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Video over IP in the Classroom

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Today I had a meeting but we weren’t in the same room when we met. This shouldn’t sound like a strange sentence in this day and age. Video conferencing has been around for a good few years now. I remember while working as a teacher in 2002 in Tallaght being part of a video-conference over … Read more

Outsourcing your IT

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Outsourcing is a term that one would usually associate with big companies or government agencies.  However, most people in their everyday life use some form of outsourcing.  Essentially, outsourcing is an arrangement where a company or individual subcontracts services to another person or company.  Every company, no matter how big or small, will outsource to … Read more

Promethean Update

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After the news of all the changes in Promthean yesterday here is an update to the situation.  Thanks to members of the CESI discussion list and to the NCTE for clarifying some matters. Firstly, Promethean (through Clarity or through the UK offices) will be issuing a statement to all schools very shortly to let them … Read more

Big Changes in Promethean Ireland

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You really never know who reads your blog until you write something controversial. Yesterday I posted an article about Promethean. As their web site was down and I couldn’t get through to anybody at their distributor, Prim-Ed, as well as the fact that a company called Clarity were investing heavily in the Promethean brand, I … Read more

Is Promethean Gone?

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I’m getting a bit concerned about Promethean.  I went along to their web site and found that it is no longer there.  Promethean Ireland’s web site just states that it is under construction.  I don’t know if it has anything to do with Clarity’s €1m investment into Promethean or not but something doesn’t seem right … Read more

Google now translates into Gaeilge

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I bought 20 new Irish-English dictionaries today then got an email to tell me that Google now translates into (and from) Gaeilge.  Bugger. Also, I didn’t realise they also translate into Yiddish; my dad is almost fluent and would have a field day if he knew how to use a computer! Anyway – article copied … Read more

CESI Meet 2009

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CESI will again be hosting a CESI Meet this September.  I can’t wait!  The last one was absolutely brilliant and I came away with zillions of ideas and inspiration.  I think I’m giving a short talk at this one but haven’t decided what to talk about – perhaps, some of you can give me suggestions?  … Read more

€1m investment in Promethean

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The following appeared in the Irish Times today.  Thanks to @edwarelearning on Twitter for letting me know. Obviously the article below is copyright of the Irish Times. Technology distributor Clarity is to invest €1 million to support the sale of Promethean’s interactive whiteboards for classrooms. The cash will be invested in hiring staff, extra facilities, … Read more

EPICT Ireland

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There seems to be a lot of talk about EPICT on Twitter and the various ICT discussion lists at the moment.  Everyone seems to be talking about it so I thought I had better have a browse on the web to see if I could enlighten myself. Right, so EPICT stands for European Pedagogical ICT … Read more

Ceist Anseo: Are IWBs All That?

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Just over 8 months ago, I published a post asking the above question, Are Interactive Whiteboards all that?  I mentioned that I encountered Interactive Whiteboards for the first time in 2002 and gave a little bit of history surrounding them.  I also published some informal findings on how teachers were using them and coming to the conclusion that most of them would have been better off with just a projector or worse, nothing at all.

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