🚀 Educators, innovators, and tech enthusiasts, gather around! The CESI Conference 2024 is the event of the year for anyone passionate about digital teaching and learning. It’s not just a conference; it’s a creative hub for exploring the latest in computing, GenAI, and inclusive education. 🌟 ✨ Dive into a world of digital innovation across […]
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Simpleshow, is a feature-rich tool that offers a dynamic and user-friendly platform for creating educational explainer videos. This ai powered tool gives you the power to create simple and engaging videos with an easy-to-use platform allowing educators to easily create explainer videos that simplify complex concepts. The free Classroom Plan, aimed at educators and students,
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Last September I wrote about “Quick Guides” a series of short and snappy PDF Guides for a host of Microsoft Learning Tools, commissioned by Microsoft and developed by Scottish teacher Heather Aird. At that time there were 14 guides available and I mooted my expectation that the list would continue to grow and in time and
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Google Classroom is an online learning environment that is used by over 150 million students and teachers worldwide. Its usage doubled between 2019 and 2021 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. I have been using Google Classroom in a primary school setting since 2017. In the blog post, we will look at some brief ‘tips
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AI creating learning activities for us – is this a move to the dark side? H5P is only one tool that has integrated AI into automatically developing learning content. Let’s explore!
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I love using video clips to help students get interested and excited about a topic. It’s a great way to start a lesson, and video is a great stimulus to motivate pupils and get them involved in a lesson right away. From promoting critical thinking to making real-world connections, you can use video clips for
OK, I got this cool opportunity to spend a few days at the Google for Education Champions Symposium at Google’s Dublin office. Who are these Champions? They’re a mix of Google Innovators, Trainers, and Coaches. The event was packed with Masterclasses, workshops, and talks, focusing on three themes: personal growth, tech skills, and brainstorming on
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It Is fair to say that significant momentum is building behind the use of AI in education with each passing week. A mere review of the TeachNet blog will see 3 of the last 6 blog posts focussing on Microsoft’s AI Upskilling Programme, Using AI to Help with Productivity and the use of Google Bard
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Microsoft has launched a new national Artificial Intelligence skills training programme. The announcement was made in Dublin today when Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Dara Calleary, visited One Microsoft Place. The Minister engaged in a roundtable discussion, which brought together leaders from industry, education and academia to discuss the opportunity
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In a follow up to our #5 Digital Transformation in FET Podcast from March this year, Dr. Michael Hallissy speaks again with John Heffernan, TEL Coordinator in Tipperary ETB, to drill down on the use of AI in FET teaching, learning and assessment across the county. John is joined by three colleagues, Ester Mackey, Susan
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