Irish Blogs Feature in Edublog Awards
It’s the tenth anniversary of the international Edublog Awards and, apart from Seomra Ranga (which has been nominated in three different categories), Irish blogs feature in the nominations for many of the categories. I’m delighted that many of the Seomra Ranga nominees have made it to the final list. The following is a list of the Irish nominees who would all, I’m sure, appreciate your votes: read more…
Seomra Ranga Nominated for 3 Edublog Awards
Seomra Ranga has been selected as a finalist in the international Edublog Awards in three different categories: Best Individual Blog, Best Teacher Blog and Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog. The Edublog Awards were set up to promote and celebrate the value of blogs and social media in education. Seomra Ranga surprised many people last year, including myself, by winning the overall Best Individual Blog at the Edublog Awards. read more…
Minister Launches Digital Strategy For Schools
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., this week launched the public consultation phase of the development of a new Digital Strategy for Schools. As part of the consultation phase of the development of the new Digital Strategy, parents, teachers, students, industry and academics are being asked for their views on how best to make use of computers and technology in the classroom. read more…
Nano WOW – An Introduction to Nanoscience
Nanoscience is the simply the science of the VERY small. Nanoscience is an exciting new field within materials science and is explored throughout the NanoWOW pack. Designed for 5th and 6th class pupils the pack will introduce Irish Primary students to the world of nano and materials science. NanoWow is supported through funding by Science Foundation Ireland’s Education & Outreach programme. read more…
Sentence Builder 06
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature “The baby needs a ____” sentences. All pages should be laminated; the words on pages 7-9 should then be cut out. Velcro should be attached to the spaces on pages 1-6
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Toilet Tokens 02
While teachers will always allow pupils to go to the toilet when necessary, we all know that some pupils will use the excuse of a trip to the toilet as a work avoidance tactic. These Toilet Tokens are to regulate pupils’ trips to the toilet.
The teacher can give the pupil an “allowance” of tokens to be used during the day or for a period during the day
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Token Board 03
Some pupils with special needs, perhaps especially those with autism, will work better towards a goal when there is positive reinforcement in the form of tokens earned by completing tasks. This is sometimes referred to as a “Token Economy”. The tokens could be small pictures relating to the pupil’s special interest eg Thomas the Tank engine. You can download some of these tokens in the
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Toilet Tokens 01
While teachers will always allow pupils to go to the toilet when necessary, we all know that some pupils will use the excuse of a trip to the toilet as a work avoidance tactic. These Toilet Tokens are to regulate pupils’ trips to the toilet.
The teacher can give the pupil an “allowance” of tokens to be used during the day
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Sentence Builder 05
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature “The baby is ____” sentences and focus on -ing verbs. All pages should be laminated; the words on pages 7-9 should then be cut out. Velcro should be attached to the spaces
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Sentence Builder 04
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature six sentences that focus on clothes and colours. All pages should be laminated; the words on pages 7-9 should then be cut out. Velcro should be attached to the spaces
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