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Digital Content

The Digital Content initiative focuses on the provision of digital resources that are relevant to students and teachers following the Irish school curriculum. This includes the evaluation of independently produced software products and the production of digital resources for key areas of the curriculum in collaboration with partners such as RTÉ. Access to digital content that provides opportunities for meaningful interactive learning is an ongoing priority for the Digital Content initiative.

There are several elements to the initiative at the present time:

1. Scoilnet Maps
The NCTE has licensed all of Ordnance Survey Ireland's mapping data in order to support teachers in the delivery of the recently revised Leaving Certificate Geography curriculum. This data is being made available to all second-level schools via the Scoilnet Maps website. Teachers have also been provided with remote access from home (via secure log-in).
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2. ImageBank
In 2007, the NCTE launched ImageBank, a searchable photo library website containing thousands of moderated, safe photos for teachers and students to use in teaching and learning. ImageBank is a community website and encourages users to submit and share any relevant photos on the site. Creative Commons licensing is in place to allow users specify how other users may use their images. 

3.  IMMERSE   
(Innovative Multi–Media Educational Resources for Students and Educators)
A Digital Learning Partnership established in 2002 between NCTE and the national broadcaster, RTÉ, set out to develop digital content relating to the Irish curriculum. This partnership has been a fruitful one, with two DVDs produced and distributed to primary schools and four comprehensive websites created.
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4. Software Central

Finding software that fits with curriculum requirements is a major challenge facing teachers seeking to use ICT in their teaching. The NCTE, through its Software Central website, provides advice and support to teachers on the use of software in their classrooms.

5. Other Projects
The NCTE has been involved, and continues to be involved, in a variety of discrete digital content projects. These projects tend to focus on a specific subject area or target audience and relate to both the first- and second-level education sectors. They include the following:

NCTE, Dublin City University, Dublin 9
Tel: 01-700 8200
Fax: 01-700 8210

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