Tír na nÓg – Ceacht 01: Niamh Agus Oisín
Tír na nÓg – Ceacht 01: Niamh Agus Oisín; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang IV, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat. read more…
Section 30, Teaching Council Act to Commence in November
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., took the opportunity during his speech at the INTO Annual Congress in Cork this morning to announce that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be fully implemented from November 1st 2013. Seomra Ranga reported last July that the Education Amendment Act 2012 had been passed which made provision for, inter alia, the commencement of Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act. read more…
NxtApp 4 Kids
NxtApp 4 Kids is what the Washington Post called “the perfect app for mental math”. This app focuses on number sequences where the pupil has to complete the sequence. There are four numbers in each sequence and the missing number is usually either in the middle or at the end. read more…
World Autism Awareness Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), an annual event to raise awareness among the public of Autism and to promote early detection and early intervention of the condition. On December 18, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139, tabled by the State of Qatar, which declared April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in perpetuity.
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Autism and Me
To mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), I’m publishing this video called “Autism and Me”. It explains about Autism for the general public from the perspective of a teenager….
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Pop Math App
Pop Math is a really simple maths game that pupils take to readily and enjoy thoroughly, and because of this enjoyment they won’t realise that they are learning at all. In this game, the pupil is presented with three maths questions and three answers, which are all floating around the screen in balloons. The objective of the game is to pop the balloons with your finger in order, read more…
Droichead Pilot Project for Induction and Probation
The Teaching Council has proposed to commence a new pilot project over the next two years to develop a new model of induction and probation of new entrants into the profession. The pilot project will cover both primary and post-primary teachers. Named Droichead, the Irish for “bridge”, the pilot project aims to build on the feedback received by the Council on the issue last year. The Council remarked: read more…
Phonto App
Phonto is a free app that is used for overlaying text onto a photograph or image. There are more than 200 different fonts available on the app to choose from and others can also be added using your iTunes account. (although I haven’t tried this). The text can also be edited in many ways – you can change the colour, shadow colour, gradient, size and orientation. read more…
An Dochtúir sa Teach – Ceacht 32: Ag Fiach Coiníní
An Dochtúir Sa Teach – Ceacht 32: Ag Fiach Coiníní; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang III, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat. read more…
Making Blog Comments
Getting pupils blogging is a great dimension to add to the class dynamic. It is most rewarding for both the pupils and the teacher. I have written a
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