by admin | Jan 6, 2013 | Interviews
Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that Dr. Seán Rowland, President of Hibernia College, has kindly agreed to be the next subject in our interview series. Background Dr. Seán Rowland, was born in Castlebar, County Mayo. Having attended St. Patrick’s College in...
by admin | Jan 4, 2013 | Teaching News
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan TD, and the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, have jointly launched an Arts in Education Charter. This Charter places new responsibilities on Government Departments, agencies, cultural...
by admin | Jan 2, 2013 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps, it is a new, free online game which helps children to practise the first stages of reading in a new and exciting way. It is designed to offer instruction and practice within the framework of engaging gaming, to make the process...
by admin | Dec 29, 2012 | Website
Now into its sixth year, it’s been another busy year on Seomra Ranga and it’s safe to say that, at this stage, the website has become a mainstay in the online educational digital landscape in Ireland. Without doubt, the highlight of the year came at the...
by admin | Dec 21, 2012 | Website
Christmas Greetings to you all from Seomra Ranga and best wishes for the New Year. Enjoy your well-earned break from the classroom. A special “Thank You” to the thousands of visitors to the site during the past year. Thanks to all of you for your kind comments and...
by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | Competitions
The Know Your Ireland app for iPad, launched in September, has just been upgraded and version 1.1 is now available for purchase from the iTunes App Store. When the app was launched in September, I wrote an App Review where I lauded the launch of an Irish Geography app...
