Working With iPods – What Is It Like?

by | 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...

Mind Map 01

by | Jan 13, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Misc, Writing

Blank Mind Map for pupils to fill in. This is a useful template when planning anything in class – so it could be used for planning a piece of creative writing, recording what the pupil has discovered about a topic from a book / internet search, recording what...

Locations

by | Jan 9, 2011 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Oral Work, Powerpoint

Simple Powerpoint to show younger pupils key locations: behind, beside, in front of, between. Source: Maggie O’ Leary (.ppt file 1.51MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Mountains and Croagh Patrick

by | Jan 9, 2011 | 5th/6th, Geography, Powerpoint

Excellent Powerpoint presentation on how mountains are formed, types of mountains, mountain facts as well as a close look at Croagh Patrick in Co. May as an example of a mountain. Source: Maggie O’ Leary (.ppt file 2.24MB) Download File… RegisterThis...

iPod Touch – What the Parents Think

by | Dec 11, 2010 | Technology, Video

  We have been using the iPod Touch in my classroom since last May in a pilot project to see how they could be used as a curricular tool in the Irish Primary School setting. The project is a collaboration between Sligo Education Centre (SEC) and Apple Ireland. Three...