Welcome back to a new academic year. Upon reflection from last year, I really want to focus on the upskilling of digital skills for my students this year. I was considering mentoring programs and even a “Buddy Up” program which I was involved in with Donegal ETB a few years previous, but I wasn’t sure […]
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A last call out to potential participants for our three summer blended EPV day approved summer courses, Crafting a Game Based Learning Environment (3rd – 6th class), STEM Starters – Igniting Curiosity in Young Learners (Junior infants – 2nd class), and Computational Thinking in Your Classroom (3rd – 6th class). Join the Dream Space team
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A last call out to potential participants for our two July blended EPV day approved summer courses, Crafting a Game Based Learning Environment and Computational Thinking in Your Classroom. Join the Dream Space team for two days (July 3rd & 4th) in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown, Dublin) for two hands on workshops
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I was inspired to use more Canva in my lessons after attending the BETT convention last month. Their displays alone just looked like so much fun, I wanted to bring that home to my classroom! My only experience of Canva was using it as a tool for teachers to create resources to deliver content to
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Following a turbulent two years of interruption in schools due to the pandemic, teachers are looking at an expanded set of student needs that can require more tools than ever to deliver unique and personalized learning experiences. Microsoft has been busy in delivering new educational supports and less than a year after introducing its Reading Coach
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In the fourth episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Pat Brennan is joined by Brian Doran, Principal in St. Kevin’s Community College, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow to talk about their digital learning journey and the rollout of 1:1 devices. Over the course of our discussion, Brian charts St. Kevin’s digital journey which began
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In the fourth episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Pat Brennan is joined by Brian Doran, Principal in St. Kevin’s Community College, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow to talk about their digital learning journey and the rollout of 1:1 devices. Over the course of the discussion, Brian charts St. Kevin’s digital journey which began
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I have previously outlined the benefits of One Note to enhance teaching and learning from the teachers point of view, but what functions can truly benefit our students learning? Here are a couple of ways One Note can be used by students to enhance their learning & make it accessible to all learners: Immersive Reader
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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
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I have recently started teaching coding as part of the wellbeing curriculum in my school. You might think; what has coding got to do with a student’s wellbeing? It turns out, quite a lot! Collaboration & Problem-Solving Firstly; wellbeing focusses on the junior cycle key skill of staying well. It is outlined in the wellbeing
