I am leaving X. Over the past few months, I’ve been backing up, deleting, or saving bookmarks, and clearing out DMs from my Twitter (X) account, @johnmayo. There were some lovely memories in there—long‑forgotten conversations and, amusingly, the discovery that I won tickets to a Ray LaMontagne concert… 15 years ago. Over the past year, […]
This is a very short blog – but an important one relating to digital learning. With many AI-generated resources and educational applications on the market, it can become overwhelming to keep up with them all! But, this blog goes back to basics – something I (and many other teachers) have been using for years to
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I have always been a bit of a hoarder when it comes to links. Thinking back to the early Web 2.0 days, I wondered how many training sessions I delivered on social bookmarking. For younger readers, social bookmarking was the use of online services that allowed users to add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks. I
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Teaching digital literacy in today’s classroom is a bit like picking up a guitar for the first time. It can feel unfamiliar, even daunting. You might worry you’re not playing the right notes, or that someone else could do it better. But here’s the truth: you don’t need to be a master guitarist to teach
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Finding Your Place in The AI Educator Spectrum In a world where artificial intelligence is transforming education, understanding your relationship with AI can help you harness their potential while navigating their challenges. AI is already woven into the fabric of daily life. How confidently are you embracing these tools in your teaching practice? Based on
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Earlier this month, schools around Europe marked Safer Internet Day 2025. As technology becomes such an important part of our lives, it is very important that we continue to educate our students about how to keep themselves safe when using the internet, both in school and at home. Safer Internet Day 2025 encouraged students to
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Do you teach Transition Year Science and want to focus on skills to prepare students for senior cycle? Or maybe you want get involved in a programme to empower students to build a wide range of investigative skills? Or maybe you are a primary school teacher who wants to get your classes involved in some
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Tuesday February 6th was Safer Internet Day – an EU wide initiative to promote safer internet use among all users, especially young people. The theme this year was ‘Tech in our world’.Safer Internet Day 2024 – (webwise.ie) Our school engaged in several activities, all to encourage students to interact in a safer way with the
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The moon camp challenge is a fantastic opportunity for all primary and secondary students to get involved in to help showcase creativity and to aid with student learning of Earth and Space science (JC Science, and other modules). The moon camp challenge, which is organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Airbus Foundation,
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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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