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I am currently attending the Consortiuum of School Networking Conference (CoSN) in Washington DC and had the pleasure this morning to attend an excellent session on the future of “long-term embedded teacher professional development”. The session was led by Will Richardson and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach who described a world where teachers build their own learning networks. […]

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Nov 19 2009

Becta launches ‘Next Generation Learning Website’

By Michael Hallissy

>Becta has launched a new Next Generation Learning website as part of their drive to show how parents, learners and employers can get the most out of technology. The website is a key resource to find out more about the innovative and exciting ways that technology is already being used by some schools and organisations

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Sep 21 2009

Junior Golden Spider Awards

By John Hurley

The 2009 Eircom Junior Golden Spider Awards are up and running and looking for nominations. The new Irish Student Internet Awards will celebrate innovation in web development and design by students with a grand awards ceremony in Dublin on 18th December. There are a number of categories including best concept, best web application and best

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May 1 2009

Why teachers need to embrace the web – Educators could learn from the success of

By Michael Hallissy

This is the headline in the Irish Independent on Wednesday, April 22nd, and it refers to an interview with software tycoon Chris Horn. The article raises a number of interesting ideas for teachers. Chris Horn believes that Irish teachers should use collaborative websites, such as Wikipedia, to work collectively to share knowledge by creating collaborative

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Mar 30 2009

Microsoft Announce the Web Page Translator Widget

By John O' Mahony

During MIX09 which was held at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas from 18 – 20 March 2009 Microsoft announced their Microsoft Web Page Translator Widget. Those attending MIX09 were given a code to try out the Microsoft Web Page Translator widget. In addition anyone who wishes to try out the widget can register with

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Oct 17 2008

21st Century Learning & Scratch

By Michael Hallissy

21st Century Skills – the backdrop There has been a great deal of discussion recently on the issue of 21st century learning, particularly in the US. There are a number of websites dealing with the issue of 21st century learning but my favourite is the Partnership for 21st Century (www.21stcenturyskills.org). 21st Century Learning is very

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