Our friends at Liosdiore Computers have introduced a €200 trade in offer on old short throw projectors. That means that they will give schools a €200 discount against any new short arm projector bought and installed while stocks last. This promotion is especially geared for old Sanyo and Promethean projectors that need replacing. To celebrate, Liosdoire are giving away 3 … Read more
It’s hard to believe that Ireland’s weekly education chat on Twitter, Edchatie, has just celebrated its 50th chat. Based on the international edchat model started by Tom Whitby, this fantastic initiative was started by Fred Boss, who people may know from his work with the NCTE. For those who have not yet heard of Edchatie, … Read more
In part 1, I gave a brief summary of what emotional intelligence and how it has developed along the way. I’d like to look at the link between school leadership and emotional intelligence. I was forwarded on an article on this very subject a while back. It makes for interesting reading, here’s the main points. … Read more
At the CESI conference, I gave a workshop to show teachers how to make a simple app for a Smartphone. One question I was asked frequently throughout the workshop was how did I create the absence note on the app. The video below gives step by step instructions to do this. If you have any … Read more
Anseo.net have teamed up with IMEX to offer teachers the opportunity to get a free MOBI Interactive Pad. Mobi View does everything a fixed interactive whiteboard does at a fraction of the cost. It is also handheld so it can be passed around the classroom. It even works with any brand of system so no … Read more
The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) hosted their annual conference in Portlaoise this weekend. It was the biggest one yet with far more attendees than I’ve ever seen before. For those of you who haven’t attended a CESI conference, it comes in two parts – the CESI Meet on the Friday evening and … Read more
What are you doing this February 29th? Proposing to your future husband? If not, you should try out blogging. Feb29th.net is a global blogging project that is the brainchild of UK teacher, David Mitchell. The web site hopes to collect blog posts from all around the world. According to the web site, As soon as Feb … Read more
I have just released my second app called Targetboard Grids and I was surprised by how easy it was to do this time. All I needed to know was how to make a simple table in HTML and fill it in with numbers or letters. Add a splash of colour and it was ready to … Read more
Our main sponsor, Liosdoire Computers, has very kindly given us another AGFA Waterproof Video camera for a competition to celebrate their great offer on the Fizzbook from only €300. Check out Liosdoire’s You Tube Video for more information on this laptop. Liosdoire have great packages for schools including upgrading Sanyo projectors which were installed with out of … Read more
Mark your diaries – the CESI ceonference is back in Portlaoise this year. With so much emphasis on digital literacy in schools, teachers around the country need to come along to this conference to see how Irish teachers are using technology in simple ways in their lessons. One of the great things about CESI is … Read more