Welcome! Our newsletter aims to provide digital technology news and information to Principals, ICT or Digital Learning Coordinators and Teams, teachers and all those involved in education.
Spotlight: Online Summer Course
Enrolment opens today!
Enrolment opens today, from 10am onwards, for our online summer courses for primary school leaders and teachers. Read on for individual course descriptions and enrolment links below or go to the 'All Info' link for full details and enrolment guidelines.
Digital Technology for Inclusive Learning (Primary), July 1-16
This summer course is for all primary teachers, including with mainstream teachers, those in special schools and those providing individual support to pupils with additional needs. Get a flavour with the short video included at the link below. The course was developed with key inputs from the NCSE. Approved for EPV days. Enrol from 10am, 7th May.
Leading and Managing Digital Learning in your School (Primary), July 1-16
This summer course is for primary school principals, deputy principals, digital learning coordinators and team members, as well as aspiring leaders. The course was developed in partnership with the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN). Get a flavour with the short video included at the link below. Approved for EPV days. Enrol from 10am, 7th May.
A brief reminder to all principals and teachers that our term-time online courses will be freely available in late August as well as throughout the school year. Perhaps add an item to the August agenda to consider engagement in our online courses during Croke Park hours? Our information resources on online courses and Croke Park hours might help with ideas.
Leading Digital Learning Series: Digital Technology Infrastructure Overview
In this video from our Leading Digital Learning series, Tom Lonergan, National Coordinator of Digital Technology Infrastructure, and Deirdre Redmond, Project Officer, outline two main areas their team focuses on.
Staff and students at St. Declan's College Cabra, discuss the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in education. The focus is on fostering responsible AI usage among students and addressing the evolving role of AI in teaching and learning.
Check out our explainer videos for teachers on key AI concepts on our AI in Schools hub. • What is AI? • What is Generative AI? • What is an Algorithm?
The videos are designed specifically for teachers and school leadership teams and available in English and Irish.
It is important that teachers are equipped with devices that allow them to carry out activities to support teaching and learning outcomes that align with the schools Digital Learning Plan, but also devices that they are comfortable with. Have a look at our ‘Computing Devices Guide’ for schools to assist them in selecting suitable devices for teachers and students.
Digital Technologies Face-to-Face Summer Courses (Primary)
Join us this summer for face-to-face, practical, and hands-on professional learning in your local Education Centre. Courses include:
Digital Citizenship in the Primary Classroom
Digital Creativity in the Primary Classroom
Digital Innovation using Beebots and Lego Education
Effective Use of Digital Technologies in your School
Filmmaking in the Primary Classroom
All courses are EPV-approved and designed to support creative, collaborative, and confident use of digital technologies in learning, teaching and assessment.
Scoilnet has partnered with Met Éireann to provide teachers with a wide range of engaging ways to explore the topic of weather with their pupils. A variety of resources have been carefully organised into two activity packs: one for Infants to 2nd Class, and another for 3rd to 6th Class.
Scoilnet has successfully migrated the classroom based resources that made up the Project Maths programme that many teachers across Ireland found valuable. Each section is hyperlinked and clicks out to all the respective resources available
Remember, Scoilnet also issues two Newsletters of their own. Subscribe to the Primary one or Post Primary one now!
New resource for 5th and 6th class
Switched On is a Digital Citizenship Programme exploring topics including: • Learning, Creating & Playing Online • Understanding Mis and Disinformation • Your Digital Footprint • Connecting & Communicating Online • Developing Healthy Digital Habits • My Rights & Responsibilities • Protecting Myself Online • My Data Footprint
The programme has an interactive online learning platform, and a teacher handbook providing step-by-step guidance for each activity.
The Online Safety Review Tool supports schools in reviewing and strengthening their online safety policies and practices. It provides clear steps for assessing current measures, identifying areas for improvement, and accessing free resources and expert guidance. By using the tool, schools can adopt a whole-school approach to online safety.
Co-created by the Webwise Youth Advisory Panel, this is an AI Checklist for young people by young people! Generative AI technology is part of many of the tools and platforms that teenagers use every day, from social media to search engines. The Webwise Youth Advisory Panel share tips to help students understand when these tools can add value and their limitations.
21st Annual FÍS Film Competition: The Countdown is on!
This is your school’s chance to shine on the big screen: we want to see your creativity in action at the 21st Annual FÍS Film Competition 2026. To enter, schools are asked to create an (up to) five-minute film (and/or animation) on a subject of their choice – closing date is Friday 26th June at 5pm.
Before you begin, check out the rules and guidelines and judging criteria for further details and information on the competition, and please check out our Teacher Resources and Document Drawer to help get you started with your submission.
21st Annual FÍS Film Competition: Special Award Category
This year, the 21st Annual FÍS Film Competition 2026 will have the option of submission to the special award category of: “Voices of the Future”: Stories from children to leaders about the future.
Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time from 1 July to 31 December 2026. This year’s special category award is sponsored by the Oireachtas. The winner in this category will be awarded the “Oireachtas Award: Our Future, Our Voice”, receiving a special trophy and the opportunity to showcase their winning project in Leinster House.
*Film submissions do not have to be on this theme. Participants will have the option to ‘opt in’ for consideration under this category at time of submission.
