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...
by admin | Feb 15, 2014 | Guest Post, Teaching News, Technology
CLiC News (Computer Learning in Communities) is a project run out of Dublin Institute of Technology’s School of Media which aims to bring the very latest news to primary school children, written and produced with the needs and interests of that audience in mind. The...
by admin | Nov 11, 2013 | Apps, Guest Post
If you use an iPad in your class, then spending €4.49 on the Book Creator App will be the best money you will spend. You should be warned that this will be a very enthusiastic review of an amazing app. Many schools I have spoken to about buying iPads are under a...
by admin | Oct 10, 2013 | Guest Post
Like many teachers, I kept one eye on Pinterest over the summer months for new ideas for my classroom. One that kept grabbing my attention was that of the ‘exit ticket’. It appeared in many formats, such as post-it notes and grids, but the one I decided to use was the...
by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | Guest Post
During the summer, I had the opportunity to connect with Gifted education specialists from other countries, some in person, some online. What struck me about the conversations we had was the almost universal lament for the state of provision for Gifted education. But...
