In the latest episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Dr. Michael Hallissy is joined by Treasa McGinley, TEL & PLD Coordinator with Donegal ETB and John Heffernan, TEL Coordinator with Tipperary ETB, to discuss digital transformation in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector. The focus of the conversation initially is very …
A year back I posted Microsoft Teams – Your Ever-evolving Digital Classroom which charted, what I thought were the most useful updates to MS Teams for students and teachers over the previous 12 months and with 2023 fast approaching, I’m going to revisit Microsoft’s ubiquitous digital learning hub to run the rule over the new …
In the second episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Pat Brennan is joined by Amanda Jolliffe, DreamSpace Lead at Microsoft Ireland, to talk about Microsoft’s immersive and innovative learning space, which recently marked its 4th anniversary. During the conversation, Amanda charts the eventful journey of the first four years, the transition from …
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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Lack of Planning Detrimental to Digital Skill Acquisition in Irish Schools It’s that time of year again when the media covers the costs associated with education in Ireland. The usual suspects are ever present; the uniforms, the books, the busses, the ‘voluntary’ contribution – however this year particular ire was directed at the cost of …
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A last call out to potential participants for our three Microsoft blended courses (Face-to-face & online), ‘1 Minecraft for Education and 2 Dream Space STEM in the Primary Classroom. Join the Dream Space team for two days, August 15th & 16th in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown, Dublin) to take part in hands-on, curricular …
Multiple Course Discount Back again by popular demand! Up to August 5th, TeachNet are offering two courses for €30 or three for €45 on selected EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, add multiple courses to the cart and enter either ‘August2for30’ or ‘August3for45’ to save.. The more courses you add, the more EPV days you …
Back by popular demand! Up to July 15th, TeachNet are offering two courses for €30 or three for €45 on selected EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, add multiple courses to the cart and enter either ‘July2for30’ or ‘July3for45’ to save.. The more courses you add, the more EPV days you receive. Offer only available …
Minecraft for Education – Worlds of Possibility A last call out to potential participants for our two July blended (Face-to-face & online) Minecraft for Education courses. Join the Dream Space team for two days next week (July 4th & 5th or July 6th and 7th) in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown, Dublin) for …
Up to June 30th, TeachNet are offering two courses for €30 or three for €45 on selected EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, add multiple courses to the cart and enter either ‘June2for30’ or ‘June3for45’ to save.. The more courses you add, the more EPV days you receive. Offer only available on selected courses below. …
