In this ‘Brave New (AI-powered) World’ we now inhabit it’s impossible to drown out the ever increasing hyperbole depicting GenAI as the ultimate panacea for ever conceivable woe. As each new iteration of ChatGPT (Or whatever chatbot, you’re having yourself) arrives, accompanied by fanfare and we hear catchphrases like, ‘Digital Transformation’, ‘Future Skills’ and ‘New […]
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Following last month’s AI in Primary Podcast, we’re shifting our focus to the potential of generative AI in Irish Post Primary classrooms. Pat Brennan is joined by Sarah Gibbons, Deputy Principal, and Cailin Foy, Science and Maths teacher from Old Bawn Community School in Tallaght, Dublin. They discuss how they are using Microsoft’s Copilot and
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Following last month’s AI in Primary Podcast, we’re shifting our focus to the potential of generative AI in Irish Post Primary classrooms. Pat Brennan is joined by Sarah Gibbons, Deputy Principal, and Cailin Foy, Science and Maths teacher from Old Bawn Community School in Tallaght, Dublin. They discuss how they are using Microsoft’s Copilot and
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Being part of a community of practice is not something many teachers consciously think about. For most of us, the ‘chats’ we have with each other over a coffee are often concerned with something that we are experiencing in our classrooms. We share ideas, propose solutions, offer insights – without being conscious that what we
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Are your students embracing digital technology in everyday life? View Post Are your students interested in developing their technological skills? If so, did you know that students could use their digital skills to make a difference in their home, school and wider community through the School Digital Champion Programme! The School Digital Champions Programme is
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Much of the narrative around education currently surrounds what children have lost out on and how they have regressed socially/academically as a result of the Covid pandemic. While this is undoubtedly true, I have not noticed a huge drop in children’s reading standards. However, it is writing, and the writing process in particular, where I
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For Autumn 2018, TeachNet are offering four online courses, to help you and your school achieve effective ICT integration into teaching and learning. TeachNet’s online courses bring together the expertise of St. Patrick’s College DCU and the practical approach of our course authors. All TeachNet courses are created “by teachers, for teachers” using the best
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Many principals and teachers find ICT integration a challenge and wonder where they might start in terms of identifying what knowledge and skills they possess and areas where they might develop their skills further. There are a growing number of self-assessment tools available to educators that allow one to assess your ‘level’ of digital literacy
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Morfo App is not specifically designed for educational settings but this application, available both for Apple and Android devices can be used to great effect in the classroom. The app itself was designed for entertainment bringing people, pets and TV personalities to life. The following post will attempt to give a ‘walkthrough’ for a teacher
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The “Make Coding Compulsory in Schools” debate has been simmering gently over the last year both in Ireland and the UK as we move towards a new definition of digital literacy. No longer is it enough that users simply “use” technology effectively, the new digital literacy calls for users to become developers of their own
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