Five to Follow on Friday
As we near the highly-anticipated CESI Conference next week, this week’s five to follow are members of the current CESI executive. While I haven’t been able to include everyone who tweets on this list...
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Last week, I listed 5 Twitter users from the CESI executive. Tonight is the first night of #CESI40, CESI’s 40th anniversary and annual conference. As there are so many more fantastic tweeters on the...
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In celebration of World Book Day this year, here are five children’s authors that are well worth a follow. Neil Gaiman @NeilHimself Eoin Colfer @eoincolfer Quentin Blake @QuentinBlakeHQ David Donohue...
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, I thought I’d pick 5 of my favourite female Tweachers in Ireland. These teachers are great examples of how to do Twitter well in education. Obviously, there...
View ArticleBefore you vote on Croke Park 2…
Croke Park 2 has caused a lot of discussion in the teaching community. The INTO, which represents Irish primary teachers have been hosting a number of meetings both face-to-face and online through...
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It’s coming up to St. Patrick’s Day and what better way to showcase some of the best Irish Twitter Teachers out there. Many of the names here are people who have featured before and as there are...
View ArticleDigital Art Week 2013
Digital Art Week – 15th – 21st April 2013 Digital Art Week gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their art with other children around the country and complete some fun...
View ArticleSunday Fun: Any Questions?
Thanks to my Twitter and Facebook friend, @susancarpenter, for finding this one that all teachers can relate to. One of my pet hates is when I’m in the throes of passion about a subject, explaining...
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Everyone says the Finnish education system is the best in the world. Here are some Finnish teachers and educators who tweet. @dailyjohn has a full list on Twitter called Finnish-education and Brian K...
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The TES is the UK’s Times Education Supplement but has a huge international readership. Its resources web site is probably the world’s biggest resource sharing site. It also has a number of Twitter...
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The CoderDojo Mentors’ Conference took place last weekend. There are lots of CoderDojos that spring up on Twitter. Here are 5 CoderDojo-related tweeters to get you started. CoderDojo – the main...
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It’s the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland where thousands of people with Celtic roots flock to Carlow. Carlow has an array of Tweeting teachers including myself and Rozz. However, there’s a number of...
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There are lots of primary schools using Twitter these days. However, considering their size, Educate Together schools seem to have a high proportion of their schools on Twitter. Here are some examples...
View ArticleTwo Line Tuesday: CPD
If you’re wondering where to find the best CPD and don’t fancy doing a summer course or leaving your house, get on to Twitter. Specifically, get on to Twitter on Monday nights at 8:30pm for #edchatie,...
View ArticleWhat we need to ask about ask.fm
When one mentions the web site, Ask.fm, unfortunately, it is usually in the same breath as the term cyber-bullying. We all know that bullying is never acceptable but it is something that never goes...
View Article3 Behaviour Management Systems
Online Behaviour Management Systems are becoming popular tools for teachers to record and monitor pupils’ behaviour in class. Given that almost every classroom now has an Interactive Whiteboard (or at...
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We’re back to school now so who should you be following on Twitter this year? There are hundreds of teachers now using Twitter for educational purposes and #edchatie, the Irish educational hashtag, is...
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There are a number of education-related agencies that use Twitter, so here are five that you might want to follow: Most of these agencies use the service to interact with the public. However, one or...
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Some interesting Twitter users to follow this week. These people have joined Twitter in the last year but seem to have been around since the beginning, thanks to their great contributions. Ciara...
View ArticleEverything I know about Féilte
Féilte is a festival organised by the Teaching Council for World Teachers’ Day on 5th October. Here is everything I know about it today, 6 days before the event. FÉILTE is an acronym standing for the...
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