Anseo.net Predictions for 2015

Every year at Anseo.net, we make predictions for what we think will be the big stories for the following year. Last year, we thought special educational needs would be the big story of 2014 and it certainly was one of them with the NCSE proposing a new model for allocating resources, which was met with dismay … Read more

Anseo.net Review of 2014

2014 will be remembered more in secondary schools than in primary schools due to their teachers taking strike action against the reforms set by the Department of Education. It appears it will also be the story of 2015 for secondary schools, but what will primary schools remember most about 2014? In our annual review of the … Read more

INTO Highlight a new Digital Divide

The December issue of the INTO’s magazine is an edTech special with a number of articles on various aspects of technology in education. I was struck by the cover page headline: The Great Digital Divide. Up until recently, the digital divide referred to the gap between the generation that grew up with technology and those who did … Read more

Why we don’t need to start teaching coding in primary schools

Ciaran Cannon is one of the most innovative politicians I know and he is passionate about education and technology. While he was a Minister in the government, he created the EXCITED movement, which showcased some of the best examples of technology use in Irish schools as well as some great discussions on the subject. He is one of … Read more

Competition Winner: Prim-Ed Science

Congratulations to our winner of our latest competition, Suzanne Murphy from Scoil Iosaf, Drinagh, Co. Cork, who has won the Prim-Ed Science Series of 6 books. You can read our review of the books here. In order to enter any of our upcoming competition, all you have to do is subscribe to our newsletter by filling … Read more

Review: 101 activities to help children get on with each together by Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet

Review: 101 activities to help children get on with each together by Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet  Again, as seems to be the case with my recent reviews of the Jenny Mosley’s books, the title gives away the contents! We are coming into a busy and challenging time for teachers and students. Children are full … Read more

The Demise of the iPad?

There was an interesting article in the Irish Independent regarding American schools’ adaption of technology. It appears that Chromebooks are being used in more schools than iPads. Chromebooks are laptops that run Google’s own operating system, Chrome, which is basically an Internet Browser and you require an Internet connection to get much use out of … Read more

Irish EduBlog Award Finalists

The EduBlog Awards are back and we’re delighted that Anseo.net has been shortlisted for the final in the Best ed tech / resource sharing blog category. However, Anseo.net is not the only Irish finalist, we are well represented this year with xxx blogs in the running in different categories. I’m sure all these blogs would appreciate you giving them … Read more

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