Library Management Systems have been around for quite some time in schools but it’s only in the last year with the rise in mobile technologies and cloud-based intelligence, that they are becoming a very interesting concept in Irish schools. In … Read on…

Everyone in education is talking about tablet computing. The days of comparing the various quirks of Interactive Whiteboards has ended and teachers are looking at the next big thing. At second level, tablets are an ideal technology resource, even if … Read on…

Lately, the most popular question I’m asked by teachers is how to hook up an iPad to an Interactive Whiteboard. Technically, there isn’t a way of hooking up an iPad to an IWB. Rather you’re connecting it to a projector … Read on…

Since technology started to creep into classrooms over the last 20 years or so, I was thinking about the must-have items that primary schools wanted. I wonder how many schools still use them and what the must-haves and fads will … Read on…

SMART technologies have just announced their latest product: SMART LightRaise, a new interactive projector with a difference. It is thought to be the world’s first fully-integrated touch-enabled interactive projector. Since interactive projectors first came on the market, one of the key … Read on…

Liosdoire Computers are the latest Irish company to start selling replacement projector bulbs. Any Irish school who bought an Interactive Whiteboard 3-4 years ago will notice their bulbs are starting to end their lives and need replacing. The bulbs can … Read on…

I ordered a Raspeberry Pi during the summer holidays and it arrived a couple of days ago. There’s been a lot of excitement surrounding the device and its potential for computing in general so I wanted to try one out … Read on…

Last year my school invested in some Digital Signage. We bought our kit from Net Communications in Enniscorthy and took it for a test drive. In the article, I wanted to share some of the ways we’ve been using the … Read on…

I don’t think there are too many arguments out there to challenge that mobile technology, particularly, tablets, are going to be the future of how students will access curriculum content. It’s already happening in a number of secondary schools where … Read on…