by admin | Aug 18, 2013 | Apps
Visual Poetry from Image Chef is an app for iPhone and iPad which will transform a poem or phrase into a very pleasing visual image. Quite similar in many ways to Wordle and Tagxedo, this app allows pupils to insert text, which can be a short phrase or a complete...
by admin | Aug 17, 2013 | Teaching News
How I Learn is a crowd-sourced book about learning styles and experiences. Its aim is to change the way educators, parents and students learn, and how educators teach. It is the brainchild of Helen from the Anseo a Mhúinteoir website. It all started as a result of a...
by admin | Aug 15, 2013 | AEN, Teaching News
Together with a colleague, I’m embarking on the daunting task of setting up and teaching in a class for pupils with autism in my school this September. We’re filled with a sense of excitement and nervousness as we start on the road to creating something...
by admin | Aug 15, 2013 | Teaching News
This year, in celebration of World Teachers’ Day on October 5th, the Teaching Council will host FÉILTE, the Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence, at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin. FÉILTE aims to promote and celebrate innovation in...
by admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Technology
I don’t usually promote individual products on this blog, but this is something that I think will be interesting to schools and teachers. Microsoft has a limited pricing offer for educators for their new Surface RT Tablet. Included with the Surface RT is...
