Month: January 2012

Podcast: An interview with Tom Hodson

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Tom Hodson is the president of Smart Technologies.  We caught up with him at BETT 2012 at the Smart stand where he told us about his views for technology for this year.  Tom also let us know about some of the new products SMART are going to be offering educators including a new interactive projector and Notebook 11, the new software for Smart Boards.
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BETT 2012

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I am back from London after spending two amazing days at the BETT conference.  BETT is the biggest educational technology show in the world and is held every January.  Educators from all over the world, 30,000 of them, come together to spend time learning all about the latest ways to help children learn.  Apart from … Read more

Review:Puppets at Large book from Positive Press

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So, it’s all about puppets! Well, this new book puppets at large by Linda Betley and endorsed by Jenny Mosley tells us that we can teach any subject through the medium of puppets. This particular book is aimed at the early years, so infants up to 1st class though there is a book aimed at … Read more

Imagination through Animation

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Whatever some people say, I still believe children have great imaginations.  When I was in school, certainly once infants was out of the way, there were few ways for me to express my imagination – the weekly essay chosen by my teacher was possibly my only avenue in a classroom of fact-learning.  The yard was, … Read more

Why Irish Teachers should consider BETT?

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Every year in London, the Kensington Olympia Exhibition Hall hosts the BETT conference.  For those of you who haven’t heard of it, it is an educational technology conference and exhibition.  However, why would an Irish teacher be bothered going to an event like this?  Here’s a few reasons why I’m going for the third year … Read more

Primary Blogs to Look Out for in 2012

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I think that 2012 will see a continuation in the rise of Irish primary teachers blogging.  There are a growing number of schools who are ditching their old web sites and taking up blogs and teachers are beginning to start up their own class blogs.  The Junior Spider Awards in December saw some excellent class … Read more

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