by admin | Jan 29, 2012 | Apps, Teaching News, Technology
Many teachers and parents may think that Ladybird books have been consigned to history, that they hark back to a long distant memory of schools many years ago. However, Ladybird books are moving into the 21st century with the release of the Ladybird Classic Me Books...
by admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Apps, Teaching News, Technology
The iTunes App Store is currently highlighting a section on Apps for Teachers in their featured category. A range of free and paid apps are currently available under the following headings: Classroom Tasks; Curricula Support; Instructional Tools; Personal...
by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | Apps, Technology
Cúla 4 is the young people’s service on TG4. They have recently released a Gaeilge app designed for both iPhone and iPad. The app is aimed at younger pupils and provides over 100 fun Irish language words. The vocabulary is presented in four groups – Weather, Animals,...
by admin | Oct 1, 2011 | Apps, Technology
Wikipedia defines Augmented Reality (AR) as “a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general...
by admin | Jul 17, 2011 | Apps, Technology
One app that we used on our class set of iPod Touches during the past year that the pupils particularly liked and enjoyed was the My Underwear app. The app is based on the “Underwear Do’s and Don’ts” book by Todd Parr. Whatever it is about the mention of the word...
by admin | Jul 16, 2011 | Apps, Technology
In June we did some work in the Visual Arts curriculum about Andy Warhol and the Pop Art movement in the 1960’s. We used Google Images to look at and respond to some images from this period in art history. We paid particular attention to the structure of pieces of art...
