The Summer Writing Institute for Teachers of Writing:University of Maynooth

I have been accepted for the Summer Writing Institute for Teachers of Writing this July 2015 in Maynooth University and I am super excited! The National University of Ireland, Maynooth, in consultation with a range of teaching and learning networks, including Maynooth University Early Childhood, the Further Education Support Service, the Reading Association of Ireland and the … Read more

ClassDojo and Ireland

I had the pleasure of a wonderful Skype chat with Jenna Kleine from ClassDojo this week where we talked all about ClassDojo and what Irish schools might want. She also shared some of the developments going ahead with ClassDojo in the future including one that is being released today. The big announcement is ClassDojo’s updated app … Read more

Guest Post: Not Every Cloud…

This guest post has been written by Simon Sharkey from the company Bryan S. Ryan, a specialist in print and business technology. The company recently exhibited at the IPPN conference and spoke with us about cloud technology. This is their take on cloud computing from a business perspective. It certainly makes interesting reading and is … Read more

Review: Céard É Sin? (ResourcED)

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

Review: Céard É Sin? (ResourcED)

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

Social Networking for Children

I received an interesting email from Peter Blackbyrne from ImaginationGYM.  His company is partnering with an American organisation Safewave.org to “bring safer internet activities to school children in Ireland.” Essentially, he’s looking for volunteers to pilot a social networking site for children.  It’s already pretty big in the US and its ethos is to allow … Read more

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