by admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Technology
Readers of this blog will be aware that I have been involved in a pilot project to see how the introduction of the iPod Touch into an Irish classroom would work on a practical level. On a local level this project has been organised by Sligo Education Centre (SEC) in...
by admin | Nov 12, 2010 | Technology
I started using Twitter in my classroom with my 1st and 2nd class during the final term of the last school year. I was encouraged to start because a number of schools throughout the country were coming together for a Twitter project. Organised by Simon Lewis...
by admin | Nov 8, 2010 | Technology
I’m a relative novice to Google Docs and never really personally saw the need for me to find out what they could do and how to use them. I had been aware from many articles on the internet written by people in the field of education that they were widely used....
by admin | Oct 22, 2010 | Apps, Technology
Writing some poetry was a theme in our English work during the past couple of weeks with my class of seven, eight and nine year olds. We had written some cinquains and octopoems to a greater or lesser degree of success. Co-incidentally, at the same time I read a blog...
by admin | Oct 4, 2010 | Technology
Those of you who follow this blog will know that my class and I are involved in a pilot project looking at how iPod Touches can be of an educational benefit in Irish primary school classrooms. This project has been organised by Sligo Education Centre in association...
by admin | Sep 11, 2010 | Apps, Technology
Two weeks back at school and everyone is back into the routine again. I’ve kept on my last year’s Rang II and have nine new additions to make a RangII/III split class. Of course one of the first things they were delighted to be back in school about was...
