Guest Post – Class Dojo

Guest Post – Class Dojo

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Class Dojo

Nigel Lane teaches in St. Corban’s BNS, in Naas, Co. Kildare. He is very interested in technology and is a regular contributor on blogs and on Twitter. Earlier this year, he co-authored a book called “Diary of the Tweople“, a Twitter user’s diary for June 3rd 2011. He recently came across Class Dojo, a classroom management tool and readily agreed to do a review for Seomra Ranga.

I came across this classroom behaviour management tool thanks to one of the people I follow on Twitter, unfortunately I just can’t remember who. I was very impressed with how it looked and so I signed up straight away in order to see how it might work for me. read more…

Roald Dahl

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September 13th is celebrated each year as Roald Dahl Day, the great author’s birthday. This Powerpoint gives some brief information about the author and his works. Source: Maria Breen (.ppt file 392KB) Download File…

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Visual Timetable

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Visual Timetable suitable for infant classes or to help pupils with special needs. It’s in Word format so it can be adapted/changed to include items specific to each individual classroom. Source: Aoife O’ Connor (.doc file 2.18MB) Download File…

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Alive-O Songs Rang I

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Powerpoint presentation of the words of all of the songs for the Alive-O programme for First Class. This would be great to have on an IWB so that pupils can follow the words as they sing the songs. Source: Ciara Bruton (.ppt file 253KB) Download File…

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Meán Fómhair 2011

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This is a single A4 sized page with a calendar for Meán Fómhair 2011. It is suitable for sticking to the teacher’s desk, to the classroom wall or to the staffroom noticeboard. (.pdf file 18.3KB) Download File…

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RDS Primary Science Fair 2012

RDS Primary Science Fair 2012

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Did you know that back to school also means back to developing exciting class science projects for the RDS Primary Science Fair 2012? The call for entries is now open and primary schools across Ireland are invited to visit www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair to submit an expression of interest to participate in the 2012 Fair.

Open to 4th, 5th and 6th class (ROI) and Key Stage 2 (NI), the RDS Primary Science Fair provides an opportunity for students to think about science in practical, fun ways. Projects are not limited to a specific theme so schools can choose a topic that interests them and make the most of the chance to learn something new.

The RDS Primary Science Fair is not a competition, the emphasis is to encourage a positive learning experience for each class and to inspire students to see science as exciting, challenging and fun. Successful schools will be invited to exhibit on one day of the RDS Primary Science Fair which takes place from January 12 – 14, 2012 as part of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

A pupil from Rathbeggan NS, Co. Meath, pictured last year with his project, “You Are What You Eat” (Image courtsey RDS)

Entries for the 2012 RDS Primary Science Fair are now open and will close on October 5, 2011. Schools will be notified of their allocation by mid-October to allow plenty of time for classes to work on their projects!

For more information or to contact the RDS Primary Science Fair team please visit www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair telephone 01 240 7990 or email primarysciencefair@rds.ie.