by admin | Aug 21, 2013 | Teaching News
Many thanks to Ciara Brennan (@PrimEdTeacher on Twitter) for compiling this great list of dates to keep in mind when doing lesson planning for the forthcoming school year. All of these dates give teachers great opportunities to celebrate special occasions in school...
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 15, 2022 | Quizzes
Soccer’s World Cup 2022 begins in Qatar this weekend so it is a great time to mark the tournament over the next month with a Table Quiz. This resource comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break round, Soccer Jokes between rounds and answers to all questions...
by admin | Jan 3, 2017 | Technology
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, has announced a new grant for the purchase of ICT infrastructure. Today’s announcement of a €30m investment is the first part of the implementation of the government’s €210m Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020,...
by admin | Mar 2, 2014 | Apps, Guest Post, Technology
This is the second instalment of Joanne Gilmartin’s Guest Post on Using Tablets for Numeracy. In her first post she gave some examples of websites and apps that are useful for tackling various aspects/strands of the mathematics curriculum. In her first instalment,...