Summer Courses Enrolling Now!

Enrolment opened yesterday for online primary summer courses. Two courses are on offer: Multimedia Projects on Climate and Sustainability, July 3-20 and Introduction to Digital Citizenship Education (Primary), July 3-20.

Participants must choose and enrol in one course only. These free courses are approved for EPV days. Enrolment closes when all places are taken.

August 'Planning Days'

A brief reminder to post primary principals and teachers that, for the second year running, a range of online courses will be freely available in late August during planning days. These will include a new course on Leading Digital Learning for both school leaders and digital technology leaders, as well as current courses on Digital Learning Planning, Cyberbullying and more. 

See the current range of courses at the link below.

How we created our FÍS film

Madonna Byrnes, a teacher at Scoil Éanna Bullaun talks through the steps involves in creating a film with 6th class. This collaborative whole class project brings together the skills of storyboarding, music, visual art and editing.

Engaging in a global climate change project with multimedia

Kate Murray, a teacher at St. Augustine’s National School Clontuskert, describes how her school uses multimedia to engage regularly with a global climate change project.

Managing Printing in the School

Printing costs in a school can be significant, especially in larger schools. Improving how printing is managed, by making it simpler and easier for schools can also help, as it frees up teachers to focus more on teaching and learning, rather than on where to find a specific toner cartridge for a fading printer. A Managed Print Service (MPS) is generally more appropriate for larger schools and is a cost-effective alternative to having many types of smaller printers being used throughout the school.

PDST Technology in Education has developed a new Managed Print Services Guide for Schools available via the link below.

Let's Find Out! Science Experiments

Captain Zoom and her crew of scientists are back with exciting experiments, curious kids and a trip to a faraway place. RTÉ's Let's Find Out! has lesson plans and videos to accompany each experiment and we have gathered them all in one place for you to use in the classroom.

Student Area Maths

Scoilnet has a special Student Area where you will find a wide range of Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate resources to help you with your maths.

Areas covered include Algebra, Functions, Statistics & Probability, and Geometry & Trigonometry.

Get Sun Smart! Lesson Plans

The HSE’s NCCP in collaboration with Healthy Ireland have launched the Get SunSmart! Campaign. The campaign is designed to help educate young people about the importance of protecting your skin while enjoying time outdoors. Get SunSmart! digital lesson plans and resources are available on Scoilnet. 

There is also a Children's Art Competition that pupils can enter.

Media Literacy Award

Winning the MLI Member Special Contribution Award, Webwise was among the winners at the inaugural Media Literacy Ireland Awards recently.  The initiative, which is supported by Coimisiún na Meán, aims to raise awareness of the importance of media literacy, recognise existing media literacy work being undertaken in Ireland.

Developing or updating your school's Acceptable Use Policy?

The Webwise Acceptable Use Policy Generator is free, and easy to use. The AUP Generator tool guides you through 12 simple steps to generate a digital copy of an AUP document adapted to the needs of your school.

TikTok - Explainer Guide for Parents

TikTok is rolling out new updates aimed at supporting teenager’s digital wellbeing and screen time management. Learn more about how the popular app works, the privacy and wellbeing settings, and what potential risks parents should be aware of.

FÍS Film Awards 2023 Competition

There is an open invitation to all Department of Education designated Irish primary schools to enter their films into the annual national FÍS Film Awards competition. There is no need to register in advance. To enter, primary schools across the country are asked to create an (up to) five-minute film on a subject of their choice.

The competition is now open for entries. Closing date is Friday, 30th June, at 5pm sharp.