Anseo.net have teamed up with Mediascene with a great competition to win a Sanyo Waterproof Digital Camcorder worth €400. Mediascene are one of Ireland’s longest established businesses selling technology to the education market. This competition is now finished. Very well done to Conor John Quigley who is the very last winner of the Media Scene Prize draws … Read more
When I first saw this book, a feeling of dread came over me. Art and crafts brings me back to how art used to be taught in primary schools – lots of paper plates, templates and 30 identical pieces of work stuck to a wall – no creativity or individuality. Had the author called this … Read more
When I first saw this book, a feeling of dread came over me. Art and crafts brings me back to how art used to be taught in primary schools – lots of paper plates, templates and 30 identical pieces of work stuck to a wall – no creativity or individuality. Had the author called this … Read more
Few people may know that my first venture into teaching started in a school in Killinarden, Tallaght. There was a huge shortage of teachers at the time and although I was unqualified, I was given my first teaching job. Of all the schools in the country to have gone to, it happened to contain a … Read more
The final month of the school year has arrived already! The countdown to the summer holidays seems to have come a bit quicker due to the late Easter break but I’m sure it won’t be a relaxing one for principals and their Boards of Management as the recent IMF/government changes are causing all sorts of … Read more
There are now a number of Irish primary schools using Twitter. Over the last year thanks to projects such as Digital Art Week, The cross-Atlantic Sweets Project and various other projects, the power of using Twitter to help schools communicate with each other is starting to gain popularity. If your school wants to start tweeting, … Read more
When it comes to educational software, Irish teachers can generally rely on other countries such as the UK, USA and Australia for most subject areas. However, the one exception is Gaeilge. While there have been some valiant attempts to make decent Irish language software, there are many problems. Firstly, there’s the problem of the very … Read more
When it comes to educational software, Irish teachers can generally rely on other countries such as the UK, USA and Australia for most subject areas. However, the one exception is Gaeilge. While there have been some valiant attempts to make decent Irish language software, there are many problems. Firstly, there’s the problem of the very … Read more
One of the parents from Wandesforde School asked me to have a look at the web site she designed for them this year. Wandesforde School is a small three teacher school in Castlecomer in Co. Kilkenny. Strangely enough, I know the school very well as I gave summer courses in it for two years. The … Read more