This week the annual BETT Show (http://www.bettshow.com) will be held in London from January 13th-16th. The show is now the largest educational technology event in the world and many Irish teachers and education professionals will attend. I am sure this year there will be renewed Irish interest in light of the recent government investment in […]
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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
After a couple of months of trying, I finally found a school willing to try out videoconferencing with me. Using Online Meeting Rooms, a brilliant online package from http://www.onlinemeetingrooms.com, my school, Carlow Educate Together hooked up with the Athy Model School, 20km down the road for a Christmas Carol sing-off. Each school sang two Christmas
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Wanting to be a head of the posse, I decided two years ago to purchase Vista on my new Asus Tablet. I basically struggled along for over a year and a half with a laptop that I now know was only half performing. On more than a few occasions almost found itself chucked out the
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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It’s not that often that a nifty piece of free educational software comes along! GeoGebra is a great resource for the classroom and well worth the time it takes to master its use. It is a Mathamatics software program, a winner of several awards worldwide, and ideal for Post Primary and beyond use. However it
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Taoiseach Brian Cowan announced €150 million funding over three years a fortnight ago in a new Department of Education and Science plan for “Smart Schools”. €22 million was promised for primary schools before the end of the year. The first details of these very welcome ICT grants for primary schools began to emerge in the
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Many teachers are already using Google maps to enhance their teaching and students learning in the primary classroom. Scribble maps is a very useful online tool that allows teachers to bring Google maps a step further in their classroom. http://www.scribblemaps.com/ What is it? Scribble maps allows you to edit and customise your own Google
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>Becta has launched a new Next Generation Learning website as part of their drive to show how parents, learners and employers can get the most out of technology. The website is a key resource to find out more about the innovative and exciting ways that technology is already being used by some schools and organisations
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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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