Promethean Planet membership has passed the 1/2 million mark according to a press release from Promethean Ireland today, representing a doubling in membership in one year. It’s a great site with thousands of great downloads so I’m not surprised that so many people have joined it. It’s got loads of “premium” content from fairly big … Read more
As I’m not a teacher or a subject specialist – in fact I run my own business – my blog is aimed at helping the schools we work with, and it may be helpful to the visitors here. (In my blog you’ll see a fair emphasis on free digital imaging tools – I’m colour blind … Read more
It’s been a really great end to the year for Anseo.net. Last week, the article, “Heads in the Cloud”, won the award for most influential blog post of 2009. I want to thank everyone who voted for the article. I really appreciate you taking the time to vote. This was the first time anything I’ve … Read more
Merry Christmas from Anseo.net. We look forward to an exciting 2010. Your readership and support is very much appreciated.
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 … Read more
I was really surprised to see that an article I wrote at 4 o’clock in the morning has been nominated as the most influential blog post in the edublog awards. 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. … Read more
After a couple of months of trying, I finally found a school willing to try out videoconferencing with me. Using Online Meeting Rooms, a brilliant online package from http://www.onlinemeetingrooms.com, my school, Carlow Educate Together hooked up with the Athy Model School, 20km down the road for a Christmas Carol sing-off. Each school sang two Christmas … Read more
If there’s one educational company I admire the most in Ireland, it’s Rainbow Education who are based in Co. Wexford. Started by Martin Pender and his wife a few years ago selling general educational resources, their business, I believe is one of the most innovative in the country. Rainbow is now the main seller of … Read more
In a pre-Budget statement issued today (Wednesday 2nd December), the National Alliance for Primary Education is reminding the Government that the Primary education system is a fundamental corner-stone of economic progress. It is one of the critical keys to unlocking a fairer society said the Alliance. The system simply cannot sustain any more damage. If … Read more
Creative Technology in Challenging Times Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) National Conference 2010 Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, 5 Feb PM Portlaoise Community School, 6 Feb New Date! New Place! The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) National Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 5 & 6 February 2010. The change in date, … Read more