Help My Kid Learn

Help My Kid Learn

I just happened across the Help My Kid Learn website during the week and wondered how it came about. It seems that as part of the national literacy and numeracy strategy, the Department of Education and Skills (DES) asked the National Adult Literacy Agency to...
ICT in the Classroom eBulletin – Issue 2

ICT in the Classroom eBulletin – Issue 2

This is the second of David Ganly’s ICT in the Classroom eBulletins. David teaches in Donabate Community College and he says that the eBulletin started off as an idea he had to engage and encourage teachers in his school to use ICT in the classroom. After...
Show Me App

Show Me App

There are a number of whiteboard apps in the App Store but the one I’m getting great use out of at the moment is called Show Me. I think that part of the reason why I like it so much is its simplicity. It’s fairly basic, without the bells ‘n...
ICT in the Classroom eBulletin – Issue 01

ICT in the Classroom eBulletin – Issue 01

I came across these newsletters through the CESI mailing list and thought that they contained great information on technology for teachers in the classroom. I’m grateful to David Ganly, a teacher in Donabate Community College, for allowing me to make these...
Hokusai App

Hokusai App

I’m not aware of any apps in the iTunes App Store that will record audio and allow it to be saved as an .mp3 file, which is probably the most widely accessible audio file format. However, I heard about the Hokusai app from Joe Dale on Twitter earlier this year....