Blogging at Primary
A Blog is a type of web site which is simple to set up and maintain, requiring no technical knowledge. Many schools are now using blogs as they are so easy to use and to keep updated. This workshop will introduce participants to blogs and their uses. Participants will be shown how to set up a blog in less than 10 minutes and will be given the opportunity to “play” with an existing blog to experience the features they have to offer.
Simon Lewis is a computer science graduate from UCD who decided to become a teacher after the dot com bubble burst in 2000. Since then, he has programmed several educational software packages, most notably, “Who Took the Book?” and has been tutoring teachers around the country in all aspects of ICT in education. He is currently completing his Masters thesis in UL examining how ICT affects literacy in young readers.