by admin | Sep 30, 2012 | Technology, Technology
This is the fourth of David Ganly’s ICT in the Classroom eBulletins. David teaches in Donabate Community College and he says that the eBulletin started off as an idea he had to engage and encourage teachers in his school to use ICT in the classroom. After putting the...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Teaching News, Technology
I’ve come across a few articles on the internet in the past week or so about a new font devised specifically to help pupils with Dyslexia. The font, called Open Dyslexic, apparently uses a device in which the bottoms of characters are weighted. Curiously some...
by admin | Sep 26, 2012 | Technology
The days are gradually closing in and the autumn weather is making its presence felt. What better time then to do a Twitter Project. We did a Twitter project earlier in the year for the Signs of Spring and Mary Jo Bell suggested to me that we should do a similar one...
by admin | Sep 25, 2012 | Technology
MissionV is a not-for-profit organisation which promotes the development of 21st century skills through innovative online technologies. It is enhancing the Irish classroom by providing the digital tools for teachers and students to design and create their own,...
by admin | Sep 23, 2012 | Technology
Over the past few years I had read about other educators using Kidblog to get their pupils blogging. I didn’t delve into it too much as I had been teaching younger pupils for the past few years. However, now that I moved back up to 6th class, I decided to...
