A 5th class teacher shows how she uses World Book Online for a history project. Using the differentiated levels of content the children use World Book's Timeline, Webquests and Compare Countries functions to create their project. World Book Online is available via www.scoilnet.ie.
A 6th class teacher describes how her class created video projects using Adobe Spark. Pupils learned about copyright and created a short digital story using royalty free image websites: www.pixabay.com and www.photosforclass.com. Projects were saved to Google Drive as an assessment record.
A school Principal describes his school's approach to computational thinking from infants to sixth class. This includes the use of Beebots, Scratch, Lego Wedo and engaging in computational thinking challenges, such as Bebras. Reference is made to a JRC report. Accessible here: https://tinyurl.com/4a79nm2b
A school Principal describes his school's embedding of digital technologies across the curriculum. The school makes use of the Digital Learning Framework, Looking at our School and the EU SELFIE tool to plan for digital learning. Pupils use a variety of devices and resources, including Chromebooks, iPads and Lego Wedo.
An infant teacher describes the importance of technology to assess play in an Aistear setting. iPads or smartphones can be used to record and assess what learning is taking place and what language the pupils are using.
A 6th class teacher describes how she uses digital assessment tools, in particular Kahoot and Mentimeter. In this video, the pupils have created a Kahoot quiz for their peers which is directly based on a presentation they have created and delivered to the class.
A Junior Infant teacher describes using tablets for literacy in Junior Infants. The pupils work at different stations, which include blending sounds, letter formation, tricky word practice, and dictation. The app being used for letter formation is Hairy Letters.
A Senior Infant teacher demonstrates how she uses tablets with her class. In this video the pupils use the Toontastic App to create their own story. They are engaged in sequencing, creativity and problem-solving. The teacher uses a staged approach when introducing ICT to the classroom.
A 1st and 2nd class teacher describes using various apps for teaching and assessment in a learning support setting. The teacher chose the Quiz app ‘Kahoot’ to assess pupils' learning. Pupils also record photos and videos using the Explain Everything app. They then create eBooks using Book Creator.
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