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A Day Without Technology

Posted on December 3rd, by admin in Opinion. 1 Comment

Camara Education set a challenge to see if we could live without technology for the day. The 2nd December was chosen as it was World Computer Literacy Day and the idea was to highlight the digital divide that exists around … Read on…



Guest Article: Technology in the Classroom

Posted on August 7th, by admin in Contributors. 1 Comment

This article is written by Khalid Umar who does a lot of work in the energy sector in Third World countries. However, he has an interest in primary technology. It is interesting to note how similar his observations are to

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A Titanic Lesson

Posted on April 11th, by admin in Contributors. 2 comments

We are delighted to welcome a guest writer, Dawn Altnam, an American blogger who has an interest in education. In a timely post, Dawn outlines how teachers can use the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking as part of their … Read on…



Technology and Pedagogy – not a chicken and egg

Posted on February 4th, by admin in Opinion. 1 Comment
The IPPN conference is the biggest conference for primary school prinicpals in Europe with over 1,100 delegates.  The event, which goes on for 3 days draws in some of the biggest names in education and media, all discussing everything relating … Read on…



Douglas Adams, The Fourth R and Learning

Posted on October 3rd, by admin in Opinion. No Comments

I was happy to see that technology was on the agenda at the annual Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) conference 2010. Almost every speaker, including heavyweights such as Batt O’Keeffe (Minister for Education and Science), Eamon Gilmore (Labour leader), Enda … Read on…



CESI Conference 2010

Posted on January 18th, by admin in News. No Comments

The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) National Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 5 & 6 February 2010. The change in date, one week earlier than previously announced, presents the exciting opportunity of holding the conference at … Read on…



Lecture: Technology in Primary Schools

Posted on November 21st, by admin in News. 2 comments

Readers of this web site know that I enjoy ranting about technology in primary schools.  I’ve been asked to give a talk in Carlow Town on Wednesday, 25th November about how schools around the country are using technology in their … Read on…



CESI National Conference 2010

Posted on October 24th, by admin in News. No Comments
CESI National Conference
“Creative Technology in Challenging Times”
12th and 13th February 2010

At the 2010 Computers in Education Society of Ireland’s (CESI) Annual Conference, we plan to highlight the varied and creative ways teachers are using ICT to enhance

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