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Scoilnet Post-Primary Newsletter

Béaltriail and Sraith Pictiúr 2024

Scoilnet has digital supports for the Irish Oral examinations in 2023 and 2024. The Sraith Pictiúr resources always feature among the most clicked in any year.

View the Béaltriail and Sraith Pictiúr

Census At School Questionnaire Live

The 2022/23 questionnaire is all set to take in class now. The problems downloading class data in January have been resolved.

Engaging with the Census at School questionnaire is a great way to enhance statistical literacy and increase awareness of national statistical data. A step-by-step guide on the website will help you on you.
View Census At School

Spanish Oral Preparation

Spanish teacher Eloisa Etxebarria has created a video for Scoilnet that looks at the oral topic of talking about yourself, your hobbies and family.

The same video is also available on Scoilnet with English subtitles and with no subtitles.

View the video

What is Digital Citizenship? - Free Online Course

Learn how to empower your students to be safe, ethical and responsible online with a (free) short online course on 'What is Digital Citizenship and How to Teach it (Post Primary)'. The course team has been shortlisted for an international learning award!

View details / enroll

Pic: Cillian Fogarty, Tullamore College

St Patrick's Day long ago with The Irish Newspaper Archive

The Irish Newspaper Archive is licensed by Scoilnet for use in the classroom and access is completely open for schools connected to the Schools Broadband Network.

In addition, teachers can access from home by using a Scoilnet Account.

Access details here

Pic: The Irish Press, March 18, 1980

Classical Studies

It is not often that we report on Classical Studies, but thanks to teacher Simon Toner for sharing a number of PowerPoints and videos that connect with the curriculum at Junior and Senior level. Here are a few:

Trajan (PowerPoint on the Roman emperoor)
Greek Underworld (PowerPoint aimed at JC)
Caesar in Gaul (YouTube video)
Greek Theatre (PowerPoint)

And Briefly . . .

The PPLI are producing a great new podcast in which teachers talk about their successes and challenges in MFL.

The Economist Education Foundation prduce some great lesson activities and Scoilnet has a number of them on the portal tagged to the Irish curriculum. Here's one on Fast Fashion.

The most viewed post-primary resources over the last two weeks of January.

1.

An tSraith Pictiúr - Lá spraoi san Ardchathair (Planning Sheet)

Formulate the story behind the picture sequence 'Lá spraoi san Ardchathair' using the structured sections in this worksheet.

2.

An tSraith Pictiúr - Ná húsáid an Cárta Creidmheasa gan Chead - Bileog Pleanála

Sections include building a supply of relevant vocabulary, creating the story, producing possible questions and conducting a peer evaluation on the picture sequence

3.

An tSraith Pictiúr - Rialacha na Scoile (Planning Sheet)

Formulate the story behind the picture sequence 'Rialacha na Scoile' using the structured sections in this worksheet. Sections include building a supply of relevant vocabulary, creating the story, producing possible questions and conducting a peer evaluation on the picture sequence

4.

An Ghaeilge - Seoid Luachmhar agus cuid dár gCultúr - Bileog Pleanála

Formulate the story behind the picture sequence.

5.

Na Déagóirí Cróga - Bileog Pleanála

Sections include building a supply of relevant vocabulary, creating the story, producing possible questions and conducting a peer evaluation on the picture sequence.