CESI Conference timetable

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 Dr. Daithí Ó Murchú	Pre-Service Student Teachers “Vision” of ICT in their future classrooms Alison Egan	Asia-Europe Classroom Network Adrienne Webb	Successfully Integrating a Virtual Learning Environment (V.L.E.) and Sourcing Quality Content – a case study Terry Fannon	Google Wave for Education John Jennings
11.30 – 12.00	National Rollout of ScratchConor Keyes, Jessie Byrne & Clare McInerney	Extending teaching and learning beyond the walls of our schoolPatricia Ward, John Englishby & Pippa Brady	Interactive game on interculturalism Dr. Miriam Judge & Dr Debbie Ging	Handwriting analysis for Dyslexia Detection using SmartPens / Using Intelligent Augmented Reality Software in the ClassroomScott O’Malley, Brett Lawless & Stephen Howell	Practical Virtual Worlds in Education – Case Studies from Irish SchoolsJames Corbett & Keith Kennedy	GeogebraAnnie Patton	Workshop session for teachers relatively new to ICT in Education looking for ideas on where to startClifford Brown
12.10 – 12.40	ThinkquestOrlaith Lawton	ICT and Language TeachingBrendan Duignan	“A lot learned, a lot more to learn…” The growing prospect of primary and post-primary school teachers using the Kurzweil 3000 Text to Speech tool in the 21st centuryJohn Phayer	Developing Educational Games for FreeStephen Howell
Lunch					Workshops above continue to 1pm

14.00 – 14.30	Digital Literacy in the 21st Century: Implications for Teaching & LearningAudrey Byrne	Creating Animated Movies using Xtranormal and STATEEnda Donlon	Implementing Technical Support in a SchoolTom Lonergan	Teaching using a Tablet PCPadraig O’Dubhaigh	New Developments in Teacher CPD: Online courses for teachers, UNESCO ICT Competency Framework and EPICTJohn Hurley & Michael Hallissy	CrazyTalkIan Roller	21st Century Classroom: Connecting teachers and children through ‘play’ technology – The Nintendo DS and WiiAnne McMorrough & Ban Ryan
14.40 – 15.10	Use of Microsoft Office tools to produce individualized student assignments, an anti-plagiarism initiative leads to a serendipitous change in classroom culture!Laurence Cuffe	Making it easier for teachers through the use of technologyMark Glynn	Alternative Music Technology Options for Post-Primary Music ExamsJohn Crowe	Using a blog in a primary classroom: see how both pupils and teachers can use a classroom blog to enhance teaching and learningKieran Kelly
15.20 – 15.50	FIS – User Generated Content and the Role it has to play (Ciaran McCormack)
15.55 – 16.25	Capstone Address: Tales from an Archipelago Dr. Conor Galvin
16.30	AGM

CESI Conference timetable

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