Seomra Ranga does not maintain any of the web sites provided as links so it assumes no responsibility for their contents, nor does any link constitute an endorsement of any other site, its sponsor or its contents. These links are just suggestions of websites that teachers may wish to visit to compliment their classroom teaching. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of each individual teacher or school to determine whether the links provided are suitable for children to visit.
- Guide to Using Skype in the Classroom – step by step guide to setting up Skype and ideas on how to use it for educational purposes
- Dafont – lots of fonts to download
- Photility– tools for manipulating digital images
- Block Posters – free online programme to create an enlarged poster of a photograph / image
- Quick Thumbnail – online resizing of images
- Shakespeare Photo Books – make photobooks, calendars and cards using the free software on the site
- Find Sounds – searching the web for sounds
- Giveaway of the Day – free licenced software daily
- Teacher Training Videos – videos created for teachers to help them incorporate technology into their teaching
- NCTE – National Centre for Technology in Education
- Storytelling Alice – created a simple animated movie using this free to download software
- Mozilla Firefox Download
- Microsoft Download Centre
- Jumbo – Freeware and Shareware to download
- Nonags – Software and Freeware to download
- Tucows – Software to download
- Download – Free software downloads
- Open Office – the free office suite
- Kid’s Typing Skills – free download programme
- Free Touch Typing Programme – online typing tutor
- Dance Mat Typing – online typing tutor from the BBC
- Kids’ Vid – Video Production in the Classroom
- Webwise – safety on the internet
- BECTA – Improving learning through technology
- Léargas Education Service
- CESI – Computer Education Society of Ireland
- ICS – Irish Computer Society
- MSW Logo – An Educational Programming Language
- Dance Mat Typing – BBC Schools
- Photo Story 3 – free download from Microsoft, using still images to tell a story
- Audacity – free audio editor and recorder
- Digital Schools Award – aiming to award excellence in ICT in Irish Primary Schools
- Daily Clip Art
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Podcasts – Educational Podcasts for teaching and Learning