by admin | Apr 4, 2013 | Rang III
An Dochtúir Sa Teach – Ceacht 31: Altóir na bPáistí; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang III, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Apps
Lets Tans is a game based on the Chinese Tangram puzzles. This game is great for the promotion of 2D shapes, spatial awareness and problem-solving. Any teacher that has the physical puzzle in the classroom will know that some pupils will love it and some will hate it....
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Rang IV
Tír na nÓg – Ceacht 02: Oisín i nDiaidh na Féinne; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang IV, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Rang IV
Tír na nÓg – Ceacht 01: Niamh Agus Oisín; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang IV, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., took the opportunity during his speech at the INTO Annual Congress in Cork this morning to announce that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be fully implemented from November 1st 2013. Seomra...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Apps
NxtApp 4 Kids is what the Washington Post called “the perfect app for mental math”. This app focuses on number sequences where the pupil has to complete the sequence. There are four numbers in each sequence and the missing number is usually either in the middle or at...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | AEN
Today is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), an annual event to raise awareness among the public of Autism and to promote early detection and early intervention of the condition. On December 18, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139,...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | AEN, Video
To mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), I’m publishing this video called “Autism and Me”. It explains about Autism for the general public from the perspective of a teenager…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Apr 1, 2013 | Apps
Pop Math is a really simple maths game that pupils take to readily and enjoy thoroughly, and because of this enjoyment they won’t realise that they are learning at all. In this game, the pupil is presented with three maths questions and three answers, which are all...
by admin | Apr 1, 2013 | Teaching News
The Teaching Council has proposed to commence a new pilot project over the next two years to develop a new model of induction and probation of new entrants into the profession. The pilot project will cover both primary and post-primary teachers. Named Droichead, the...
by admin | Mar 31, 2013 | Apps
Phonto is a free app that is used for overlaying text onto a photograph or image. There are more than 200 different fonts available on the app to choose from and others can also be added using your iTunes account. (although I haven’t tried this). The text can...
by admin | Mar 30, 2013 | Rang III
An Dochtúir Sa Teach – Ceacht 32: Ag Fiach Coiníní; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang III, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach...
by admin | Mar 29, 2013 | Technology, Video
Getting pupils blogging is a great dimension to add to the class dynamic. It is most rewarding for both the pupils and the teacher. I have written a previous post about commencing a class blog with my 6th class this year. It has been well received by pupils and...
by admin | Mar 29, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, History, Maths, Powerpoint
This Powerpoint presentation shows a selection of images from the pages of a 4th Class Maths Book from 1940’s Ireland. It shows examples of old money (pounds, shillings and pence), old measures of length (miles, perches, furlongs), old measures of capacity...
by admin | Mar 29, 2013 | Apps
Word Mess is a new app that I think pupils will love and it comes with a word of warning – it is quite addictive! If your pupils like word games like puzzles, wordsearches or crosswords, then they will love this app. It is a cross between a type of wordsearch...
