National Centre for Technology in Education

PRINCIPAL'S SEMINARS

Inservice Seminars for Primary Principals
The NCTE programme of professional development seminars for primary principals is resuming again in February 2010. The seminar schedule and registration form is available here. Video exemplars for primary: watch to see how ICT is enriching learning and teaching in primary schools. 
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CPD

Applications for tutors for the course: ICT & Language Teaching
The National Centre for Technology in Education in collaboration with the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative is currently inviting suitably qualified applicants to train as tutors for the new primary ICT & Language Teaching course. More...

TECHNOLOGY

ICT infrastructure Grant Scheme 2009 for Primary Schools
€22M in an ICT grant funding has recently been issued to primary schools by the Department of Education and Science. Click the link below to get a copy of the letter to schools which provides details in relation to the grant along with associated ICT procurement advice from the NCTE. Schools are recommended to review this advice, which should assist them in their planning and purchasing decisions:
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SCOILNET

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Further to media reports that Irish schools are being provided with inaccurate Encyclopaedia Britannica reference content concerning the Irish Civil War, the NCTE can confirm that the content being referred to is not published in the Online Schools Edition available to all 4,000 schools via Scoilnet.ie and the Schools Broadband Network.
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e-Learning Handbook
The e-Learning Handbook (English version) has been officially released to coincide with nationwide primary principals seminars which started recently. The full handbook and related resources are now available on the NCTE website at:
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NEWS & EVENTS

Minister announces free online encyclopedias for 4,000 schools
The country's 4,000 schools are to get free access to online versions of the popular Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book as part of an e-Learning initiative announced today by the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD. More...