by admin | May 27, 2012 | Music, Video
The Euro 2012 Soccer Championships are nearly upon us and excitement will be mounting towards Ireland’s opening game against Croatia on June 10th. The Ray D’Arcy Show on Today FM asked listeners to suggest lines for the official Euro 2012 song for the...
by admin | Jun 23, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology, Video
I must admit that I’d never heard of a Godwit before, so when I received an email from Willie McSweeney from Scoil Iosaef Naofa, an all boys’ school in Cobh, Co. Cork, my first reaction was that this was yet another spam email amongst the hundreds of other that...
by admin | Feb 19, 2011 | AEN, Technology, Video
Thanks to Joe Dale on Twitter for alerting me to this video from USA showing how one school is reporting success using iPods and iPads with autistic pupils in school. How IPODS & IPADS Help Autistic Kids : MyFoxPHILLY.com… RegisterThis content is for members...
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 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...
by admin | 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...
