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#DojochatEU is a Twitter hashtag for an event that happens every Wednesday from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. Yesterday evening was the first opportunity I had to join in and I am hoping to be able to take part as often as I can as part of my ClassDojo ambassadorship. I thought it might be a good idea to give my thoughts on the #DojochatEU each week that I take part in order to give my own thoughts to the questions, topics Read More...

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Should we be banning Smartphones in primary schools? A timely question... #edchatie

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School in Kerry introduces ban on smart phones and social media... outside school hours #edchatie

www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/school-in-kerry-introduces-ban-on-smart-phones-and-social...

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Beyond the call of duty...

Wouldn’t it be better to teach the children about responsible use rather than banning the devices and social media.

Digital Art Week is back and there's prizes to be won!

This year we've asked well known artist Lorraine Fenlon to show us a couple of her paintings and we want you to respond by uploading a piece of your own art inspired by the video.

You can create the art using digital media such as MS Paint or an app on your device or you can even use traditional media then photograph it, add filters, or whatever you like!

The theme of the art is Lighthouses but watch the video and go to www.digitalartweek.com to see if you can be inspired to upload your own piece of art.

Great prizes to be won for the most creative pieces of art.

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Chromebook Questions

Here are some questions I was asked by a teacher who is looking into buying Chromebooks. I am no expert but learning loads about them at the moment so will update this article as I learn more.

Q:Are Chromebooks easy to administer? ( I worked in IT for about 10 years, and have pretty ok knowledge of Windows Active Directory)

A: Yes and no. If you are familiar with Active Directory, you'll understand that 🙂 The Admin of G Suite is really well supported by Google so most things can be done easily enough. Like Active Directory, there are things that should be easy to do but aren't. However, for the most basic of things, it's fairly straightforward.

Q: Do you need to buy extra software (g suite? or similar) to lock them down / push applications to them?

A: No - everything can be done using the admin. Having said that, I'm thinking of going down the line of a 3rd party piece of software. I'm looking at Clever.com at the moment. This is mainly to make it easier for little people to log in.

Q:Would you recommend a chromebook monitoring program such as goguardian?

A: I haven't gone down that route but now you say it... 😀 I guess it depends on your school and the risk of inappropriate behaviour. We haven't enabled Gmail or any IM so I think we're ok.

Q: How do kids log on to them? Do they all use a unique gmail? Can a whole class log on with one username e.g. teachernameclass@gmail.com

A: Right now, everyone gets their own login @domainofschool.ie. The trouble with this is that it takes AGES for younger children to log in. We're looking at Clever.com to counteract this. I think it's better that everyone has their own address.

Q: Do they work ok with existing printers or do you need to buy new ones especially for them?

A: So far so good with ours but we have a network printer/photocopier. I would be hesitant about buying new printers specifically for Chromebooks.

Q: Is there a good selection of apps for Primary schools? Most of the information I have found about them relates to second level application.

A: I'm not much of an app person and we're really just using the G Suite apps and a few websites. There are a load of drill and practice Maths sites there but it's not really an area I'm big into. I do know that most Android apps can be installed on Chromebooks but I haven't figured out how yet!

Q: How much can you do with them offline?</h3>

A: Most G Suite apps are fine but outside of that, very few.

Q: Would you recommend buying a lapcabby to house your Chromebooks?

A: Yes, I definitely would. I think they are almost essential to ensure they don't go missing and are kept charged.

Q: Is there a cost associated with administering Chromebooks through G Suite?

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Question received to Anseo: Which iPad should I get?There are a number of different types of iPads now available on the market in different sizes, different storage and even different ages! You might be offered an iPad Air with 16GB of space for the same price as an iPad 3 with 32 GB space. Every few months a new iPad comes out so it can be hard to choose the one that suits you.

To complicate things a little, you can also get refurbished iPads, which make things a little cheaper. As of April 2018, there have been 16 different iPads (since 2010) an average of 2 per year. To make things even more complicated, every iPad has several different options including disk space, 4G or not, keyboard or pencil compatibility, etc.

Before deciding on buying an iPad, it's important to consider what you actually want to do with them. Lots of schools make the mistake of buying iPads because they think that it's something they should do rather than thinking about what they want to do with them. Many are disappointed when they find they can't install certain familiar programmes or run certain Flash-based websites or even that they need WiFi to use the Internet on them! Before you buy any device, it's best to be sure that you have your plan in place.

In making a choice of which type of iPad you might want, I think size is probably the most important. A normal sized iPad is probably fine for most schools, particularly if you are going to be using them as eBooks some of the time. An iPad mini might be a little small for this purpose. I think the iPad Pro, not only is out of most schools' price ranges, it also might be cumbersome for little hands.

Next, you need to choose the model. Most iPads are considered obsolete after about 5 years or so, but they generally still work even though you will start noticing that you won't be able to download certain apps. Some apps still even work on the iPad 1 if one can find a working iPad 1 around. The way I look at it, if you buy a 2017 model iPad, you should expect it to work fully until 2022. Keep this in mind when buying refurbished iPads.

Space is the next variable and most iPads come with 16, 32 or 64GB of space. If you are a heavy app user, you'll need enough space for apps. If you'll be saving most of your stuff on the cloud, you may not need a huge amount of space. You can save a lot of money by having less disk space but it's important to also have enough.

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Personally I would buy the iPad 6 128GB via a reseller, If you are using managed ID's you also get 200GB of free iCloud storage. By getting the newest iPad you have access to the option of adding the pencil or the Logitech Crayon.

And of course, there is always the option of alternative brands of tablets like Samsung, which run the same or equivalent apps, at much lower prices

Tablet wars!!!!

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April 18, 2018

New Question Added to Anseo: What types of Promethean boards are there? https://t.co/nohsAI6YZi #edchatie

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April 18, 2018

New Question Added to Anseo: Chromebook Questionshttp://www.anseo.net/bwl-knowledge-base/technology/g-suite/chromebook-questions/ #edchatie

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New Question Added to Anseo: Which iPad should I get?https://t.co/A4LvIJERBm #edchatie

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April 15, 2018

New Question Added to Anseo: What types of Promethean boards are there?https://t.co/U1Zl9Xly6w #edchatie

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April 15, 2018

New video on Anseo: Post it note Q & A: pop ups and adshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9KzmnMS9q4 #edchatie

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