Welcome to Seomra Ranga, the Hub for Primary School Resources. For the overseas visitors “Seomra Ranga” means “classroom” in the Irish language.
Seomra Ranga has been successfully providing tried and tested resources for primary school classrooms since 2007. Since that time, the site has gradually built up a strong following amongst educators as a repository of quality teacher-created resources. The resources on the site, which support all areas of the curriculum, are arranged in accordance with the curricular provisions of the Irish primary school….
Steve Jobs – A History of Vision
Topical Powerpoint presentation on the life and work history of Steve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple Computers. Source: Paul Barron (.ppt file 1.14MB) Download File…
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Social Time
These are some rules for pupils during their social time on the school yard. Source: Angela Burke (.doc file 105KB) Download File…
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Class Time
These are some rules on A4 posters for the classroom. Source: Angela Burke (.doc file 133KB) Download File…
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St. Brigid’s Cloak
Short Powerpoint Presentation telling the story of St. Brigid’s Cloak.
Source: Shaygirl
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Encyclopaedia Britannica/Scoilnet Teachers’ Competition
Scoilnet and Encyclopaedia Britannica are running a major national competition for teachers during the month of October. Teachers will have the chance to win a range of prizes for themselves and their schools including an iPad2, and other high-tech classroom-based software and hardware from Promethean and e-instruction. read more…
EdchatIE Poster
I’ve written a previous post about EdchatIE, a Monday night debate/discussion about educational issues which takes place through the medium of Twitter. It involves teachers of all levels and there is a great sharing of ideas. Even if you can’t make it from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Monday nights, the whole conversation is saved as a summary and can be viewed each week on the EdchatIE Wiki.
This is a poster to download and put in your staffroom or share it with other teachers on your staff to make them aware that this takes place weekly. It will also tell them how to set it up and become involved.
Source: Fred Boss, NCTE
(.pdf file 426KB)
Augmented Reality With String
Wikipedia defines Augmented Reality (AR) as “a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s current perception of reality”. Augmented Reality was a term I had heard bandied about but had never really understood. To be honest, I’m not sure whether I still really understand what it means. read more…
National Tree Day
Thursday, October 6th marks National Tree Day. Now in its fifteenth year, schools are being encouraged to place a particular focus on the study of trees on National Tree Day. To celebrate the United Nations designation of 2011 as ‘The International Year of Forests’, the theme for this year’s Tree Day is “Ár gcara an crann á cheiliúradh” or “Celebrating our friend the tree“. With this theme, pupils are being encouraged to recognise the importance of trees and forests and the wide usage of forest products in our everyday lives. read more…
