In this video Geography teacher, Brendan Cremin, shows how he and his 5th year students use Scoilnet Maps to investigate local physical and human geography topics.

In this video, primary teacher, Mark Boggins, from Holy Family National School, Rathcoole, uses Scoilnet Maps and other tools in an SESE lesson. The Scoilnet Maps activity is one of five different station activities, some paper-based, some ICT-based, which all support the development of mapping concepts and geographical investigation skills. The lesson integrates numeracy as well as other curricular areas.

In this video, school Principal Enda McGorman outlines how tablet devices are being used to develop active learning especially for literacy and numeracy. Class teacher, Declan Lally demonstrates the use of tablet devices as a station activity with children engaged in active learning methods at the other stations. The importance of experimenting with the potential of the technology is stressed.

In this video, class teacher Rosheen McGrath outlines how a variety of devices are being used effectively for the teaching of fractions. The IWB, tablet devices, hand-held video recorders and visualiser are all used at various stations. The use of ICT for self and peer assessment is clearly demonstrated and the use of technology for a purpose is stressed.

Class teacher, Emer Travers demonstrates the use of tablet devices in an EAL class so that students will build their own stories. Pictures are used as a stimulus with collaborative story building thereafter. The power of peer teaching is clearly demonstrated.

Class teacher, Brendan Curtin uses a story builder app on a tablet device and emphasises the process in story development prior to use of any device. The children demonstrate that a variety of media can be incorporated into their stories. The mutual learning that took place is a particularly salient point.

In this video, primary teacher Ruth Donald talks about how she uses the free programming language, Scratch, to support the development of her pupils’ numeracy skills.

In this video, primary school Principal, Enda McGorman, talks about why they chose Scratch to support the development of numeracy in their school and how this technology has been integrated on a school-wide basis.

In this video, primary teacher Ruth Donald teaches her 6th class about 2d shapes using a number of different technologies, including the free programming language, Scratch.

In this video, post primary teacher Susan Leahy demonstrates how she uses a tablet pc to support oral language development in Spanish

In this video, post primary teacher Derval O’Connor demonstrates how her students use a variety of presentation tools to support French language development.

In this video, post primary teacher Tommy Flynn uses digital recorders in his German lessons to support oral language development.

In this video, post primary teacher Susan Leahy uses online resources in her Spanish class to support differentiated learning. Susan presents these activities to her students on her language blog.

In this video, post primary teacher Maria Harney uses the free Glogster tool with students in her French class to support oral language development. Students produce Glogster presentations about themselves which incorporate their own audio recordings.

In this video, post primary MFL teachers share their tips for the effective integration of ICT in their classes.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to create a jigsaw ‘Who am I?’ activity for the interactive whiteboard using the camera tool. This activity can be adapted for all class levels.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to create a cloze test using the pen and eraser tools. This activity can be adapted for all class levels.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to create a simple sequencing lesson activity for literacy using the interactive whiteboard. Niamh types a number of statements on the interactive whiteboard, which the pupils will sort into the correct order to make a coherent piece of text. This activity can be adapted for all class levels.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates a literacy activity based on the story, ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Niamh uses inbuilt backgrounds and resources of her interactive whiteboard to create the story and links items within the story to external resources. This activity can be adapted for all class levels.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to create a lesson activity for opposites and word definitions on the interactive whiteboard. Niamh creates balloons with words added to each one and a coloured string attached. Pupils pull a balloon string to reveal the balloon. They are asked to provide the opposite of a word or a definition of the word.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to use the reveal tool to create a ‘Who/What am I?’ lesson activity for the interactive whiteboard. Niamh reveals one sentence at a time and pupils are asked to guess what the answer is. This activity can be adapted for all class levels.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to create a ‘magic box’ as a resource for teaching opposites. Pupils are asked for the opposite of a word displayed on the interactive whiteboard. By passing the word through the magic box, the opposite appears and pupils can see if they were right! This activity can be adapted for all class levels and applied to numeracy as well as literacy.

In this video, primary teacher Niamh Ward demonstrates how to create an ‘Odd one out’ language lesson activity on the interactive whiteboard. By running the spotlight over the screen, the teacher can reveal certain elements of it and pupils are asked to say what the scene is, and which items belong or don’t belong. This activity can be adapted for all class levels.

In this video Mary Jo Bell, St Anne’s Primary School, Shankill, shows how she uses ICT as a support for literacy development in the infant classroom. Additional tips are provided by Phil Cheetham, Central Model School and Carmel Smyth, St Cronan’s National School.

In this video, Mary Jo Bell, St Anne’s Primary School, Shankill, shows how she organises ICT in her infant classroom. Mary Jo uses the interactive whiteboard, digital camera, visualiser and other technologies. Additional tips are provided by Carmel Smyth, St Cronans JNS, Brackenstown.

