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EU Folio – Using online tools for English Athlone Community College

EU Folio – Using online tools for English Athlone Community College

Interview with Teacher about the use of ICT in English. She how ICT allows for differentiation and caters for all types of learners. She highlights the importance of using ICT as a tool and not as the main focus of a lesson. She uses Animoto, Voki, Prezi and Fakebook.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Digital Portfolios, Online Resources, Planning/Digital Learning Framework

Using ICT to support active learning in Geography

Using ICT to support active learning in Geography

Interview with Teacher about the use of mobile phones and tablets in her Geography lessons. She uses a wide range of applications to support teaching and learning. She provides a wide range of differentiated resources for her students to access outside of class. The use of ICT caters to all types of learners.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Collaboration, Digital Video, Online Resources

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Using Tablet PCs

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Using Tablet PCs

A Teacher talks about the use of tablets in her Spanish lessons. The students create videos of Spanish phrases using an iPad. The students then watch the video as a whole class as a means of peer assessment. The teacher can then re-watch the video and provide individualised feedback.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Content Creation, Digital Video

Using Scoilnet Services for History

Using Scoilnet Services for History

Interview with Teacher about the use of Scoilnet in her History classroom. She discusses how the tools available allow the students to conduct their own research. The class are given a project on a topic, they conduct their own research and present it to the class through Google Docs and Padlet.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Collaboration, Online Resources, Scoilnet

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Creating content using digital recorders

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Creating content using digital recorders

Interview with Teacher about the use of ICT in his German classroom to enhance teaching and learning. The class uses USB microphones to record themselves having conversations and playing them back as peer assessment. They then take the audio and incorporate it into a story on computers and present it to the class.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Collaboration, Digital Video

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Differentiated learning using online resources

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Differentiated learning using online resources

A Spanish teacher uses technology to enhance the learning in her classroom. The class record themselves speaking and assess their recording with the teacher. They also engage with an online blog with a wide range of online websites. They allow the students to asses themselves and understand what they have to revise.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Collaboration, Content Creation, Online Resources

ICT i rang Ceimic

ICT i rang Ceimic

Interview with Teacher about the use of ICT in her Chemistry class. They record videos when conducting experiments and share them with the class. The students can then use the videos as revision. She uses Explain Everything to revise topics, provide feedback and provide up to date notes for her students.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Content Creation, Digital Video, Gaelcholaiste, Online Resources

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Digital Self Introductions

ICT in the MFL Classroom – Digital Self Introductions

Interview with Students and Teacher about the use of ICT in Language lessons. They use the Glogster tool to create a digital poster about themselves. They can use remote microphones to include audio clips to the page. This promotes oral and aural practice. It benefits the different learners in the classroom.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Content Creation, Digital Portfolios, Online Resources

Using ICT in Religious Education

Using ICT in Religious Education

A Religion teacher explains how technology benefits their teaching. He discusses the use of Schoology, Google Maps, Kahoot and Bible app. The class also use Keynote to create presentations to showcase their work. He explains how the staff work together to learn how best to incorporate ICT into the classroom.

Teaching & Learning, Post-primary, Assessment/Assessment Tools, Collaboration, Content Creation, Online Resources, Planning/Digital Learning Framework