Get Your Class Involved in Digital Art Week
Digital Art Week will take place next week, from 23rd – 27th April. The purpose of the week is to integrate the Visual Arts curriculum with technology and Social Media. During this week pupils will be given the opportunity to create pieces of art using technology – mobile technology, software or art websites. Pupils will then share their creations with other pupils and the world! read more…
Rírá – Coimicí Gael
Rírá is a comic, completely “as Gaeilge” aimed at pupils in the 8-14 year old age range which I only recently became aware of. It’s a fledgling production published by a small part-time operation made up of comic artists and cartoonists around Ireland, with just three issues published so far. Set up by Aidan Courtney, who works as a freelance cartoonist, Rírá also serves as a platform for other Irish cartoonists to show off their work while combining this with our native language. read more…
Titanic Vocabulary
Flashcards with all of the vocabulary to tell the story of the voyage and the sinking of the Titanic, 100 years ago. (.pdf file 1.16MB) Download File…
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Great Reaction to Filmstrips
There’s been a great reaction to the Filmstrips Project since I published the first of these resources last week. I thought many people may not have liked them because they may look a bit dated in places, but I’ve received very positive feedback through this site, on the Twitter page and on the Facebook page. Many teachers seem genuinely pleased to see that all of these resources are not lost to history and that they are being recycled and given a 21st century spin. read more…
Dúisigh a Bhríd – Ceacht 39: Leabhair Nua
Dúisigh a Bhríd – Ceacht 39: Leabhair Nua; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang II, 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…
Seomra Ranga Hacked
I was able to confirm this morning that Seomra Ranga has been hacked. I was alerted to the fact that Google was flagging the site as being “compromised”. I initially could not find any problems with the site. However, with the help of Google, they were able to identify for me a sample file that was on the site which caused them to put up a warning about the site. read more…
The Vikings
Presentation which is intended to give pupils some background information about the history of the Vikings as well as information about the arrival of the Vikings in Ireland. The presentation shows examples of Viking transport, weapons and jewellery.
A set of teacher’s notes accompanies this resource. These are for teacher information only and are not intended as a commentary to be read to pupils for every slide in the presentation. read more…
Teaching Appz
Through the Zite magazine app on my iPad, I came across Teaching Appz, a new website with recommendations of mobile apps for teachers and schools. This website comes from the same website stable as Teaching News and Teaching Ideas. The site gives a short review of each app as well as how it can be used in the classroom. It gives recommendations on what age group the app is suitable for and includes screenshots of the app. It also tells what mobile platform the app is available for. read more…
Report of Advisory Group to Forum on Patronage and Pluralism
The Report of the Advisory group set up to advise the Minister for Education and Skills on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector has been published today. It was chaired by Prof. John Coolahan and he was assisted by Dr. Caroline Hussey and Ms Fionnuala Kilfeather. This 174-page report outlines the history of patronage in the primary sector in Ireland and makes recommendations on the future direction of policy on this issue.
The recommendations of the Advisory Group can be broadly divided into three key areas: read more…
Turf
Presentation detailing the cutting of turf from the bogs of Ireland. This resource has been digitised from a filmstrip resource made available to schools by the Department of Education in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Some parts made be dated and it is up to the teacher to make it relevant to the present day.
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