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How to spend the ICT Grant

Posted on July 28th, by admin in Android Tablets, iPads, iPods, IWBs, Projectors, Tools, Visualisers. 2 comments

One of the best grants out there is the ICT grant that the Department of Education give for new classrooms. It’s worth €5,000 for new permanent rooms so new prefabs don’t count. A few people have asked me how they … Read on…


Do you really need to spend loads of money on Visualisers?

Posted on June 27th, by admin in Reviews, Visualisers. 3 comments

A visualiser is a handy teaching tool to show children small things on a big screen. It can also be used to show a page of a book or a sample piece of work. They come in all shapes and … Read on…



The Dangers of Visualisers

Posted on April 30th, by admin in News, Visualisers. 19 comments

Let me ask you two questions. The first one is easy. How do you, as a teacher, use a visualiser? I’d imagine one might offer that it’s a great way to show the page of a school textbook or if … Read on…



Review: Genee Vision 6100 Visualiser

Posted on April 30th, by admin in News, Visualisers. 3 comments

Visualisers are all the rage amongst teachers these days and I was asked to review the Genee Vision Visualiser, which is one of the rigid-armed visualisers as opposed to the bendy gooseneck visualisers.  Rigid-armed visualisers tend to take up more … Read on…



A Simple Guide to Visualisers

Posted on September 19th, by admin in News, Visualisers. No Comments

This year’s must-have fashion accessory for the primary classroom appears to be the visualiser. Although they’ve been tinkering around at education exhibitions for the last few years, 2010-11 could be the year where they really take off.  In this article … Read on…



Visualisers vs Interactive Whiteboards

Posted on September 13th, by admin in News, Visualisers. No Comments

Somebody asked for advice on the Irish Principals’ Forum about getting a visualiser for their classrooms when they already had IWBs. They were wondering was there any point in investing in the visualiser at all. I thought it might be … Read on…