SDGs and digital storytelling
Cop27 – are we aware of the need for urgency? As educators in a digitally connected world, what can we do to play our part?
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Cop27 – are we aware of the need for urgency? As educators in a digitally connected world, what can we do to play our part?
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Many readers of a certain age and academic level, would have read articles by the late David Jonassen about Computers as Mindtools where if my memory serves me right, computers are tools to think with. Dear reader, confession time, it is not something that I have done too often since my Masters. However, recently on
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Accelerated Reader is an online reading programme that is highly effective at developing a reading culture in your school. Accelerated Reader is a programme that has been developed by Renaissance Learning, There is a repository of quizzes on over 180,000 childrens books on the platform. How does it work? At the start of each term,
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Recently at the hairdressers I had some time to kill. With my Android phone in hand I set about exploring some of the new updates to Microsoft apps available on mobile. Read on if you would like some quick and easy options for increasing your productivity while on the move. Technology is supposed to make
Those of you who attended the 2020 CESI conference might have heard Darren Ralston and I present as former Albemarle County Instructional and Ed Tech coaches. You might have thought that the concept of educational coaching in Ireland was a bit ahead of its time but some recent movements by the major tech companies and the pandemic
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We are approaching the end of the school year, which spells a busy few months for teachers and school leaders. Standardised tests, school tours, end of year reports and planning for next year will leave us all longing for the summer holidays. In this blog post, I am going to look at how you could
Developing your Digital Learning Plan Read More »
Perhaps this is a strange question to start a blog post for educators. How do you create a space for your students to fail?
To focus on learning we must embrace failure. Read More »
Going out with an Archaeologist undergrad in college, meant date night sometimes kicked off with a lecture in UCD Archaeology Dept. The excavations of the Danevirke (an earthen wall to keep the Vikings out of northern Germany) might not kick off St. Valentine’s night for many but dear reader, I have that t-shirt. A quiz
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Over the years so many students have had an impact on my approach to learning and teaching. When I hear the phrase ‘student voice’, there is one particular past student who pops into my head. A couple of times a year I get a surprise email to let me know about the great things she
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Seesaw is a digital portfolio tool which allows pupils to store work in an online space and gain feedback from their teacher. The use of Seesaw has increased dramatically over the past two years, and it was one of the most popular platforms in primary schools during the periods of emergency remote teaching in 2020
Seesaw: From Home Learning to In-School Learning Read More »