NCTE (National Centre for Technology in Education)

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March 2011

Welcome to the NCTE email newsletter.

Our newsletter aims to provide ICT news and information to Principals, ICT Coordinating teachers, teachers and all those involved in education.

Nuachtlitir an NCTE

teacher image The NCTE’s email Newsletter is now available ‘as Gaeilge’. Simply click on the ‘Leagan Gaeilge’ button at the top right hand side above.

Tá Nuachtlitir an NCTE ar fáil anois tré Ghaeilge. Cliceáil ar an gcnaipe ‘Leagan Gaeilge’ atá ag barr an leathanach ar dheis.

NCTE: Continuing Professional Development

Online Summer Course

CPD image The NCTE’s free online course Developing e-Learning in your School (Primary) was so successful last summer that it is being offered again this summer, this time with a literacy dimension. This highly interactive 20 hour course is developed around the NCTE’s e-Learning Handbook. It is aimed at all teachers in a school. ICT skills and experience of using the Internet are required as well as a good broadband Internet connection. Enrolment will be available from mid-April.

Summer Courses in your School or Education Centre

CPD image If online courses are not for you, the NCTE provides ICT-related summer courses through the network of local education centres. This year, the focus is on the NCTE course Creating and Using ICT Resources for Literacy. Contact your local education centre for details. Or perhaps your school has already applied for an NCTE-funded whole school training course? The NCTE’s course, Using the Interactive Whiteboard to Support Literacy, will run in 90 schools countrywide for the teachers in those schools. Ask for details at your own school, though your local education centre will also have details.

NCTE: FÍS - Film in Schools

FIS image FÍS is a methodology which empowers teachers and children to explore the art of film-making using digital video in the most meaningful way possible. It is the process not the product that makes FÍS special, from storyboarding right through to editing and final production. Why not get involved today!

NCTE: e-Links

elinks image e-Links, the community of practice for post primary ICT Coordinating Teachers is hosting the first instance of the Developing e-Learning in your School (Post Primary) online course over the next few weeks. The present one is full, but if you’re an ICT Coordinator, why not join e-Links to be kept informed about any future instances of this course.

Visit e-Links

NCTE: Scoilnet

Scoilnet for Teachers

scoilnet image This new interactive guide to Scoilnet’s many features is designed for primary and post-primary teachers. Teachers will find guided examples, demo videos and suggestions for classroom uses of Scoilnet.

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Toporopa

sow image This website, which contains challenging online quizzes/games about Europe, is now available in Irish thanks to Scoilnet/NCTE. Also available in English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch. Would suit senior primary as well as post primary pupils.

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Also remember to follow Scoilnet on Twitter!

NCTE: Webwise - Internet Safety

Meeting Online Contacts Offline

internet safety image The greatest public and policy concern for children’s safety on the internet has focused on the risk that a child will meet someone new online who then abuses them in a face to face meeting.

Online Predators: Myth & Reality

social networking image In most cases there is no deception involved in online child exploitation and victims travel willingly, on several occasions to meet their perpetrator.

NCTE: Innovate

wiki image Wikis are an exceptionally useful tool for getting students more involved in curriculum. They’re often appealing and fun for students to use, while at the same time ideal for encouraging participation, collaboration, and interaction.

Do you use Wikis? Please let us know!

Best Schools 2011 - putting technology into practice

world icon This special 16-page broadsheet supplement, dedicated to the use of technology in the classroom, was free with the Sunday Business Post on March 13th, and is now available as a downloadable PDF.

Census 2011 for Schools

census icon In the lead up to the 2011 census, sets of resource materials have been developed for schools to assist teachers and students to learn about the census and to understand how it impacts on our daily lives.

National Gifted Education Awareness Day & EU Talent Day 2011

census icon The Hungarian Presidency of the EU has declared Saturday 9th April 2011 the first EU Talent day. Ireland also has a National Gifted Education Awareness Day on April 8th. In these difficult times, this is a great opportunity for us to remind ourselves of the immense talent our young people possess and of the importance of nurturing these talents.

More News

useful weblinks icon Be sure to check online for our International News, Competition News and Useful Weblinks, which include information about Learning Without Frontiers, ICT in Education Conference 2011, TES Resources, the Irish Blog Awards, Mission V, the National Children's Strategy, Symposium on Game-based Learning, and more!

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qr code The National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) is an Irish Government agency established to provide advice, support and information on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education.