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"One in four school kids have tried hacking"..

53 min 21 sec ago
I am of course hugely pro the use of ICT in education, but still
thought this short article was an interesting read. The article is
researched in the UK.
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CESI Meet & Tipperary Institute Conference, May 14/15th 2010

53 min 21 sec ago
Announcing CESI Meet – May 2010 and the Tipperary Institute ICT in Education Conference 2010
CESI Meet – May 2010, Friday 14th May 7-9pm, Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co Tipperary
Hi everyone,
In response to our members’ enthusiastic feedback to previous CESI Meet Events, the CESI Executive Committee is delighted to announce CESI Meet – 14th May 2010, in association with the Tipperary Institute ICT in Education Conference, May 15th 2010 [link].

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Fwd: Webinar 5pm Today: Open Source - A Guide for the School District Technology Team

53 min 21 sec ago
Late notice for the live webinar but the recording will be available later.
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Re: Quotes for ICT

53 min 21 sec ago
For anything outside the frameworks, I've been using a list of
suppliers from boards.ie:
[link]

Re: [CESI List] Quotes for ICT

53 min 21 sec ago
Hi Mary, there are only frameworks for items like PCs, laptops, Mono and and
colour laser printers and data projectors. All other items are purchased in
the usual way.
Neil

Re: [CESI List] Quotes for ICT

53 min 21 sec ago
[link]
This link gives full details of the purchasing frameworks
You can also get quotes for laser printers through the frameworks, but these
are designed for heavy workloads.
There are no purchasing frameworks for the other items mentioned so its best

Quotes for ICT

53 min 21 sec ago
Hi All,
DES/NCTE have provided frameworks to help us get quotes for PC & projectors.
Do they have any e-mail address in order to get quotes for items such as:
Mimio/IWB/Cordless keyboards &mice/laptops/lazer printers/digital
cameras/camcorder & visualiser?
Or do we just get quotes from local suppliers for these items?

Re: [CESI List] Interactive whiteboards in Secondary Schools

53 min 21 sec ago
Hi Steve
As a secondary school teacher who uses an IWB outside of the science lab
and has done so for a number of years, I think it has a tremendous amount to
offer the second level classroom teacher. At the very least I can use it
like an old fashioned black board, save my lesson and not make dust of my

Re: Interactive whiteboards in Secondary Schools

53 min 21 sec ago
Why are you interest in this topic stephen?

Re: Interactive whiteboards in Secondary Schools

53 min 21 sec ago
limited use in secondary, in fact very little... Most teachers rely on
the
(Academic teachers)- textbooks, worksheets, and a fair bit of skill.
(H.E. teahcers - flour, eggs and water and a fair bit of skill)
(language teachers- C.D. players, texbooks, worksheets, their voice
and a fair bit of skill)

Re: TechCentral - Adrienne Webb article

53 min 21 sec ago
Good article.... well worth a read.

RE: [CESI List] Free online sound and music editor

53 min 21 sec ago
Have you tried using Audacity, it is a very powerful open source (free)
audio editing program that allows you to record multiple tracks using a
single input source or multiple input sources and to mix these tracks
into a professional mono or stereo output track. Worth a look

Available from [link]

Re: Free online sound and music editor

53 min 21 sec ago
Most definitely agree - fine on your own but add 28 more Internet
hoggs and watch the fun begin!

RE: [CESI List] Interactive whiteboards in Secondary Schools

53 min 21 sec ago
I use an IWB as an interactive whiteboard for science teaching. The junior
classes get great use out of it and love it. There are a lot of resources
out there that can be adapted and used for junior cycle. I find it really
useful for engaging students and for drill and practice activities.
With senior cycle students I use it more simply to annotate over power

Re: [CESI List] Free online sound and music editor

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 17:01
Small word of warning, used for 4th Year Radio project and at the end it
crashed on a few machines and I lost most of the work done. Lovely software
though. Sometimes offline is better ;)
Steve

Re: [CESI List] Interactive whiteboards in Secondary Schools

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 19:01
Hello Steve,
I also would love to hear from colleagues who are using the boards. In some
cases, I suspect, the boards are being used in a particular way i.e. as
projection screens for PowerPoints, websites etc. This is not to negate the
value of such activities. However, it still leaves the students as 'passive

eTwinning Spring 2010 Learning Events

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 00:01
Hi all
The Spring Programme of eTwinning online Learning Events is now available:
[link]
These courses have been hugely popular with teachers, so early booking is advised as numbers are limited!
Anne

Re: [CESI List] Free online sound and music editor

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 17:01
Thanks for that. Had a look. Great site

Free online sound and music editor

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 15:01
Hi Folks,
Just following on from a previous post, I've just discovered Aviary
Myno - a free sound and music editor that works online.
No installation required and you can upload and download tracks to it.
It also contains some free sound effect libraries - a very powerful
tool!
Using it at the moment in my HDip for Digital Story Telling.