by admin | Jan 24, 2011 | Teaching News
With the date of the impending General Election looming ever closer, we need to know what the plans of each of the political parties are in relation to education, teaching and the role of technology in schools. So, with this in mind, I plan to send a list of questions...
by admin | Jan 23, 2011 | Teaching News
Back in November, the Educational Research Centre published “The 2009 National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading”. National Assessments take place every five years, with almost 8,000 pupils taking part in the most recent survey. The study is...
by admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Technology, Video
Around Hallowe’en I became aware of an iPod app through Twitter (through Mary Farmer who will be attending this year’s CESI National Conference) called Make a Martian. It’s a really simple app to use and the pupils loved it. They quickly discovered...
by admin | Jan 19, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology
The Computer in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) will hold its annual conference entitled “ICT in Education – Changing Landscapes” in Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, 4 Feb, 7 – 9 PM and Portlaoise College, 5 Feb, 9 AM – 4.30 PM. Registration for...
by admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Resources Websites
Sneeze Safe is an English based website which provides you with free resources to teach children about “Catch It, Bin It, Kill It”, to help stop the spread of viruses. It is put together by Kleenex, the tissue manufacturer, for obvious reasons. If you can...
by admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Technology, Video
Before Christmas, I asked my pupils to describe, using only one word, what it was like working with iPods in the classroom. We discussed the importance of using the best word to describe what it was like for them using this technology in the classroom. Words that came...
