by admin | Feb 23, 2014 | Apps, Guest Post, Technology
Recently I delivered a course to a group of both Primary and Secondary School Teachers on Using Tablets for Numeracy. I am working as a Numeracy Tutor with the PDST and a large part of my post is delivering courses to teachers on all aspects of Numeracy from Mental...
by admin | Jan 25, 2014 | Apps
Many teachers will be familiar with the Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) handwriting programme. This app is meant to compliment the teaching of that programme as it replicates the slate chalkboard of the programme. Following the “Wipe – Dry – Try” method, it teaches...
by admin | Jan 22, 2014 | Apps
The Céad Briathar app is as it says on the tin! – an app that helps you learn 100 verbs as Gaeilge. The 100 verbs are arranged alphabetically either in English or as Gaeilge. Each of the 100 verbs are shown in the aimsir chaite, aimsir gnáthchaite, aimsir láithreach,...
by admin | Jan 18, 2014 | Apps
We’re doing some work based on the book “Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell at the moment. We found lots of great resources on the internet based on the book and I’ve also created some more which are available on this website. However, almost by accident, I found that the book...
by admin | Jan 18, 2014 | Apps
Sound Touch is a very popular app among our pupils at the moment. Its aim is to develop speech and language in young children and those with speech and language difficulties. It helps with noun identification and categorisation of objects. The app is divided into six...
by admin | Dec 10, 2013 | Apps
It’s rare to report on the release of a new Gaeilge mobile app because they are few and far between. However, Athlone-based developer Moonswing has just released Aimsir, an Irish language weather forecast app. Aimsir uses data from OpenWeatherMap to give accurate and...
