ICT and Education is a new blog aimed at providing teachers (and their pupils) with advice on ICT issues as well as offer information on new technologies and resources that could be of use in a learning environment. The site is run by Scott Crombie, a... ...
A chimpanzee sent into space by the Untied States returned safely to earth on this day back in 1961. The chimpanzee, named Ham, was brought from Cameroon in Africa. His name was an acronym for the lab that prepared him for his legendary space journey, the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center. Ham’s successful mission paved the ...
Following the American Civil War James Ritty and John Birch received a U.S. patent for the first cash register on the 30th January, 1883. It was nicknamed the “Incorruptible Cashier”. A bell on the cash register chimed when “ringing up” sales – a sound that retailers loved. Credit: Corbis Images Teaching Activity Divide students up ...
Conference News from CESI 1. The Frog Blog & SCC English Whenever anyone asks the experts for examples of high quality education blogs in Ireland, two blogs that make the list every time are the Frog Blog http://blog.sccscience.com/ and SCC English http://www.sccenglish.ie/ . We are delighted to have driving forces behind these two blogs presenting at this years conference. In their talk Julian ...
Press release: Wukomi Media have released a universal iPhone and iPad app ‘Dr. Moku’s Hiragana Mnemonics’ which teaches basic Japanese by using humorous or easily remembered associations for every symbol in the Japanese Hiragana alphabet. The apps feature audio, two different learning modes and three different quiz levels. The free LITE version has all the features of the full version ...
Camara are actively recruiting for teachers to go to Africa this summer on a voluntary basis. It’s a very worthwhile project, very education focused, quite intense and tough at times but hugely rewarding. As Camara only aim to break-even on costs, the money that volunteers raise is spent on the Africa assignment, not anything else. The ...
Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem The Raven was published on this day back in 1845. The Raven tells the story of a mourning lover who is visited by a raven that can utter only one word - ‘Nevermore’. The image below is an illustration based on the beginning of the poem. Credit: Corbis Images | ...
The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) hold their annual conference on Saturday February 5th in Portlaoise College from 9:00am to 4:30am. The CESI is an association of practicing teachers from primary, post primary and third level with t... ...
Lev Vygotsky was a pioneering Russian psychologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose interest in the fields of developmental psychology, education and culture led to his being known as “the father of cultural-historical psychology”. A... ...
