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 […]
http://studentresponsenetwork.com/ During the extended Christmas holiday due to the bad weather, while browsing I came across an interesting ICT initiative in New South Wales. The federal government is investing in putting a compact lightweight laptop in the hands of every Year 9 school pupil in 571 schools over the next four years. Installed on each
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It’s rarely that we get a chance to hear someone on these shores providing an enlightened insight into the role of education in a digital society. Lord Puttnam, film director and now Chairman of Futurelab (an organisation we much admire), gave a talk to the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin on
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At the Learning and Technology World Forum (LATWF) in London last week, we were struck by how far ahead many western countries are moving when it comes to fully integrating ICT throughout their education systems. As an indication of how far things are moving regarding opening up access to technology in education, the UK Prime
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This year, the CESI Annual Conference will take place on Friday February 5th and Saturday February 6th in Portlaoise. The CESI conference has always been highly regarded for showcasing exciting and innovative technologies for teaching and learning, presented in practical and ‘real-life’ terms (many of the presentations are made by practicing teachers). This year’s conference
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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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