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Technology enhances the Humanities. The Humanities enhance Technology. | eLearning Island - 44 views

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Down Survey Digital Humanist Humanities Technology

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This will be of interest to history and geography teachers and to that group of people who are calling themselves digital humanists! For anyone of Irish Ancestry the 350 year old digitised maps are a must!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This will be of interest to history and geography teachers and to that group of people who are calling themselves digital humanists! For anyone of Irish Ancestry the 350 year old digitised maps are a must!</div>

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Oracy once again… | eLearning Island - 10 views

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oracy

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Some further thoughts on ORACY....a person's ability to efficiently communicate with others via the spoken word as well as to fully understand oral communication

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some further thoughts on ORACY....a person's ability to efficiently communicate with others via the spoken word as well as to fully understand oral communication</div>

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Inaugural National Digital Education Summit… - 12 views

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elearning digital learning

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Some thoughts after my participation in the Inaugural National Digital Education Summit in Dublin, Ireland recently.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some thoughts after my participation in the Inaugural National Digital Education Summit in Dublin, Ireland recently. </div>

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ICT use in European schools - survey results - 21 views

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A major survey of ICT use in European Schools was published recently. This is my initial reaction to it - really an outline of contents and one piece of data relevant to the Republic of Ireland.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A major survey of ICT use in European Schools was published recently. This is my initial reaction to it - really an outline of contents and one piece of data relevant to the Republic of Ireland.</div>

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Ideation…back to public-speaking… - 12 views

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public-speaking ideation

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Some reactions, as a Secondary (High) school teacher, to students communicative ability after attending an Intel Ideation Camp in Dublin. I might have called this post "from behind the screen, to in-front of the screen".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some reactions, as a Secondary (High) school teacher, to students communicative ability after attending an Intel Ideation Camp in Dublin. I might have called this post "from behind the screen, to in-front of the screen".</div>

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Three reasons to learn with Howard Rheingold - 23 views

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rheingold learning Augmentation Mindamp

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Howard Rheingold is teaching two online courses soon. I suggest three reasons why you might be interested!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Howard Rheingold is teaching two online courses soon. I suggest three reasons why you might be interested! </div>

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What's your Story? - 38 views

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Some of the students I teach entered a digital video competition. It set me thinking... I wrote.... Teenagers are very often supplied with information of the "Thou shalt not…" diktat rather than the " Go forth and create…" variety....

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some of the students I teach entered a digital video competition. It set me thinking... I wrote.... Teenagers are very often supplied with information of the "Thou shalt not…" diktat rather than the " Go forth and create…" variety....</div>

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Curriculum planning in…"an unreal world" - 52 views

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curriculum

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Curriculum planning in…"an unreal world" Some quick thoughts on teachers as central to curriculum planning. Also a link to the PFD of Ben Wiliamson's The Future of the Curriculum (available as a free download from the MacArthur Foundation and the MIT Press).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Curriculum planning in…"an unreal world" Some quick thoughts on teachers as central to curriculum planning. Also a link to the PFD of Ben Wiliamson's The Future of the Curriculum (available as a free download from the MacArthur Foundation and the MIT Press).</div>

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…trying to make learning explicit. | eLearning Island - 45 views

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Some thoughts on WordPress projects my 1st Year (about 7th Grade) students are doing right now...

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The Dark Side of Numbers… | eLearning Island - 31 views

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data

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Some thoughts I have on data and the implications about how it might be used against us or the students we teach. This is not a negative piece - it is simply awareness-raising!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some thoughts I have on data and the implications about how it might be used against us or the students we teach. This is not a negative piece - it is simply awareness-raising!</div>

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Identified in Galway! - 5 views

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Twitter identity

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My reaction to the Computer Education Society of Ireland's annual conference in Galway - it was to do with Twitter and Digital identity.

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Whither the VLE? - 24 views

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vle Moodle

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Facebook or Moodle - where is the Virtual Learning Environment to go?

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What has this got to do with teachers? - 42 views

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My reaction as a Secondary / high-school teacher to a lecture by Richard Stallman in Trinity College Dublin this week. Stallman is President of the Free Software Foundation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">My reaction as a Secondary / high-school teacher to a lecture by Richard Stallman in Trinity College Dublin this week. Stallman is President of the Free Software Foundation.</div>

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"The classics are part of my mental toolset…" | eLearning Island - 28 views

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"The classics are part of my mental toolset…" is a response to the article in WIRED magazine about the publisher Tim O' Reilly being a Classics graduate...the study of the Classics in Secondary/high school is as relevant as ever!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> "The classics are part of my mental toolset…" is a response to the article in WIRED magazine about the publisher Tim O' Reilly being a Classics graduate...the study of the Classics in Secondary/high school is as relevant as ever!</div>

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Junior Cycle Reform, opportunity for teacher engagement… - 0 views

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An interesting online grouping of teachers is developing in the Republic of Ireland in order to support the development of the Junior cycle of education for students aged 12-15 years of age. This is my short posting about this development.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An interesting online grouping of teachers is developing in the Republic of Ireland in order to support the development of the Junior cycle of education for students aged 12-15 years of age. This is my short posting about this development.</div>

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Teachers reading research - 44 views

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research practice

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This is my first Blog posting of 2013 and it reflects my concerns about teachers in Ireland and their attitudes towards reading educational research. The post has generated some interesting comment from Ireland and the USA. I would be really interested in hearing your ideas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is my first Blog posting of 2013 and it reflects my concerns about teachers in Ireland and their attitudes towards reading educational research. The post has generated some interesting comment from Ireland and the USA. I would be really interested in hearing your ideas.</div>

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There is something about Twitter… - 21 views

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Twitter twitter literacy

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Some thoughts on the nature of Twitter - It is always reactive OR sometimes a means of strengthening relationships? Written for Twitter Thinkers .

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some thoughts on the nature of Twitter - It is always reactive OR sometimes a means of strengthening relationships? Written for Twitter Thinkers . </div>

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Schools protecting themselves OR schools protecting children… - 34 views

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media

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I am concerned with whether Schools are protecting themselves OR schools are protecting children…when it comes to digital media... Some thoughts...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I am concerned with whether Schools are protecting themselves OR schools are protecting children…when it comes to digital media... Some thoughts...</div>

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#betterbroadbandinINSOMNIAthanyourchildsschool - 25 views

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connectivity broadband

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This is a rather strange title but as a teacher I am getting frustrated that there is better connectivity in many coffee-shops, than in many classrooms.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a rather strange title but as a teacher I am getting frustrated that there is better connectivity in many coffee-shops, than in many classrooms. </div>

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My new buzzword…and parents too… - 40 views

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parents elearning BYOT

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Including parents in the ecosystem of teaching and learning with technology - a short blog posting -

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