NCTE
Scoilnet Maps
Scoilnet have come up with an amazing set of resources for schools. Scoilnet maps is a set of 6 mapping tools that could have revolutionary effects on the Irish primary classroom.
While Google Maps is a fantastic resource, Scoilnet have … Read on…
Updates from the NCTE
Interesting updates from the NCTE below. Now you can definitely buy software and you don’t have to buy wireless keyboards and mice if you want a different form of interactivity in your classroom (like IWBs)
Q: Can I use the … Read on…
NCTE Grant CAN be used for software
In a bit of a u-turn thanks to some pressure from principals, the NCTE have decided to allow schools to spend some of their ICT grant on software under special circumstances.
If schools have the baseline infrastructure in place they … Read on…
Scoilnet services now available at home to teachers
One of the criticisms that teachers had of Scoilnet’s services such as the World Map, the Britannica Encyclopaedia and the Irish Times Archive was that we could only access them at school. Furthermore, schools could only access these services if … Read on…
NCTE new filtering
The NCTE have changed their filtering for broadband connections. This means that schools will now be able to access essential web sites such as YouTube and blogs. This will be welcome news to teachers who have had to download good … Read on…
I object to Framework companies advertising in schools
I received an email from a company offering me a complete package to fulfil the NCTE’s procurement framework. The company are called IT Systems and they are a HP partner. This means that because HP were one of the chosen … Read on…
Projector Procurement now on
The NCTE have released the procurement procedures on short throw projectors. This spells an end to companies who were offering alternatives to the chosen six projectors on the list. The companies selected are: DCB, Dell, Image Supply Systems, Imex Instruments, … Read on…
NCTE's "Hidden" Services
There’s a really interesting conversation going on on the CESI mailing list right now. It started off with the incredible news that the Irish government is spending almost half a million euro in licencing fees for products available to all … Read on…
Loophole in NCTE Procurement?
The CESI mailing list is a great source of information. All this snow is keeping us inside so I’m getting loads of information. Today a contributor informed us of a potential way of supporting local business by working around the … Read on…
Feedback from NCTE Training of Primary Principals
Today I attended a seminar for primary school principals, which was given by the National Council for Technology in Education, (NCTE), in Kilkenny. I was very interested in this seminar as I believed that I would be hearing all about … Read on…
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