TeachNet Podcasts

By Teachers for Teachers’ To highlight some of the many interesting projects published this year with the support of TeachNet grants, this podcast focuses on four projects. Host Clifford Brown is joined by primary teachers Ciarán Gray and Sinéad Grimes, and second level teachers Martina Hearne and Dan O’Sullivan to discuss their respective work.  Projects

‘Every teacher should have one?’ In this podcast, host Clifford Brown is joined by primary teacher Nuala Crotty, administrative principal Fiona Collins and again by teaching principal Simon Lewis  to debate why interactive whiteboards have become so popular in primary classrooms and the potential these devices have to revolutionise both teaching and learning. Discussions include;

Learning 2.0 In this podcast, host Michael Hallissy is joined by Clifford Brown from the Digital Hub, Joe Molloy ICT Coordinating teacher and Simon Lewis teaching principal to debate the potential of some Web 2.0 applications for teaching and learning . Discussions include; using blogging software for your school website, how to get started with

In this podcast our host Clifford Brown talks to second level teachers Adrienne Webb and Tom Kendall, both National Executive members of CESI (Computer Education Society of Ireland), about the voluntary organisation that has been championing the cause of ICT integration in education since 1973. Topics include the history of CESI, its role, how to

In this podcast John Hurley (TeachNet), Kevin Jennings (National Digital Research Centre), Mags Amond (Second Level Support Service) and host Clifford Brown discuss what’s hot in educational technology. All fresh from their recent visit to London for the BETT Show, the world’s largest educational technology expo. Topics include the rise of Netbooks, Virtual Learning Environments,

This podcast discusses some of the issues around creating a good TeachNet project. TeachNet team members Michael Hallissy and Pat Brennan describe what kinds of resources TeachNet is seeking to publish. Huw Roberts, a second-level teacher of Geography and ICT, describes his experience of being involved in TeachNet to date and encourages teachers to get

Welcome to the first episode of a new series of Podcasts from TeachNet Ireland. In this episode, the panel will explore some of the following questions… What is TeachNet is the TeachNet project about? How has the project evolved over the past 7 years? Who are we trying to reach? Where is the project going