Interactive Whiteboards

Google Maps on an Interactive Whiteboard »

I think it’s safe to say that Google changed the way we looked at maps. Before Google, maps served us with very few purposes. We used a map…

Sep 3 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Interactive Whiteboards and Shapes »

Shapes and Interactive Whiteboards go hand in hand. Every IWB software includes a number of shapes that children can manipulate and use. A simple square can be stretched…

Aug 30 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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About Anseo.net »

Anseo.net is dedicated to all things in Irish primary education. The basic premise of Anseo.net is opinion.  The authors, all…

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Author: Simon »

Simon Lewis is a former computer science graduate who decided to become a teacher after the dotcom bubble burst in…

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Author: Rozz »

Rozz Lewis came into teaching after completing a Masters in Greek and Roman civilisation.  Because being an expert on Jupiter’s…

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Interactive Whiteboard App »

We’ve created an app to help you buy an Interactive Whiteboard. Simply select your criteria and find the board…

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Mash.ie »

Mash.ie is a web site developed by the authors of Anseo.net.  Its aim is to create a community of  teachers…

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Reviews

Review: NCCA Planning Toolkit »

Out of the blue, a few days ago, the NCCA released an online planning toolkit. It is an interactive web site that aims to help teachers plan their curriculum subjects using an online interface.  I decided to delve a little bit into it to…

Aug 30 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Review: The Comprehension Box (Prim-Ed) »

When a large box arrived on my doorstep, I got very excited! It wasn’t my birthday, not my anniversary, but I was convinced I was getting a present of some sort.  It was heavy too!  And although it turned out not to be a…

Jul 17 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

S.A.L.T Teaching children how to deal with conflict. »

The S.A.L.T. Programme is an innovative programme, specially developed for the Irish Curriculum and is aligned to the key strands of the SPHE (Primary) Programme: Myself, Myself and Others, Relating to Others,Myself and the World. Through The S.A.L.T. Programme, children will learn what conflict is,…

Jul 7 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
Podcast

ICS Skills Conference 2010 »

I was invited to speak at the Irish Computer Society’s annual conference in April.  I was introduced as someone who would give an insight and…

Jun 18 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
Fís

Film in schools – the red carpet comes out

It’s over! Our 5 month film making project is completed. We submitted our film online to the euro creator website and now, we wait! The last month of school involved editing, editing and more editing! Some interesting things…

Jul 20 2010 / Read More » / More articles on Fís
Phonics

How often should you listen to reading with Infants?

How often should we listen to reading?  According to Kat, it’s not quantity that counts, but quality.  Listening to reading has to be done in an effective way if it is to be meaningful.  Tweet…

Jun 10 2009 / Read More » / More articles on Phonics
Maths

Turning the Tables on Multiplication (Part 8)

Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen how we don’t need to simply learn any of the tables by rote.  We’ve reduced the 121 facts to learn down to just 4: 3×3, 3×6, 3×7 and…

Jun 8 2010 / Read More » / More articles on Maths
Opinion

Saving Money for ICT

I came across a great article from Open Source Schools, a British web site, that promotes using free software in schools.  The author, Miles Berry, a senior lecturer in the Roehampton University, gives his top ten…

Jul 30 2010 / Read More » / More articles on Opinion
twitter The Big Curls (Carlow ETNS)

Twitter and Visual Arts in Primary Schools

Primary schools in June are hectic places to be. With reports to be filled out, sports days and school trips on the agenda, there isn’t usually a lot of time for anything else. So, it…

Jun 26 2010 / Read More » / More articles on twitter
Circle Time

Circle Time

Hi and hello, hope your classroom are getting more settled and some of you are giving the Golden Time system a chance to work!I started my first Circle Time lesson this week. It went really well…

Sep 2 2010 / Read More » / More articles on Circle Time
Showcase

iPod Touch in the Classroom

Damien Quinn is one of Ireland’s most innovative teachers. When he saw the potential the iPod Touch had for education, he teamed up with Apple through his local education centre  and started to use the…

Jun 19 2010 / Read More »/ More articles on Showcase
Downloads

3 more picture books – An Aimsir

My friend has sent me 3 more picture books for infants.  They are based on the theme of “An Aimsir”. Click here to download them as a zip file Tweet This Post…

Mar 10 2010 / Read More » / More articles on Downloads

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