The UK and Ireland MoodleMoot 2012 was held in Dublin recently. This is my blog on the community aspect of the Moot.

If you teach, if you think digital citizenship is important and if you know some of the students you teach are coding, you have I believe some responsibility to teach yourself about ethical hacking, so as to advise the students about rights and responsibilities in the coding environment that motivates them.

Some ideas from practice about the challenges in using Twitter for learning with students.

A commentary on PISA In Focus 12....Are boys and girls ready for the digital age?

A meeting of teachers, academics, administrators and others will take place in Dublin, Ireland early April to discuss how they use Moodle for teaching and Learning. Moodle is a popular open-source online learning environment built on the principles of social- constructionism.

David Puttnam spoke in Dublin tonight - he had some interesting ideas including ORACY - A web definition explains "oracy" as…used to describe a person's ability to efficiently communicate with others via the spoken word as well as to fully understand oral communication. Wilkinson…created the word to emphasize the need for school children to be able to fully use oral skills as an essential basis for learning and social integration. It is an analogy for the words numeracy and literacy, and aids in bringing the focus of oral skill on par with reading and writing in the classroom.

Some ideas on Personal Learning Networks and Blogging

I am a teacher blogger from Ireland for the past three years. This is the first of two reflections on what I am at. Teachers considering blogging might find it useful.

Updated comment! Educators, whether parents, teachers or lecturers have a huge task in keeping up with what is really important - there are a lot of courses on what social-media is, but very few (that I can see) on the relational and dialogic aspects of social media. Challenging times!

My blog is approaching its third birthday - I write why I think Twitter is the most important application for developing your personal learning network.

A Irish teachers opinion on the technical requirements of teachers involved in online learning environments and other thoughts....

Some thoughts on the interface between a schools mission statement and encouragment of online teaching and learning.

One teachers observations on geotagging Tweets visible to your students and the world!

Some thoughts on social media and education in Ireland as 2011 draws to a close.

Report from Ireland on improving Second Level (High School) education.