YouTube Videos
Just a link to various videos I've posted on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/jhegartycwc ...
HP Teacher Exchange
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Despite having the worst web address (http://h30411.www3.hp.com/) Hewlett Packard have one of the most interesting web sites for teachers. I follow them on Twitter (@HPTeachExchange) and they often come up with some lists of great resources for teachers. A few months ago I blogged about ...Apps for Art Week
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Below are some apps from the Apple AppStore that might be useful to schools for Digital Art Week this week. I have divided them into sections/themes. Animation Animation Creator HD I can Animate Looking and Responding Make your own Art Gallery Art Authority for ...Pinterest in Education
Posted in Uncategorizedhttp://www.onlineuniversities.com/ways-educators-use-pinterestThere’s been a lot of talk about Pinterest lately. This infographic about how Pinterest can be used in education is worth a look. Click on the title of this post... ...
Share Your Innovative Lessons with O2 Learn
Have you got an innovative lesson that works? Would you like to share that lesson with other teachers and students? Would you be willing to make a short video about your lesson? Would you like to win some cash for your troubles? The O2 Learn Award... ...
Parent Teacher Meetings and Google
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I never realised the amount of work that goes into organising Parent Teacher Meetings until I became a principal. I thought it was a ten minute job where one sent out a time to each family and that was it. However, there are lots of variables that have to be taken ...Digital Art Week Instructions
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Digital Art Week starts next week so here is a simple step-by-step guide to adding your children’s art. Make a piece of art using any electronic device. You can use a Painting package, an app on an iPad or other tablet or anything else. Use your imagination! Go to this web ...Computer Programming with Kids
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There’s a lot of hype around teaching children to learn computer programming but what age is a child ready to go down the road of programming. Marshall Brain thinks between 10 and 13 in the article linked above. Scratch is a language designed for ...CESI Meet in Sligo
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There’s going to be a CESI Meet in the northwest! It’s on in St. Attracta’s in Tubbercurry on the 27th of April from 6.30 til 8.30. More information about cesimeets can be found on the cesi website at www.cesi.ie/cesimeet-april2012. Registration is open so pop along here to register to go on ...Online Collaboration
Rizzoma Website Rizzoma is a collaborative tool that tracks the context of your conversation automatically, allowing you to grow a conversation wherever you need and keep track of all the changes and additions in one place. Structure your documents i... ...