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 …
As someone who has experience teaching in a school with one to one devices, I am frequently asked about the pros and cons of using digital devices in the classroom. Most commonly; are they a distraction? How do they benefit the students? Are they really enhancing the teaching and learning? Keeping Focussed To start, everything …
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 …
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 …
Make outlook work for you with ‘Board View’… Do you have a pile of post its or to do lists which never see the light of day? Organise your important items in one place, in one window on screen – your calendars, to do lists, sticky notes, links, files, and even reminders! Think of board …
Promethean are a company that have been synonymous with the Irish education scene since the advent of the Interactive Whiteboard in the mid-2000s. Promethean’s ‘ActiveInpire’ is a product that has been a staple for many Irish teachers since that time. As technology has advanced, Promethean have moved away from the traditional ‘whiteboard and projector’ model …
Many readers of a certain age and academic level, would have read articles by the late David Jonassen about Computers as Mindtools where if my memory serves me right, computers are tools to think with. Dear reader, confession time, it is not something that I have done too often since my Masters. However, recently on …
Give this post a chance before moving on in cyber space, I promise your students will thank you. Last week I promised myself to be more mindful in my use of acronyms without explanation. I will start here. If you are an English teacher please forgive me! What is ‘#SELbeforeTEL’? SEL: Social and Emotional Learning …
This is the third blog post about one further education setting’s experience in implementing virtual reality in their programmes. If you are only joining us on this journey, check out where the journey began and how it progressed in the previous posts. Post 1: Outlined the technology and initial reasons for choosing ClassVR Post 2: …
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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