Guest Post: Actions in Video App

Guest Post: Actions in Video App

As I have a child with Down Syndrome, I’m always looking for educational materials for him. I came across an App called Actions in Video, which was launched in Cork on April 5th. Geraldine Moran, who developed the App, is a Speech and Language therapist. She knows...
Tech Week 2014

Tech Week 2014

The inaugural Tech Week takes place from Sunday April 27th to Saturday May 3rd. It is a festival of technology that will give pupils, parents and the public hands on opportunities (both in and out of the school setting) to learn about 3rd-level and career options in...
Digital Art Week 2014

Digital Art Week 2014

The week after the Easter break (April 28th to May 2nd) sees the arrival of our 4th annual Digital Art Week. This gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art with other children around the country and complete some fun...
Kidblog in the Classroom

Kidblog in the Classroom

Check out this article I wrote for the April 2014 edition of InTouch, the INTO magazine for primary school teachers, entitled “Get Pupils Blogging With Kidblog”. It charts the progress of a group of 6th class pupils as they blogged their way through their...
Signs of Spring 2014 Twitter Project Transcript

Signs of Spring 2014 Twitter Project Transcript

The Signs of Spring Twitter 2014 Project completed by schools across the country last week was a great success. Indeed schools from outside Ireland also took part. There was a great variety of stories, observations, images, photographs, videos all recording the...