Fostering creativity using Scratch
By Madeleine Murray, National Coordinator, NCTE
"In July of this year, the first national rollout of the NCTE/Lero summer course, Scratch Programming and Numeracy in Senior Primary Classes, will take place in Education Centres around the country."
From InTouch, April 2012

Schools that blog – what’s the attraction?
By Sharon McDonald, NCTE Project Officer    
"‘Schools that Blog’ is a highly popular page on the Scoilnet site and is home to the most up-to-date list of primary and post primary school blogs. It is one of the most accessed pages on Scoilnet, the web portal for Irish schools."
From In Touch, March 2012

Webwise Primary School Programme
"The Webwise Primary School Programme was launched on Monday 6 February, by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD."
From In Touch, March 2012

Connecting generations – theme for Safer Internet Day "Safer Internet Day took place on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 and will focus on the theme of connecting generations, with the slogan: “Discover the digital world together safely!”"
From In Touch, January-February 2012

A Teachers’ guide to Twitter
By Fred Boss, NCTE Project Officer.
“Do you think you could teach a lesson to your class using only 140 characters and then have your class teach the world? Welcome to Twitter!”
From In Touch, December 2011

Webwise Parents
"Internet safety is one of those issues where everyone has a responsibility; schools, parents, children, and website owners. In particular, parents and schools need to work together and support each other to help children make the most of the web. Webwise, the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre managed by the NCTE, offers a few suggestions to help your school to support parents in this endeavour."
From In Touch, November 2011

Britannica In Your Classroom
"As a learning and teaching resource Encyclopædia Britannica online is very powerful in the classroom as it presents information on many many topics in a highly interactive and easily searchable format. Unlike the traditional book based encyclopaedia, it is updated regularly and so is very current."
From In Touch, October 2011

Make it memorable with ICT 
Using digital technology in the preparations for First Holy Communion. An article by Anne White of NCTE, from In Touch magazine, April 2011.

To Blog or not to blog... 
An article by Anne White of NCTE, from In Touch magazine, March 2011, about Blogs. A blog is an online journal/ diary. Blogs have become a huge force in how we communicate, share views and access all sorts of up-to-date information.

What is a Visualiser? 
An article by Anne White of NCTE, from In Touch magazine, January-February 2011, with some useful ideas for using a visualiser in the classroom.

Mastering ICT-led change
An article by JEROME MORRISSEY, Director of the National Centre for Technology in Education, for ASTIR magazine, September 2010, discusses moves towards greater integration of ICT in schools. (pages 28-29)

Looking back on the school year - In Touch June 2009
An article by Anne White of NCTE, from In Touch magazine, June 2009, providing information updates from the NCTE including ICT Advice Sheets, ImageBank, FÍS, CPD and Scoilnet news.

InTouchPodcasting
An article by John Heffernan and Tom Lonergan of the NCTE , published in In Touch magazine, December 2008.

Internet Safety Life Skills
An article by Gráinne Walsh, Teacher and Internet Safety Project Officer with Webwise.ie of The National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE), published in issue 1 of Child Links, the Journal of Barnardos’ Training and Resource Service (2008). Copies of Child Links can be ordered from the Barnardos website at www.barnardos.ie.

The Invisible Bullies
An article by Jerome Morrissey, Director of the National Centre for Technology in Education, published in Irish Independent on 20th May 2008.

Music and ICT
An article by Anne White of the NCTE, published In Touch magazine, May 2008.

Ideas for using the digital camera for Maths in the junior classes
An article by Anne White of the NCTE, published In Touch magazine, January/February 2008.