by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, SPHE, Teaching News, Technology
Safer Internet Day is part of a global drive to promote a safer Internet for all users, especially young people. The 8th Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on 7th February 2012 in many countries across the world, including Ireland, centred on the theme...
by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Teaching News
Figures released to Seomra Ranga by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) have revealed that it expects in the region of 640 primary school teachers to retire during the course of the next two months. Under the terms of the Croke Park Agreement (CPA), teachers...
by admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Guest Post, Infants, Technology
ICT is not a formal subject in Irish Primary Schools, it is not included in the Curriculum timetable. However it plays a major part in school life, both for the teacher and for the students. It is used in various forms, in every subject and at all levels. Many 4/5...
by admin | Jan 11, 2012 | 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Resources Websites
I’ve previously written a blog post about the Logainm Website, which is the national database for the placenames of Ireland. It’s an invaluable resource for research on the placenames of your locality or the locality of your school. The team at Logainm...
by admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Gaeilge, Resources Websites, Technology
Teachers are always looking for new resources for the teaching of Gaeilge in the classroom, given the lack of appropriate and practical resources available. Interactive resources for the teaching of Gaeilge are even more scarce. So, I was delighted to have been made...
by admin | Jan 6, 2012 | Technology
I’ve previously written on this blog about QR Codes and I’ve also recently written an article for InTouch Magazine on Qr Codes in the Classroom. However, I’ve just read an interesting article by Danny Nicholson on the Whiteboard Blog about a new...
