These Gaeilge books were sent to me by a good friend of mine to share with people. She made them for her very young class so there are no words in them. They can be printed in A3 for an A4 book for class reading. They’re perfect for whole-class reading and will look great in … Read more
As well as recording our interviewees’ voices, Rozz snapped some photographs of them too. For those of you who missed Thursday morning, there’s a couple of photographs of the specially made IPPN cupcakes.
Anseo.net recently bought ourselves a digital dictaphone and our roving reporter Rozz is walking around the IPPN Expo asking teachers, principals, guests and businesses their thoughts on technology in primary education. We should have a nice podcast ready over the coming days so you can find out what the word on the ground really is!
08.00 Registration Desk Opens 09.00 Opening Address 09.10 – 10.00 Keynote Address: New Tools, New Curriculum, New Opportunities Joe Dale 10.00 Exhibits and Coffee 10.45 – 11.15 The Potential Use of Social Software in Rural Irish Schools Jim O’Sullivan & Sally Reynolds Online Encyclopaedias through Scoilnet Karin Whooley & Pat Coffey Why Teach – iTeach … Read more
Below are the two venues for CESI’s annual national conference. Again, I would urge as many of you to go to this conference as much as possible. Every year I leave with new ideas and new enthusiasm. Friday 5th February, Evening Venue, The Heritage Hotel The beautiful Portlaoise Heritage Hotel will play host to the … Read more
The NCTE have released the procurement procedures on short throw projectors. This spells an end to companies who were offering alternatives to the chosen six projectors on the list. The companies selected are: DCB, Dell, Image Supply Systems, Imex Instruments, Meritec and Promethean. The projectors are: 3M SCP716, EPSON EB-410We, NEC NP610S EDU, Sanyo WXE46, … Read more
Every few days Anseo.net will update you with some information about CESI 2010 to make sure it stays in your mind! Of all the conferences in the technology/education sector, this is one that primary school teachers shouldn’t miss. Full information can always be found of CESI’s own page, http://www.cesi.ie. Below is some information about the … Read more
The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) National Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 5 & 6 February 2010. The change in date, one week earlier than previously announced, presents the exciting opportunity of holding the conference at Portlaoise College and the nearby Portlaoise Heritage Hotel. This change in location marks the first … Read more
The CESI mailing list is a great source of information. All this snow is keeping us inside so I’m getting loads of information. Today a contributor informed us of a potential way of supporting local business by working around the purchasing framework. I’ll paste a response he got from the ICT Policy Unit in the … Read more
If you were to ask Irish teachers what web site their classroom couldn’t survive without, it’s likely you would be given the answer, “Sparklebox”. Although Sparklebox is a UK web site, it is used by hundreds of teachers everyday to download and print posters, signs and classroom resources. Sparklebox was a pay-per-download site up until … Read more