by admin | Nov 11, 2013 | Apps, Guest Post
If you use an iPad in your class, then spending €4.49 on the Book Creator App will be the best money you will spend. You should be warned that this will be a very enthusiastic review of an amazing app. Many schools I have spoken to about buying iPads are under a...
by admin | Nov 9, 2013 | 5th/6th, Powerpoint, Quizzes, Science
Science Week Ireland takes place from Sunday November 10th to Sunday November 17th. It is an exciting and innovative annual event which first took place in 1996. To celebrate Science Week, I’ve put together a science-based table quiz for schools. Eight rounds of six...
by admin | Nov 6, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Class Novel, Writing
This resource contains 34 different suggestions of activities that can be done when doing a novel in class. They cover different writing genres, some creative art work as well as suggestions of websites and apps that could be used to enhance the experience of...
by admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Resources Websites
Martin Burrett of the ICT Magic wiki has just released this video which has some cool recommendations of websites that teachers and pupils will enjoy using in the classroom. There are suggestions for a great animation website using Scratch-like coding, a website where...
by admin | Oct 26, 2013 | Teaching News
Commencement of Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 has been delayed yet again, this time by another three months. Section 30 prohibits the Department of Education and Skills (DES) from paying any person who is employed as a teacher in a school unless he/she...
