POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS'
NEWSLETTER
No 10,  2 February 2010
New resources added to Scoilnet

With over 11,600 resources in our resource finder, the Post-Primary Teachers page contains a useful content stream which flags newly uploaded resources that you might otherwise miss. Here are three new ones from last week:
Trócaire: Aid in an Unequal World (PDF for CSPE)
Independent: Spanish Podcasts (Series of 10 podcasts)
Biafra: 30 Years On (SC History)

The most read articles in January

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Safer Internet Day 2010

 Have you anything planned for European Safer Internet Day (February 9)? Less than a week to go. The theme this year is “Think before you post” and will focus on how we're managing images online and our privacy in digital environments.
Scoilnet's themepage is a great place for material to help your class with the issues involved in this very important area.
Post-Primary Online Safety themepage

Subject focus - Home Economics


 Our resource finder has over 120 results in Home Economics and here are three ever popular ones for Junior Cycle:
  Downloadable Health Resources
  Managing Your Money
  Energy in the Home

History quizzes for Junior Cycle


 A few quizzes from our quiz page:
  Modern Ireland 1920-69
  Easter Rising 1916
  Cogadh Domhanda II
Site of the week

 MoneySense for Schools
Aimed at ages 12-20 and consisting of 4 modules this comprehensive education programme takes students through the basics of banking, financial management, opening a bank account, managing money on a day-to-day basis and understanding debt.
Scoilnet review of site
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