by admin | Nov 27, 2013 | Teaching News, Technology
It’s that time of year again when the international Edublog Awards nominations are being sought. Having won the prestigious “Best Individual Blog” at the awards last year, it would be great if Seomra Ranga was in the running for that award again this...
by admin | Nov 18, 2013 | Competitions
Walker Éireann have again kindly sponsored three book packs as Gaeilge as prizes for a competition on the site. Walker Éireann, an imprint of Walker Books, has again teamed up with Foras na Gaeilge and translated another four of their most popular picture books by...
by admin | Nov 13, 2013 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., and the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D., today jointly launched new History lesson plans for primary schools. The History lesson plans are based on A History of Ireland in...
by admin | Nov 11, 2013 | Apps, Guest Post
If you use an iPad in your class, then spending €4.49 on the Book Creator App will be the best money you will spend. You should be warned that this will be a very enthusiastic review of an amazing app. Many schools I have spoken to about buying iPads are under a...
by admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Resources Websites
Martin Burrett of the ICT Magic wiki has just released this video which has some cool recommendations of websites that teachers and pupils will enjoy using in the classroom. There are suggestions for a great animation website using Scratch-like coding, a website where...
by admin | Oct 26, 2013 | Teaching News
Commencement of Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 has been delayed yet again, this time by another three months. Section 30 prohibits the Department of Education and Skills (DES) from paying any person who is employed as a teacher in a school unless he/she...
