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Malta Visit

podmaster — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:30:36 +0000

I had a great time in Malta last week and I hope to post the photos on the site through the Flickr WordPress plugin in the next few days.

Once Upon A Blog officially ends tomorrow

podmaster — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:55:29 +0000

The primary school year ends tomorrow and along with it the official one year run of our eTwinning project “Once Upon A Blog.”

This project has received international recognition on a worldwide basis and many teachers have told me that the project has had a positive influence on their teaching styles.

I received 11 links from educators in Europe, 4 from the USA and 2 from Australia all of whom have embarked on a similar media streaming journey as a result of viewing “Once Upon A Blog.” Unfortunately without exception, everyone of the sites carried unpredictable advertising and were subsequently blocked by Fortinet, HEAnet’s schools’ broadband contracted content filtering service.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the 1394 people who emailed podmaster@slua.com in the past academic year. It is a pity you did not comment on the site or give permission for your emails to be published. I realise teachers, in particular, are slow to put their thoughts in writing especially in a second or third language.

The project will continue though I do not know whether its eTwinning life can be extended. I will have to discuss it with my colleague in Malta who is very busy at present.

In the meantime take a look at this video. It is a bit long and the music could be a bit more upbeat but take it for what it is worth. The digital natives are growing restless!

THE LEGEND OF THE LITTLE ANGEL

jvan — Tue, 01 May 2007 21:37:45 +0000

Dear friends at St. Attracta’s,

since we have just returned from our Easter holidays, we thought to do a legend related to the passion of Christ for our next podcast. it is a legend which is told in many primary schools in Malta, and it is found in a school Maltese reading textbook.

We hope you enjoy it.

Grade 2

Paola Malta

Greetings from Brussels

podmaster — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:40:44 +0000

Please forgive the delay but my laptop is still out of action. To add to my misery the new laptop I brought along to Brussels in its place was stolen from the “Finalists Exhibition Area.”

The original video was on the stolen laptop so here is a video of the video at the awards’ ceremony. Enjoy!

The Story of the Ship Wreck of Saint Paul

jvan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:25:05 +0000

The Story of the Ship Wreck of Saint Paul in Malta.

Grade 2′s Visit to the Chapel of The Valley of Hope

jvan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:00:31 +0000

Here is our Photo Story of Grade 2′s visit to the Chapel of The Valley of Hope.

Proud Runners-up

podmaster — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:22:23 +0000

The team (teachers, pupils and parents) of Once Upon A Blog were proclaimed runners-up in the 4 – 11 year old category at the 2nd Annual eTwinning Awards ceremony held in Brussels on Friday 23rd, 2007.

The Winning Project was “Gingerbread House”
A project between a school in SLOVAKIA – Základná škola Omšenie and a school in the CZECH REPUBLIC – Základní škola a mateÅ™ská škola Sivice.

Congratulations and well done to all

Slán from Dublin

podmaster — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:35:30 +0000

The “Once Upon a Blog” project is not over but here is a “Goodbye Message” from the children of Saint Attracta’s Senior National School for the main presentation. This is a clipped, low res taster. We are keeping the big one for Brussels.

The Meaning of eTwinning

podmaster — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:32:38 +0000

This is a WMV version the video which will be played on the big screen during the 2007 eTwinning Award ceremony in Brussels on Friday 23rd February 2007.

The Legend of the Valley of Hope

jvan — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:49:00 +0000

Dear friends at St. Attracta’s,

Here is our monthly appointment to share our islands’ legends!! We hope you’ll enjoy it!!