Intouch Article on QR Codes

Intouch Article on QR Codes

Check out an article I wrote on QR Codes for the December 2011 edition of InTouch, the INTO magazine for primary school teachers. The article explains how my first foray into QR Codes was to use them for a maths treasure hunt. (.pdf file 431KB) Download...
Interview on Ros FM

Interview on Ros FM

RosFM is a new community radio station dedicated to providing a professional radio broadcast service to Roscommon Town and the surrounding environs. The station is on-air every weekday from 2pm to 9pm, broadcasting a variety of talk and music-based programmes. The...
Spring Flickr Lunes

Spring Flickr Lunes

Some time ago, I became aware of an iPod app through Twitter (through Mary Farmer who will be attending this year’s CESI National Conference) called Flickr Lunes. The app is an undeveloped app with loads of potential, created by John Johnston. It’s a really simple app...

Make A Martian

Around Hallowe’en I became aware of an iPod app through Twitter (through Mary Farmer who will be attending this year’s CESI National Conference) called Make a Martian. It’s a really simple app to use and the pupils loved it. They quickly discovered how to use the app...

Working With iPods – What Is It Like?

Before Christmas, I asked my pupils to describe, using only one word, what it was like working with iPods in the classroom. We discussed the importance of using the best word to describe what it was like for them using this technology in the classroom. Words that came...