Site of the Week Archive

May 2009

German.ie
New resources for German teachers and students. (Post Primary)

 




World Digital Library
Discover cultural treasures from around the world.

Lichens of Lough Corrib
A student study of lichens in Lough Corrib.





April 2009

Eurocreator
Create and share your own educational videos.

 




I was Wondering
A look at 10 remarkable contemporary women scientists.

Easter Rising 1916
Online exhibition from the National Library of Ireland.




March 2009

St. Patrick's Themepage
Fun facts and activities for primary level.

 



Geffrye Museum, London
Design your own period house and garden.

Maths is Fun
Basic maths skills and fun activities. (All Levels)




February 2009

Language Guide.com
Learn a foreign language using audio and pictorial based resources. (all levels)

 

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Watch Your Space
Advice and support for young Internet users.

New York Philharmonic
Have you ever seen an oboe up close? Learn about all the instruments in a orchestra.











January 2009

Anti Bullying Campaign
Resources and tools to reduce bullying in secondary schools.

 

PBS Kids - Between The Lions
Get wild about reading.Games and activities for 3 - 7 yr olds

Teachnet
Over 1200 primary and post-primary curricular resources to improve student learning. (Primary & Post Primary)























 

 


Dedicated to planning your career.
 
Thousands of free printable resources for primary teachers and parents.



View Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) maps and aerial photographs. Post-primary.







 

 




November/December 2008

Hands On Scotland
Toolkit on how to promote positive mental well-being in young people.


British Council - Learn English

National Library of Ireland: The Life and Works of W.B Yeats 
Award winning online exhibition of W.B Yeats life and works.
Practise listening, reading and writing in English. (Primary Level)

 

Foodlink
A complete guide to food safety. (Primary & Post Primary)
.

October 2008

Hallowe'en Themepage
Facts, scary stories and other fun activities.

 

Career's Portal
Dedicated to planning your career.

Sparklebox
Thousands of free printable resources for primary teachers and parents.


Scoilnet Maps
View Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) maps and aerial photographs. Post-primary.

September 2008

BBC On This Day
Showcasing stories broadcast by BBC News since 1950.

Follow the Fleet
Follow our merchant ships from port to port.
technology such as mobile phones and social networking sites

Moneyville
Explore the world of money. Games and activities for 5-7yr olds.physical
and mental health. Suits ages 9 - 13.

Pepys'  Diary
Diary entries from the 17th Century diarist.

June 2008

Lessons, study notes and exam guides. Useful for Secondary level, particularly Junior and Leaving cert. students.

 

TumbleBooks
E-books for e-kids from the South Dublin Libraries Tumblebooks zone.


TryScience.org
Experience contemporary science and technology through online interactivity with science and technology centres worldwide. Ages 9 - 17.

Artisancam
Excellent site exploring the world of contemporary visual art through video and interactive activities. Suitable for ages 7-12 yrs.

May 2008

Skoool.ie
Lessons, study notes and exam guides. Useful for Secondary level, particularly Junior and Leaving cert. students.

Watch Your Space
Information for children and teenagers about how to stay safe and in control when using technology such as mobile phones and social networking sites.
BAM.org
American Dept. of Health website with interactive and educational activities exploring physical and mental health. Suits ages 9 - 13.

SFS Kids' Site - Music
Learn about music in online activities and games on the San Francisco Symphony web site. Suits students aged 5 - 14 years.

April 2008

Exploratorium
Online educational activities from San Francisco's Museum of Art, Science and Human perception. Suits students aged 8 to 18 years.

KinderSite.org
Educational site, categorising and linking to hundreds of stories, songs and educational games. Suitable for children aged up to 8 years.
Learner.org/interactives
21 modules based on Maths, History, Geography, Science & English. Different modules suit students aged 7 to 18 years.

Math Playground
American maths site, featuring computation practice, games, worksheets and tools to teach concepts. Sections suit students aged 6 to 14 years.

March 2008

Microbe Magic
Interactive science site about the body - heart, lungs, digestion etc. Aimed at Primary School, also useful for JC Science.

World Maths Day
Timed mental arithmetic races with students from all over the world. Suitable for students aged 5 to 18 years.

Moneysense
Online interactive lessons about personal banking and finance for business. Suitable for Secondary school students.

February 2008

EducaPoles
Arctic and Antarctic: Animals, birds, ice formations and global warming. Suitable for Primary students.

Webwise.ie
Internet Safety site for teachers, parents and students in Ireland. Online lessons, advice sheets and resources for Primary and Secondary schools.

International Year of the Potato 2008
Site designed for use in Irish schools to celebrate IYP 2008. Information and activities to suit Primary and Secondary schools.

January 2008

SeaStallion
All about the project to build a Viking Ship and sail 1400 miles from Denmark to Ireland.

WebExhibits
Web-based exhibits on a variety of topics - Art, Colour and Time - of interest mainly to Second level students of art, history and science.

Census 1911
Search the original census forms for Dublin in 1911 and read articles about economic, political, social and cultural life at the time.

Free Rice
A vocabulary game that donates rice to the United Nations World Food Programme. Suits all ages.


December 2007

Winter Solstice at Newgrange
Live Webcast of Winter Solstice at Newgrange from 8.30 am on 21st. and 22nd. December.

