YouTube (and other sites) now available on C2K!

At last! For all of you out there who recognise YouTube as a very useful and informative resource but thought that this would never be accessible from the C2K network, think again!  By getting your school principal to complete form A115 on C2k exchange, teaching staff will be able to access YouTube as well as other useful sites such as Flickr, NING and wordpress to name a few.  I have embedded a YouTube video below so as soon as the application has been processed you will be able to watch it.

Circular saw/bandsaw refresher

There are a number of people who have still to complete refresher circular saw/bandsaw training in November.  Letters of invite will be sent out soon.  If for some reason you do not receive a letter and feel you should be on this training course please contact any member of the Technology team at Clounagh.

Technology Resources

Some new and useful resources have bee added to clounagh.org over the summer.  These include GENIE PIC resources, STEM Metal resources and a new and very exciting IKEA resource that could be used in conjunction with a field trip to IKEA.  More material will be added very soon so keep logging on for some quality teaching and learning resources.

Self Evaluation - a process for improvement.

It has always been difficult to keep up with the ever changing nature of jargon surrounding education.  Another new buzzword or acronym regularly pops up, saturating an already exhaustive list.  The focus however should always remain the same - raising standards through high quality teaching and learning.  This can be a difficult thing to start thinking about, particularly if you are a one teacher department and don't have the advantage of the sharing and developing from another technology colleague.  It may also be something your department have talked about but have yet to engage in. At this time of year might be worth thinking about conducting some self evaluation.  Only through such a process will you arrive at a comprehensive and realistic action plan that should aspire to school improvement.  The Technology team at Clounagh have been developing some material to assist in this process, if you would like to find out more or discuss this please feel free to contact Averil or Martin at the Clounagh Centre.

Circular saw - refresher course

The Clounagh Centre are currently hosting a run of days in the safe use and operation of the circular saw/bandsaw.  This course applies only to those schools with a table saw (such as a wadkin type).  If for some reason you think you require training and not have not yet received a training invite, please contact Patricia Curran at the Clounagh centre.

STEM Module

The STEM module is a fully equipped mobile lab and workshop that is available to book for your school.  For more information log onto www.stemmodule.com where they also have some good resources for project activities.

Teacher Network - Free Resources

The Teacher Network is part of Guardian Professional Network.  This community of sites has incorporated a range of providers who have contributed to a range of very useful, informative and interactive resources. You are encouraged to view download and contribute to the resource.  The Technology resources here are well worth exploring and registration is free. http://teachers.guardian.co.uk/Homepage.aspx