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Our newsletter aims to provide ICT news and information to Principals, ICT coordinating teachers, teachers and all those involved in education.
 
Continuing Professional Development
ICT Courses for Teachers
 PDST Technology in Education (formerly NCTE) continues to fund and provide courses on integrating ICT in teaching and learning through the education centre network. These courses are free of charge for teachers. Education centres
are developing and advertising their autumn schedules now. Please check their schedules and contact your local centre to let them know your (or your school’s) training needs if you don’t see something that suits, as they respond to local demand.
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TeacherCPD.ie
 Following huge demand for last summer’s online course on Using your Interactive Whiteboard to Support Literacy, a shorter version of the course will be offered on TeacherCPD.ie this autumn. Other short courses will also be offered, such as
Wikis and More for Learning. If you haven’t already got one, please get a Scoilnet Account which provides easy access to a range of online services including TeacherCPD.ie and will speed up the online course enrolment process. Course dates will be announced soon on TeacherCPD.ie.
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Scoilnet Maps: Special Achievement Award
 Scoilnet Maps has been recognised by Esri Inc as this year's Winner of the Special Award in GIS (SAG) for Ireland. The awards ceremony took place July 10th at the San Diego Convention Centre. Esri Ireland have congratulated the Scoilnet Maps team on their award and for using GIS to improve the classroom experience for both pupils and teachers alike.
Scoilnet Maps has just recently added a new Census Mapping module to the site. Developed with AIRO at NUI Maynooth, the interactive Census Mapping module is specially built for schools. It displays a wide range of census data from 1996 to 2011 for counties and regions. Associated lesson plans for Leaving Certificate Geography are available in the Teachers’ Zone.
Explore Scoilnet Maps
FÍS - new website
 Check out the new FÍS project website! There are some excellent teacher resources available, including Anne Moriarty’s diary of the highs and lows of making a animation in her multi-level class in Sligo earlier this year. It gives a good sense of what’s involved for a teacher or school and shows just how enjoyable (and curriculum-relevant) film-making can be for pupils. Browse through the archive of films from previous years, see photos from the annual FÍS Film
Festival event, and access the online CPD course for teachers.
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Scoilnet
Back to School Ideas
 Slowly settling back into school? Why not have a look at 10 ICT related suggestions to consider for the new school (Primary)? From themed bookmarks to digital storytelling, from websites and blogs to coding - there should be something to suit your class groups!
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Britannica via Scoilnet
 The Britannica website has moved to a new look and feel. The content of the website is not affected and all facts and data remain the same. Remember, you can access Britannica anytime, anywhere via Scoilnet.
Britannica via Scoilnet
Webwise - Internet Safety
 Focus on Cyber Bullying
As a new school term starts, let's try and break the cycle of #cyberbullying. Check out the collection of resources available on Webwise.ie on the topic. These resources include guides, support, assistance and tips.
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Ask.fm
 Ask.fm is a question platform site and is among the latest breed of web apps to become popular with Irish children. Ask.fm is a question asking and answering service that gives people the opportunity to ask and answer controversial questions totally anonymously.
We understand that question apps are mostly great fun and only cause harm when abused. Webwise provides some information and advice for parents about this website.
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Good Practice: e-Learning Handbook
At the start of the school year, it is always important to review policies and plans. The handbook “Planning and Implementing e-Learning in your School” (NCTE, 2009) outlines the process of planning for e-Learning in your school and provides a step by step guide to the development of the school’s e-Learning Plan. The handbook outlines the key roles and responsibilities of all involved in the development of the plan.
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Good Practice: Project Update
Living Schools Lab
 The Living Schools Lab project is a 2-year project (Oct 2012-Oct 2014) that aims to explore and disseminate good practice in terms of whole school approaches to ICT in teaching and learning through a living "network" of schools.
Seven Irish schools are taking part in Wave 1 of the project with more schools encouraged to join the network from November 2013.
Keep up to date with the latest news, including free webinars, or check for the latest networking information.
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The Irish School Internet Awards 2014
 The eircom Junior Spider Awards were established in 2009 as a technology programme for students at primary and post primary school level. The idea was originated by Business & Finance, working closely with main sponsors eircom. You can view
the 2013 eircom Junior Spider Award winners now. Entries open date for the 2014 Awards will be announced shortly.
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 PDST Technology in Education provides advice, support and information on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education.
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