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TeachNet Ireland seeks to improve student learning by helping primary and post primary teachers to integrate web-based resources into their instructional practice. Through TeachNet, teachers have access to curriculum resources, curriculum and technical specialists, grants and a supportive network to further develop their skills.
Autumn Courses Now Enrolling
Following on from a very busy and successful summer of online summer course delivery, we are delighted to announce that TeachNet CPD will be offering 10 online courses this autumn. All of our courses are written ldquo;by teachers, for teachers rdquo;, include interactive modules, make use of videos and podcasts and can be taken at any time between September and December 2010. Courses cost euro;99 and provide for approximately 20 hours of study with downloadable course notes and online discussion forums moderated by TeachNet mentors.We also provide tailored support by email and on the phone when required.
Special Offers: Participants of our Summer Course programme 2010 qualify for a 20% discount on course fees. Group and multiple course discounts are also available. For more information please call 01-4806208.
Autumn Courses
Getting the Most from your Projector and Laptop
Getting the Most from your Interactive Whiteboard
Getting the Most from your Promethean Interactive Whiteboard
Getting the Most from your Smart Interactive Whiteboard
Being Creative with Blogs, Podcasts and other Web2.0 Tools
Developing Literacy through Digital Storytelling
Creating Digital Resources for the Primary Classroom
ICT and Special Education Needs
Effective e-Learning Planning for your School
Cloud Computing to Support School Planning
For specific course details and enrolment information please visit www.teachnetcpd.ie. Enrolment is now open, please spread the word.
ICT Integration #8211; what does it look like?
As a new school year dawns many teachers will return to their classroom to find some new piece of technology in their room, if they are lucky! This might entail a new interactive whiteboard or a laptop computer + digital projector installed in their room. This scenario should be occurring in many schools, as all primary schools received funding earlier in the year and similar funds have been promised to second level schools. We can only hope that schools organise appropriate teacher professional development to ensure that these tools are used effectively ndash; both from a technology and a pedagogy perspective. By this I mean that teachers should receiving training on how to operate the devices in addition to receiving professional development on how to use the tools to support teaching, learning and assessment. The goal of such professional development should be to integrate ICT into classroom activities in a seamless and effective way.
But what do we mean by ldquo;ICT integration rdquo;? Is there an agreed definition? Most government ICT plans state that ldquo;ICT integration rdquo; is a key goal of their plan but few if any ever define what it looks like.
Then today I came across a recent blog post from Dr. Larry Cuban entitled, Confusing Technology Integration with Instructional Reform, and it got me thinking again. The blog refers to a 2005 article by Dr. Judith Harris entitled, Our Agenda for Technology Integration: It rsquo;s Time to Choose, where she wonders why most-large-scale technology integration initiatives fail? She offers two reasons: technocentrism and pedagogical dogmatism. I would urge you to read both Cuban rsquo;s blog and Judith rsquo;s article as they offer an interesting perspective on this issue. But you may have missed some of the comments posted at the end of the blog that caught my attention and I would like to share them with you...Read more gt; gt;
Google Gadgets for Websites
A common question for who administer websites is that of how to make their site more interactive and increase the functionality of it. Depending on the infrastructure you are using for your site, this can be a relatively easy process or it can be more complex. For instance, if you rsquo;re using a powerful Content Management System such as Wordpress, you can make use of plugins and widgets. But if you are using a hosted install of the CMS you may be limited to what plugins you have available to you, or even if you do have full access to the server on which the CMS resides, you may not be confident in installing and configuring extra plugins. However, the sites which are most limited in what they can do in terms of lsquo;interactivity rsquo; are rsquo;static rsquo; websites which, by their nature, are usually limited to displaying content which is manually inputted by a web editor and which can usually only occur in one place at one time.
One solution for web editors who are seeking to introduce extra functionality to their site might be to take a look in the Google Gadgets directory. Google defines gadgets as lsquo;miniature web objects that you can copy amp; paste into your own webpage, for free rsquo;. The process of adding a gadget to your website is easy.
Read more gt; gt;
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