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Twitter on RTE

Ireland needs tweetment.

John Heffernan of the NCTE was on the ball at the CESI Meet in the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght last Friday.

He introduced the audience to Twitter and some of its colourful users and uses.

To top it all I have just listened to a piece on the [...]

Flickr – A Cautionary Tale!

A Cautionary Tale!

Flickr as we all know is under a blanket ban on the Schools Broadband Network

I have used Gallery 2 up to now but the time overhead had grown and it seems prone to attacks.

In an effort to have our school Flickr Pro account [...]

ICT in Schools – Inspectorate Report

“ICT in Schools reports on the evaluation of the impact of ICT on teaching and learning undertaken by the Department’s Inspectorate.” Click here for full report in PDF

ICT Strategy Group Report

 ”Investing Effectively in Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2008-2013 is the Report of the Strategy Group appointed to advise on the priorities for investment in ICT in Schools having regard to the critical success factors for successful integration of ICT into learning and teaching.” Click here for the full report in PDF.

Reports on ICT in Schools Published

Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe, T.D., today published two reports on ICT in Schools.  Investing Effectively in Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2008-2013 is the Report of the Strategy Group appointed to advise on the priorities for investment in ICT in Schools having regard to the critical success factors for successful integration [...]

Podcasting Course

Making Podcasts Ref: 08BK107

Tues. July 1st – Sat. July 5th 2008
9.50 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Saint Attracta’s Senior N.S., Meadowbrook, Ballinteer, Dublin 16.

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The blog and podcasting course requested by members following the 2008 Conference is going ahead for one week only next July. The compulsory late start on Tuesday and the subsquent Saturday finish [...]

Tipp Institute Conference 2008 Speakers

CESI is well represented at the forthcoming “Internet Experience in Education Conference” taking place on the 22nd May in Thurles. Tom Kendall and Dr Conor Galvin are leading the charge and the keynote speaker from The CESI 2007 conference – Ewan McIntosh will be wowing the throng with his wealth of practical internet experences  Check the [...]

Internet Experience In Education Conference 2008

Internet Experience In Education Conference 2008

Tipperary Institute, Nenagh Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Thursday May 22nd 2008

“Innovation in the adoption of ICT in the classroom continues at a rate never before seen in education. Tipperary Institute once again provides you with an opportunity to experience a showcase of emerging technologies in the [...]

Google Image Search is blocked!

No warning! The Google Image Search facility has been blocked on the Schools’ Broadband Service.

It seems to have fallen foul of FortiNet filtering protocols. I doubt if it was a policy decision by the NCTE as many schools use Google Image Search everyday. There may have been a category filing software glitch which triggered the [...]

Blogging Course Possibility

I have contacted the NCTE and the blogging/podcasting course is being investigated as a possibility