by admin | Jan 18, 2014 | Apps
We’re doing some work based on the book “Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell at the moment. We found lots of great resources on the internet based on the book and I’ve also created some more which are available on this website. However, almost by...
by admin | Jan 18, 2014 | Apps
Sound Touch is a very popular app among our pupils at the moment. Its aim is to develop speech and language in young children and those with speech and language difficulties. It helps with noun identification and categorisation of objects. The app is divided into six...
by admin | Dec 10, 2013 | Apps
It’s rare to report on the release of a new Gaeilge mobile app because they are few and far between. However, Athlone-based developer Moonswing has just released Aimsir, an Irish language weather forecast app. Aimsir uses data from OpenWeatherMap to give...
by admin | Dec 7, 2013 | Teaching News, Technology
It’s the tenth anniversary of the international Edublog Awards and, apart from Seomra Ranga (which has been nominated in three different categories), Irish blogs feature in the nominations for many of the categories. I’m delighted that many of the Seomra...
by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Teaching News, Technology
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., this week launched the public consultation phase of the development of a new Digital Strategy for Schools. As part of the consultation phase of the development of the new Digital Strategy, parents, teachers,...