In this video, Patrick Halpin, Donabate-Portrane Educate Together National School, shows how he uses Photostory with 4th class. Working in groups, the pupils create a photostory presentation on how to create origami flowers. They will use this presentation to teach origami to junior classes.

In this video, Patrick Halpin, Donabate-Portrane Educate Together National School, shows how he uses the visualiser as part of his maths teaching with 4th class. Patrick records himself completing a long multiplication sum on the board and then plays this on a loop on the interactive whiteboard, while he works with individual pupils and groups around the classroom.

In this video, Mary Jo Bell, St Anne’s Primary School, Shankill, shows how she uses Web 2.0 technologies in her infant classroom. Mary Jo uses a variety of tools to support literacy development, including Animoto, Audacity, Skype and Twitter.

Primary teacher Emma Hallinan, Culleens NS Mayo explains how using a Scoilnet Blog in the classroom has added fun to learning and teaching. Blogging with her pupils promotes collaborative learning and higher order thinking skills. Displaying the pupils’ Art work and Photo Stories gives an added purpose to their learning and allows parents and the wider community to share in their successes.

Principal Rose Mary Lynch, Mercy College Beaumont explains the many uses of the school website and why they chose a Scoilnet Blog to create their site. The school website helps them communicate with students and parents.

Principal Anthony Conlon, St Paul’s Community College explains how ICT has transformed learning, teaching and the school. The students enjoy using technology, it is their medium and they expect to be able to use it in the classroom.

The pupils in Gearóid O Duibhir’s class watch Nuacht TG4 on the IWB and then create their own video podcasts using the phrases and new vocabulary they have learned. See the fun they have being TV presenters and reporters while sitting at their desks in the classroom.

The pupils of Bayside NS show their digital literacy skills.

Learning Resource teacher Patricia Fielding explains how using laptops with her students has engaged them and involved them more actively in their own learning. Creating well presented work has added to their feelings of success.

Catherine Fitzpatrick, SNA, Mercy College Beaumont shows the layout and organisation of the school’s website. Mercy College use a Scoilnet Blog for their website and find it “straightforward and user friendly.”

Principal Anthony Conlon, St Paul’s Community College explains how ICT has transformed learning, teaching and the school. The students enjoy using technology, it is their medium and they expect to be able to use it in the classroom.

A tour of our Scoilnet Blog website

Using Audacity - Online resources for class

Principal Rose Mary Lynch, Mercy College Beaumont explains the many uses of the school website and why they chose a Scoilnet Blog to create their site. The school website helps them communicate with students and parents.

Í Coláiste de hÍde, Tamhlacht insíonn múinteoir Staire Daithí agus a dháltaí scoile an méid taitnimh a bhaineann siad as bheith ag úsaid Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide sa seomra ranga. Chruthaigh Daithí blag foghlama agus aimsíonn sé fístéipeanna agus gníomhachtaí áisiúla ar Scoilnet a chabhraíonn leis sa rang.

Watch the Junior Infants in Fiona Hogan’s class having fun with an early Maths activity while the Senior Infants in Barbara Craine’s class deftly use the wireless mouse in learning how to spell. Both teachers explain how easy it is to engage a whole class of infants using the computer, a Visualiser, wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. All are absorbed and interested. The teachers can’t imagine classrooms without technology.

Teacher Emma Hallinan, Culleens NS explains how the ease of blogging has helped all teachers in the school showcase pupils’ work and achievements. Their Scoilnet Blog has many advantages over their static website.

How ICT can help learning.. Advantages and some advice

d Ag taifeadadh le Audaci

Using ICT in the development of Gaeilge – Nuacht ar TG4 website

The Principal of Scoil na gCeithre Máistrí , Athlone tells us how important ICT is in her own school and what their plans are for its use.

FÍS bookclub for writing book reviews using simple technology (As Gaeilge)

Children are using the Fizzbooks in class.

Using the Visualiser and the tablet Laptop (As Gaeilge)

English teacher Pippa Brady sees many uses for ICT in her English classes. She employs it in class, she uses ICT to help her prepare classes, creating worksheets and slideshows, and she also uses it in her record keeping and administration. Pippa has gone further and adapted her classroom itself, creating a video wall to allow the film and drama sections of the syllabus to come alive. Instead of discussing film, the students become film makers and learn by doing. Pippa also recommends drawing on the techie know how of students who are willing and able to help.

German teacher Sandra Doyle and her students don't use textbooks for senior German, she and her students stay current with the language and bring the language alive by using the Internet in class. The students enjoy classes because they are so colourful and visual. The multi-media element of the Web brings a little piece of Germany into the classroom.

Science teacher Dónal Hegarty, St. Mary's College, Dundalk explains that ICT is not a substitute for good teaching rather it is a powerful tool to enhance teaching and learning. His students who have grown up with technology speak about the immediacy and impact of ICT use in their learning.

