POD: Return to 1984
…“continued participation and engagement in the POD project.” They also said that the Department is “committed to taking on board feedback from schools and parents about POD.” Now, I might…
…“continued participation and engagement in the POD project.” They also said that the Department is “committed to taking on board feedback from schools and parents about POD.” Now, I might…
Choice. This is the word most used to combat my argument that we should scrap the patronage model. When it comes to education, it seems that almost everyone thinks they…
…My article, “Heads in the Cloud“, was written to explain the concept of Cloud Computing to my colleagues on a mailing list I subscribe to. Basically, somebody asked what Cloud…
…context. The only people making Irish curriculum content seem to be the textbook companies. How mad can Ireland be that a tiny country can support almost half a dozen companies!…
…that teachers should ensure that any communication with pupils/ students, colleagues, parents, school management and others is appropriate, including communication via electronic media, such as e-mail, texting and social networking…
The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is probably one of the most paradoxical. It is completely undervalued and under-resourced by the Department of Education but it provides one of the…
Computerised Library Systems for school seem to be the “in thing” these days and there are lots of them available on the Irish market from Irish companies. There are at…
…Khan Academy content to the curriculum for students to use. Every time a student uses Khan Academy, they receive points for completing activities. The competition element happens each week when…
…not to let our children suffer, we will either have to come in and make ourselves sicker or go to a doctor (€60 down the drain) to get a piece…
…site is not completely finished, it is now live and accepting videos. The idea was hatched because a number of teachers really wanted to use YouTube videos in class but…