by admin | Dec 23, 2011 | 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...
by admin | Dec 23, 2011 | Website
It’s been another busy year on Seomra Ranga. Here are the top ten most visited pages on the site during 2011: Powerpoints Gaeilge 1st/2nd Class 5th/6th Class Infants Classes 3rd/4th Classes Visual Arts Hallowe’en Gaeilge Posters Dánta...
by admin | Dec 15, 2011 | Teaching News
Christmas Tests – a necessary evil or the spoilsport of the classroom Christmas Spirit? I’ve been reading on the internet recently about teachers giving “Christmas Tests” to their pupils in a variety of different curricular areas. It reminded...
by admin | Dec 13, 2011 | Technology
Check out an article I wrote on QR Codes for the December 2011 edition of InTouch, the INTO magazine for primary school teachers. The article explains how my first foray into QR Codes was to use them for a maths treasure hunt. (.pdf file 431KB) Download...
by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | Apps, Technology
Cúla 4 is the young people’s service on TG4. They have recently released a Gaeilge app designed for both iPhone and iPad. The app is aimed at younger pupils and provides over 100 fun Irish language words. The vocabulary is presented in four groups – Weather,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2011 | Science, Teaching News
Science Week Ireland takes place from Sunday November 13th to Sunday November 20th. It is an exciting and innovative annual event which first took place in 1996. It has grown to a programme of over 500 events scheduled across the country. It aims to make science more...
