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 tips for schools to save money on technology. From an Irish perspective, I looked at some of his suggestions.
The [...]
Today the iPad is being launched in Ireland. So while you are queuing outside your local Currys or PC World to get your hands on one, I thought I’d give you something to read!
I bought my iPad in America in April. The 3G model wasn’t out at the time and I bought the cheapest [...]
If I want to find out about a school for a particular reason, the first thing I do is look for their web site. There’s very few schools opened in the last 5 years that don’t have a web site. That is, with the exception, of the 5 VEC schools in Ireland. [...]
So I gave in. My friend was getting married in Milwaukee and my wife and I decided to spend a couple of days in Chicago beforehand. On the obligatory shopping day, I walked into the Apple Store where about 50 people were standing around a stand playing with the new iPad. When [...]
Last year was the first year I attended the ICT in Education Conference in Thurles, Co. Tipperary and I had a really great time. I met some really great people and attended a number of brilliant workshops. I listened to two amazing speakers – Daithí O’Mhurchú and Conor Galvin who both keynoted and capstoned [...]
Computer rooms were on top of every primary school’s wishlist back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In some cases, companies like Intel and HP were involved in sponsorship deals where they kitted out schools with completely networked solutions. My first two schools both had computer rooms. Every week I would usher 30 excited [...]
With the news that Bebo may soon be no more, I asked colleagues was it likely that teenagers would move to Facebook. One of these replies came from a teacher from Bonnybrook Youthreach and she has given me permission to publish her own findings. Sadly for me, in her opinion, students who abandon Bebo more [...]
I’ve been using Twitter for a while now and am about to tweet for the 1,000th time. Whenever you near some sort of milestone in your life, you tend to reflect a little bit. While I realise reflecting on the number of Twitter messages I’ve written confirms me as a complete geek, I wanted to [...]
Have recently discovered Inside Education on 103.2 Dublin City FM. Simon introduced me to it via twitter. I have enjoyed the shows that I managed to listen to including the recent one where Simon was interviewed!
A couple of weeks ago, they interviewed Aine Lawlor, the Director of the Teaching Council. You can find this clip [...]
I’m reading a fascinating book at the moment about how the net generation think, (Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott). Most of you will be able to identify with who the net generation are. They’re the ones who seem to have iPod earplugs in their ears constantly while simultaneously texting, tweeting and browsing [...]
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