Is the WSE report on the Muslim school a little bit racist?
There’s been a lot of furore in the media regarding the latest WSE report published this week, based on the North Dublin Muslim NS in Cabra. The report is damning to say the least. Apparently, the school is not accounting for monies spent and certain subjects are not being taught. In fact, if this were [...]
Ceist Anseo
Ceist Anseo is something I was hoping to do to generate some conversation on the web site. Every so often, particularly during a newsworthy time, Anseo will explore the issues (ceisteanna) around them. This will replace the politics section of the web site. Issues that will be explored range from technology (are IWBs all that?) [...]
Irish Teachers’ Attitude to Web 2.0
I recently surveyed 100 teachers - I wanted more but I think there’s a limit on Survey Monkey’s basic package - about their views on Internet applications. I wanted to check what web 2.0 applications they used and which ones they trusted. I wanted to see if my suspicions - that Irish primary teachers were [...]
Review: Interwrite IWB
04 July 2009
Just when I thought I’d reviewed every Interactive Whiteboard, there ever was and along comes another one. Except, this one has been around as long as any of them. In fact, this board has a 75% market share in Northern Ireland. The board is called InterWrite and it’s being sold by a company called IMEX.
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Review: Hitachi Software Bundle
27 June 2009
Hitachi-Cambridge are a company that sell all sorts of electronic equipment, including Interactive Whiteboards. I believe their Interactive Whiteboards are the best quality out there and although they are a bit more expensive than the others, they have functions and service that no other board out there can match. I’m usually quite critical [...]
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IWBFAQ: Would anyone like to share their experiences of their IWB before I buy one?
23 June 2009
A fair question was raised on the Education Posts Forum a few days ago. This person wants to buy an interactive whiteboard. She has read all the reviews on Anseo.net but wanted to hear from other teachers about their experiences about using their IWB in their school. She continued to ask if they would recommend [...]
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Review: Alphalingo.ie
20 June 2009
I was asked to review the web site http://www.alphalingo.ie, which is an online eLearning course in German. It is aimed at children from 5th class upwards (as part of the foreign languages programme in Kildare Education Centre) and also for second level students. As Anseo.net is aimed at primary level, this review will [...]
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Taking our name in vain
16 June 2009
Reading the latest INTO magazine, Intouch, I was surprised to see that both the INTO and the College of Progressive Education have decided to use the title “Anseo” in two of their respective areas. Firstly, the INTO LGB Teachers’ Group have decided to call their conference, “Anseo”, which is focusing on issues of inclusion in [...]
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Corrections from June IWB Review
13 June 2009
My June review sparked a few emails from some companies and some of the information I put on the review was inaccurate. Rather than waiting for the next review, (which won’t be until late summer), I’ll use this post as a kind of appendix. If you’ve noticed something wrong with the review, let me know [...]
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How often should you listen to reading with Infants?
10 June 2009
How often should we listen to reading? According to Kat, it’s not quantity that counts, but quality. Listening to reading has to be done in an effective way if it is to be meaningful.
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Press Release from Flúirse
07 June 2009
Irish Education Company leads the way by inviting teachers to co-design their own training! 2nd June 2009 - An Irish Education company is delivering a welcome positive message for teachers this Summer. Despite a challenging year which saw teacher / student ratios continue to increase, combined with the imposition of an effective [...]
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Review: Easi Listener
05 June 2009
The Easi Listener is not just any old CD Player and radio. It’s got a few little surprises. The little surprises come in the form of 6 ports for ear phones. That way up to 6 children can listen to the same piece of audio at the same time. To be honest, I’m struggling to [...]
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The end of the Blog
03 June 2009
The NCTE are still rolling out their free web space but because they have two different hosting packages, everybody is confused including themselves. I’ve received a couple of emails since I gave my talk on Blogging at the CESI conference asking me about the Scoilnet hosting. I usually just refer them on to the NCTE [...]
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