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POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS'
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25 January 2012 |
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Scrúdú Béil Ardtheist |
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With the mocks and the oral exams getting closer students may find these pages very helpful. The 20 pages contain sample text built around the prescribed pictures that will be used as stimulus during the oral exams this year.
 Scoilnet Irish Oral pages
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Safer Internet Day around Europe |
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Safer Internet Day (SID) is being celebrated in Europe on Tuesday February 7th. SID is an annual event that promotes safer and more responsible use of the Internet and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
This year SID will be centred around the theme Connecting Generations and Educating Each Other, with the slogan: "Discover the Internet together... safely!".
Suggestions for teachers and parents |
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Short online course on Internet Safety |
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To help celebrate Safer Internet Day on 7th February, NCTE learning online has made a short online course (40 mins), Internet Safety in School & Classroom, temporarily available to teachers without enrolment. Why not check out this course as well as the other free online courses (a Scoilnet account is usually required to enrol). Note: enrolment for the Developing e-Learning in your School course closes soon! |
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Site of the week |
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Lexipedia
Lexipedia is a visual online dictionary and thesaurus where meanings of words are presented alongside related words. It is very graphical and visually shows how words are inter-related. Contains versions in French, German, Spanish and Italian which could make it especially useful in language class.
Scoilnet review and suggestions for use |
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iPads in teaching |
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Interesting discussion on the CESI (Computer in Education Society of Ireland) forum during the week about the usage of iPads and tablets in the classroom.
iPads in Teaching
The annual conference of the Computers in Education Society of Ireland will take place in Portlaoise on February 24th and 25th. The theme for this year's conference is TEACHnology: merging teaching and technology in schools.
More information on the conference |
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