The Class Novel

The Class Novel

The Seomra Ranga website has lots of resources for teachers when working with a novel in the classroom. These resources can be viewed HERE. More resources for the class novel are planned for the future and will appear on that page of the website. The following is a...

Special Education Links

Seomra Ranga has included links to Special Education websites on the internet for some time. On this new site, they are included in the “Links” section at the top of the page. However, just to remind everyone of the extent of these links, I’m...
Learning With iPods in the Classroom

Learning With iPods in the Classroom

Since receiving my class set of iPods on loan through the pilot project organised by Sligo Education Centre and Apple Ireland, I’ve had a chance to think about and observe in a short space of time how they have had an effect on the teaching and learning that...
End of Year Report

End of Year Report

It’s the end of another school year and the long days of summer approach. It’s been a somewhat busy year on Seomra Ranga with lots happening. In fact, there have been more than half a million visitors to the site in the past twelve months alone. There have...
Learning With iPods in the Classroom

iPod Touches – the Classroom Set-Up

    For anyone contemplating introducing iPod Touches into the classroom, the following is a brief summary of what the set-up in the classroom involves. For starters, the iPods themselves are the entry model 8GB version which we have been assured is more than...
Filmstrips Project

Filmstrips Project

Just to update everyone on what has happened with this project to date. Many thanks to all who contacted me since I last posted  requesting old Buntús filmstrips as well as history/geography/nature/science filmstrips. I received a great response. To date I’ve received...