Promethean Planet’s membership in Ireland surged by more than 150% to nearly 5,500 members according to a press release I was sent today. This means that Ireland has the fifth largest membership base in the world for Promethean Planet, only trailing the much larger populations of the US, UK, Australia and France.
Promethean Planet has nearly 500,000 members in more than 150 countries, and is the world’s fastest growing online interactive whiteboard community. It is free to join and enables teachers from around the world to exchange their ideas and experience, to share new and innovative lessons, and gives them to access a wide variety of professional development materials.
Graham Byrne, Head of Ireland, Promethean said, “As a knowledge based economy, it is great to see our teaching community embracing digital learning resources given the proven positive impact of interactive whiteboards on education. It is a tribute to our forward thinking teachers that they are leading the charge to bridge the technology gap to other OECD countries, by adopting the best of cutting-edge teacher supports and resources.”