The Internet is all-pervasive in today’s world and it is increasingly becoming an essential element of all our lives. There is now a real need to educate all in society on how to use this powerful technology in meaningful ways. All too often people only use it to navigate and consume other people’s ideas and […]
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I recently came across a free online course from HP! It’s a 5 module / 5 hour course with some interesting content. Ok! Up front! It’s definitely aimed at the American education sector as it constantly refers to the new US Common Core State Standards (CCSS), especially in module 2; however as I mentioned in
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As Spring comes to an end and the Easter holidays are upon us I have just finished teaching my sixth class pupils the SPHE strand Looking After My Body. The content objectives as taken from the excellent NCCA Planning Tool were: The child should be enabled to identify and discuss the physical and
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Last month Google unveiled a new development for Google Drive (Google’s web-based office suite) called Add-ons. Essentially this introduces an app store for Google Drive, although it is only in place for Google Docs and Google Sheets at this time. Add-ons are tools created by third-party developers that greatly expand the capabilities of Docs and
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Thanks to the massive upsurge in MOOCs and VLEs in general, there are now hugely diverse learning options to challenge and engage students at every level and across a growing variety of subjects. Students, teachers and lifelong learners alike have immediate access to a cornucopia of online learning, available with or without certification. All students
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Microsoft Global Forum Teachers Designing 21st Century Learning Activities across the Globe I recently had the pleasure of attending the Microsoft Global Forum in Barcelona where over 700 educators gathered to share their practice and to learn from one another. The event was an opportunity for the other judges and me to view the teachers’
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[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/86111625[/vimeo]Numeracy encompasses the ability to use mathematical understanding and skills to solve problems and meet the demands of day-to-day living in complex social settings. (Literacy & Numeracy for Learning and Life 2011, p.8) Mathematics expresses itself everywhere, in almost every facet of life – in nature all around us, and in the technologies in our
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Spring is in the air and our school is taking part in the Greenwave project. As part of this project pupils record different signs of spring and upload them to the website. Pupils should take pictures of primroses, frog spawn, the Horse Chestnut tree, the Ash tree and the swallow. Videos and fact files are
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[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/84669555[/vimeo] Safer Internet Day (SID) is a global campaign that promotes a healthy Internet for everyone. It will be celebrated on Tuesday 11th February 2014. This international annual event takes place every February to promote safe and responsible use of the internet and mobile phone technologies, especially amongst children and young people. Safer Internet Day is organised
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As I settled into completing my plans for SESE for 2014 the gale force winds and rain hammered the windows of the house. The rain and the flooding got me to thinking of the floods surrounding our school in Harolds Cross, Dublin in 2011. I was wondering how I would acquire enough maps for the
