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 27, 2013 | Teaching News
Through the course of a conversation with educators on Twitter on Tuesday night, I was amazed to discover that if people belong to different organisations through which they come into contact with children or vulnerable adults, they must get separate Garda vetting for...
by admin | Mar 26, 2013 | Teaching News
The Irish Teacher Blogs website has recently been re-branded as EdBlogsIE. Featuring a brand new logo and name, the idea behind the site has not changed. It’s an aggregate site that gathers together blog posts written about educational issues by Irish teachers...
by admin | Mar 22, 2013 | Teaching News
Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Council, yesterday delivered a presentation to the annual Conference of the Inspectorate entitled “The Role of the Teaching Council in Ensuring Quality of Teaching in Schools”. In a wide-ranging presentation Tomás...
by admin | Mar 17, 2013 | Apps, Teaching News, Technology
The Irish in Stories is a new interactive iBook just released in the last couple of days. It is a 60 page book for the iPad which opens in the iBooks application. It aims to bring to readers the rich and varied history and mythology of ancient Ireland. It is full of...
by admin | Mar 17, 2013 | Technology
Inside Education is a weekly radio programme on 103.2 Dublin City FM in the Dublin area with live streaming on Dublin City FM. You can hear it every Sunday live at 19:30 (Dublin time). It is repeated at 15:30 on Mondays. The programme is presented and produced by Seán...
