by admin | Feb 28, 2013 | Resources Websites
South Dublin County Libraries have introduced Tumble Book Cloud Junior, which is an online collection of ebooks and read-along books, graphic novels, educational videos, and audio books. The service is designed specifically for ages 7-11 years. You get unlimited...
by admin | Feb 22, 2013 | Resources Websites
Edcanvas is a website which I only recently came across. It is used to help students and teachers organise and present online content in one place. So, for example, let’s presume that you are starting a new topic or project in class and you are doing some...
by admin | Feb 22, 2013 | Teaching News
“Rabhlaí Rabhlaí“ is a collection of 31 traditional poems and rhymes “as Gaeilge”, a copy of which should be in every primary school in the country. It is especially suitable to be used in junior classes. Pupils in these classes will undoubtedly find the rhymes...
by admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Teaching News
I just recently came across this great idea from Navan Education Centre where they are organising what they call a “Children’s Learning Festival” (Féile Léinn na nÓg). The Centre is inviting all primary and post primary schools in Counties Meath,...
by admin | Feb 11, 2013 | Teaching News
Some time ago, I came across a discussion somewhere on the internet where teachers were talking about items they had purchased for their classrooms from personal funds. I wondered how prevalent this was so I put a quick question out on the Seomra Ranga Facebook Page...
by admin | Feb 10, 2013 | Resources Websites
For anyone not familiar with the Kandle website, it is the website of the Kildare and Leighlin Diocese which has been making religious classroom resources available to teachers for quite some time. These resources, especially those for Advent and Lent, are usually...