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...
iPod Touches – the Classroom Set-Up

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...
It’s Called Dyslexia

It’s Called Dyslexia

“It’s Called Dyslexia” is a new book recently published by Irish publisher O’ Brien Press. It’s written by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, and was originally published in Barcelona, Spain. The colourful book is told from the point of view of the...
iPod Touches – the Classroom Set-Up

iPod Touches Arrive in Irish Primary Classrooms

I purchased my iPod Touch about 18 months ago and I really believe that it has to be the best gadget that I have ever purchased. I purchased it without really knowing the extent of its capabilities. I only bought it because my previous MP3 player had packed in and I...

Promethean to Launch Mobile ActivBoard

I just got an email today to give everyone a “heads up” on a new Promethean product about to be launched, the ActivBoard Mobile System. For what it’s worth, I’m just passing on the information. The email says that: “The ActivBoard Mobile...