by admin | Apr 14, 2012 | Teaching News
Rírá is a comic, completely “as Gaeilge” aimed at pupils in the 8-14 year old age range which I only recently became aware of. It’s a fledgling production published by a small part-time operation made up of comic artists and cartoonists around...
by admin | Apr 12, 2012 | Filmstrips, Website
There’s been a great reaction to the Filmstrips Project since I published the first of these resources last week. I thought many people may not have liked them because they may look a bit dated in places, but I’ve received very positive feedback through...
by admin | Apr 12, 2012 | Website
I was able to confirm this morning that Seomra Ranga has been hacked. I was alerted to the fact that Google was flagging the site as being “compromised”. I initially could not find any problems with the site. However, with the help of Google, they were...
by admin | Apr 11, 2012 | Apps, Resources Websites, Technology
Through the Zite magazine app on my iPad, I came across Teaching Appz, a new website with recommendations of mobile apps for teachers and schools. This website comes from the same website stable as Teaching News and Teaching Ideas. The site gives a short review of...
by admin | Apr 10, 2012 | Teaching News
The Report of the Advisory group set up to advise the Minister for Education and Skills on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector has been published today. It was chaired by Prof. John Coolahan and he was assisted by Dr. Caroline Hussey and Ms Fionnuala...
by admin | Apr 9, 2012 | Teaching News
In an interview with the Irish Times last Thursday, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, questioned the amount of time spent on the teaching of Gaeilge and Religion in primary school classrooms. He believes that in light of the extra emphasis that is...
