provides a platform for students and teachers to share student created media such as videos, animation and music. Students receive feedback and a signed certificate from the EU Commissioner. The website …
‘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; …