Teacher Elaine King from St Mary’s School in Baldoyle shows how to set up and use a portable digital projector. The video is subtitled.

A short video demonstrating exactly how the Scoilnet Resource Finder works. Containing more than 12,000 weblinks, each one categorised and reviewed by teachers, Scoilnet's Resource Finder is a treasure trove of useful interactive content that could be used in the classroom. Please note there is no audio with this video. Duration: 27 s

How to set-up and connect a fixed, short-throw digital projector to a computer.

Teresa Hennessy, ICT coordinating teacher of Tallaght Community School gives us a view of some of the many facets of her work. Teresa explains the current focus in her school is on using ICT in the classroom across the curriculum. As part of their whole school planning the staff is working on an e-Learning Plan and they have used the NCTE’s e-Learning Roadmap to assess their current use of ICT. They will prioritise a number of steps on which to work using the e-Learning Roadmap as their guide.

ICT is extensively used in Dunshaughlin Community College across the school day and at home by means the school’s virtual learning environment (VLE). A number of subject teachers demonstrate how they are creating an e-Learning school using ICT as a tool to enhance learning and teaching. Staff training and development in ICT is a regular feature in the school and the e-Portal and VLE allow for personalised learning and the sharing of resources and easy collaboration.

See how the 5th class boys of St. Joseph’s National School use digital video technology in presenting their work. They explain how they shot and edited their movie and why they enjoy creating and learning with digital media.

Watch the boys and girls of Ballyadams NS, Athy, explain with ease how they created a film for the FÍS Film Festival using Lego, animation and digital video. They developed the storyboard, wrote the script, designed and built the scenes and props and programmed using Lego Mindstorms. They like everything about it they say,” it’s a lot more fun than ‘normal’ work in your copies!”

See these 3rd Class boys class explain how with the aid of an infra red camera in the school’s bird nesting box and a digital projector they can ‘learn much, so much more’. ICT has brought nature into their classroom; it’s like being in the bird’s living room they say

3rd Class teacher Colm O’Riain and his pupils explain how using multimedia applications in learning Irish encourages the pupils to use the technology not just to create their slideshows but to speak the language. Colm explains how through using multimedia they are now speaking Irish -- It has become a living language for the boys. The boys are so motivated they work on at home and upload their digital creations to the school’s virtual learning environment.

Learning Maths is fun when we use the computer say the boys of 2nd Class in St. Joseph’s NS. Teacher Carmel Durkan explains how using ICT adds a new dimension to learning and teaching. The interactivity and multi modal elements make learning enjoyable, it complements the class teacher’s work and easily reinforces concepts already taught. It’s a fun interactive way to keep the children engaged. The ICT Coordinator explains about the Resource Index they have created which lists useful websites and other digital content under various curriculum areas and the different strands, making it easy for teachers to find age appropriate digital resources.

Primary and Post Primary Principals speak about their vision for e-learning in their schools and the importance of establishing an e-culture throughout the school. Principal, Kathleen O’Connor, explains that children expect to experience technology in the classroom, they want to use it and are not afraid to use it. Principal Matt Hume traces the development of ICT in St. Joseph’s NS from 1987 to today. Involving the Board of Management and establishing an ICT Coordinator were important elements of his plan. Declan Donnelly, the ICT Coordinator, outlines his role in achieving the plan to embed ICT learning and teaching in the school. They installed a wireless network throughout the school; each classroom has a teaching laptop, data projector, wireless keyboard and wireless mouse to allow the children to use it at their desks. Realising their vision for ICT has also involved information evenings for parents and whole school continuing professional development for the teachers.

Jan Molloy, Learning Support Teacher finds numerous advantages to using ICT . Jan highlights the four different learning aids and explains the advantages of having diagnostic computer based tests. Pupils from 2nd to 6th class love the immediacy of response the computer allows them, they enjoy the game elements of many of the programmes and having fun while learning.

Sammy Snake words are easily spotted by these infants as they learn the new words in their new reader with the help of the Digital Visualiser.

Getting started with your e-Learning plan

Resources for the Classroom

Advice on Purchasing

Developing an e-learning Action Plan

What is a Visualiser?

Students and teachers from Wexford Community College, Westgate, Co. Wexford discuss their use of laptops and ICT in their classes.

The 8th annual FÍS Film Festival takes place the Helix, Dublin City University on 8th November 2012. The FÍS Film Festival is a wonderful celebration of the creativity and imagination of children and teachers in Irish schools, through the medium of film.

This video demonstrates how to access some of the many engaging features on offer from Britannica. It focuses on each of the three sections, primary, post primary and third level, highlighting its age-appropriateness and multimedia rich features.

Safer Internet Day 2013, an EU wide initiative to promote a safer Internet for all users, especially young people, will be celebrated in Ireland on Tuesday 5th February 2013. This year, Safer Internet Day, which is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise.ie, is urging all net users to “Connect with Respect”.

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