Merlyn Mind is an advanced AI-powered assistant designed specifically for educational environments. It helps teachers manage classroom technology seamlessly, providing instant access to information, automating administrative tasks, and supporting personalised learning. By integrating voice commands and interactive features, Merlyn Mind aims to enhance the teaching and learning experience, making classrooms more efficient, engaging, and inclusive. […]
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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I have recently started a lunch time Minecraft club in my school for 1st and 2nd year students. The aim of the club is to set up teams to enter the Dreamspace SEAcrets of the Deep competition. See more info about that here: The W5 Blog｜The Latest News At W5 | W5 Belfast Since setting
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Consider your approach to student wellbeing and digital engagement towards reducing cognitive load. Imagine this: a student sits down at their desk, ready to tackle an assignment. One tab has a list of PDF articles, another holds a playlist of YouTube videos, a third is open to an online quiz, and a fourth expands to
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A new academic year means lots of new advancements in the use of AI! My favourite new addition to Microsoft Teams for Education is the use of AI to enhance assignment instructions & create rubrics for assignments. By using AI to enhance assignments you can type one sentence into the instructions box for the assignment
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Tick tock! EPV Day Approved Courses must close Friday, August 16th at 5pm so make sure you don’t miss out on securing your EPV days for the coming academic year… Teachers can still avail of the following 10 EPV day approved courses from TeachNet but time is running out so BOOK NOW! Blended CourseIn association with Microsoft
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A last call out to potential participants for our July blended EPV day approved summer course, STEM Starters – Igniting Curiosity in Young Learners, specifically designed for teachers working with junior infants to 2nd class. .Join the Dream Space team next Monday and Tuesday (July 1st & 2nd) in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown,
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Summer wouldn’t be the same if #MSDreamSpace with @TeachNetIreland didn’t host Summer Courses😎 “Get ready to ignite your students’ curiosity, embrace computational thinking, and embark on captivating game-based learning adventures. Join the Dream Space team as they delve into three innovative blended courses that empower you to create engaging and effective learning environments, all while
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EPV Day Approved Summer Courses for Primary Teachers Enrolling Now! For Summer 2024, TeachNet are offering fifteen EPV day approved courses, designed ‘By teachers for teachers’. Ten courses are fully online, four are blended (Face-to-face / Synchronous & online) and one face to face. For more information, please see below. What courses are available? Blended CoursesIn association
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The Dream Space Ambassador Program is a flagship Dream Space Student Leadership and training program, supported by the Dream Space Team in Dublin and Belfast. The programme is designed to encourage students who have an interest in coding & all things digital to learn new skills, work as a team & share what they’ve learned
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