Kevin Myers Interview – Call for Questions

Kevin Myers Interview – Call for Questions

Seomra Ranga is pleased to announce that the journalist and broadcaster, Kevin Myers, has accepted an invitation to be the next subject in our interview series. I put it to him that in view of the fact that there is a perception among teachers that he was constantly...
Twitter Art Project 2011

Twitter Art Project 2011

Fancy becoming involved in a Digital Art Project using digital art programmes and Twitter? We’re looking for schools to join us in creating some works of art using digital media. The project will be completed over the next couple of weeks before Easter. Thanks...
Tweets and Sweets Linking Two Continents

Tweets and Sweets Linking Two Continents

I have been using Twitter in the classroom ( @mrquinnsclass) for almost a year now. Although I had been using it personally ( @seomraranga) for a year previously, I wasn’t quite sure how I would use it in a meaningful sense in the classroom. However, a year down...

Easter Scoilnet Themepage

For those who may not be aware, Scoilnet has put together forty-four different Themepages covering a broad range of themes across all areas of the curriculum including World War II, Weather, Safety, Water, Shapes All Around Us, Roald Dahl and many others. They also...
Volunteer With Camara

Volunteer With Camara

Looking for something truly memorable to do this summer? Camara Education  is a Dublin based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) who provide recycled computer hardware and training to schools in East Africa. They are currently recruiting Volunteers for four and five...
Junior Inventor 2011

Junior Inventor 2011

The Patents Office have recently launched the Junior Inventor Awards  2011. The Awards, which is now in its 4th year, seeks to encourage primary school children to demonstrate their creativity and inventiveness, and hopefully sow the seeds of interest in the sciences...