North Pole
Visit Santa's Secret Village for educational activities, games, puzzles and stories.



Why Christmas?
Christmas Bible stories, how Christmas is celebrated around the world, emails to Santa and lots more.



November 2007

Birdwatch Ireland
Find out about the birds that visit your school and take part in the Garden Bird Survey.

The Literacy Centre
Literacy and numeracy learning activities for parents and teachers to share with young children.



Science Week 2007
The theme for this year is "Surrounded by Science". Over 400 events are planned, for children and students of all ages.


October 2007

Halloween Theme Page
Ghosts and fairies, creepy crawlies, vampire bats and witches cats....


International Children's Digital Library
A growing library of books suitable for children aged 3 - 13 years to read online.

ImageBank
A growing, searchable library of photographs for educational use in Ireland.

Seomra Ranga
A collection of easy-to-use resources for the Primary school teacher.

Irish Times Archive
Every edition of the Irish Times for the past 147 years available online.


September 2007

ARKive
Wonderful exploration of the world of living things. Free for educational use.



French.ie
Portal site created by and for French teachers. Contains resources, syllabi and past papers.

Vocabulary
Interactive games for improving vocabulary from a wide range of themes.


School Year 2006/2007

August 2007
August 6 - Look at History

June 2007
June 11 - Me and My Body

May 2007
May 28 - National Geographic: Earth Pulse
May 21 - Listening to the Leaving
May 14 - Scoilnet Project India
May 8 -  Young Social Innovators
May 1 -  Mooney Goes Wild 2007

April 2007
April 16  - Spring Alive

March 2007
Mar 20 - BBC Bitsize Geography
Mar 12 - SLSS Second Level Support Service
Mar   5 - Bookhive

February 2007
Feb 19 - Brain Pop Junior
Feb 12 -  Antarctica 2007
Feb 5 -  Watch Your Space   

January 2007
Jan 29 - Webwise
Jan 15 - Digital History

December 2006
Dec 18- North Pole.com
Dec 11- Why Christmas
Dec 4 -  Rainforest Maths

November 2006
Nov 27 - Renaissance Connection
Nov 20 - Look at History
Nov 13 - Beyond Endurance
Nov 6   - Science Week

October 2006
Oct 23 -  Hallowe'en Special
Oct 5  -   Storytime

Septemeber 2006
Sept 25 - Churchill Speech Interactive
Sept 18 - Math Playground
Sept 11 - School Days


School Year 2005/2006


June 2006
June 26 - Ecokids
June 19 - Áras Kids
June 12-  Dance Mat Typing
June 5  -  Skoool.ie

May 2006
May 29 - Eco-Sensor Web
May 22- Qualifax
May 15- Mooney Goes Wild
May 8 - Vocabulary.co.il
May 1 - Look at History

April 2006
Apr 24 - DNA Interactive
Apr 10 - Easter 1916 Rising
Apr 3   - Nature Detectives

March 2006
Mar 27 - UNICEF The Sate of the World's Children
Mar 20 - Poetry Archive 
Mar 13 - As Go Brách Linn
Mar 6 -  Collite: National Tree Week

February 2006
Feb 28 - Frogs: A Chorus of Colours
Feb 20 - The Cave of Lascaux
Feb 13 - Fact Monster 
Feb 7 -  Webwise

January 2006
Jan 30 - How Everyday Things are Made
Jan 23 - Teachers' TV
Jan 16 - Sound Junction
Jan 9   - Science Inside Out

December 2005
Dec 25 - Why Christmas
Dec 19 - Show Me.co.uk
Dec 12-  Technology Student.com

November 2005
Nov 28-The Patrick Kavanagh Multimedia Schools Project
Nov 21-Games Goo
Nov 11-Sci-spy
Nov 7 - The Artist's Toolkit

October 2005
Oct 31 - Gunpowder, Plot and Treason
Oct 24 - Teachnet Ireland
Oct 17 - French.ie
Oct 12 - UN Cyber Schoolbus

September 2005
Sept 26 - Language Video Resources
Sept 19 - Energy Quest
Sept 12 - The Physics Classroom
Sept 5  - Oxfam Cool Planet

June 2005
June 27 - SFS Kids
June 20 - BBC Interactive Body
June 13 - Irish Whales and Dolphins Group 
June 6   - School Book Exchange

May 2005

May 30 - A Maths Dictionary for Kids
May 23 -  Skoool.ie
May  16-  Arkive
May  9  -  Burren Beo
May  2  -  School Tours (site no longer available)

April 2005
April  25 -  Ed Heads Simple Machines
April  18 -  Getting it Right - Listening to the Leaving  
April 11 -   Language Video Resources
April 4   -   Fear of Physics.com

March 2005 
March 28  -  Study Skills Self Help Workshop
March 21  -  BBC - 1916 Easter Rising
March 14  -  PBS - In Search of Ancient Ireland
March 7    -  Ask Oxford

February 2005
February 28 -  I AM AN ARTIST
February 14 -  BBC Space
February 7   -  Netsmartz

January 2005
January 24    -  Auschwitz - Inside the Nazi State 
January 17    -  Qualifax
January 10    -  Xploring Xtremes
January 5      -  Fun Brain

December 2004
December 27 - Christmas with Virtual  Finland
December 20 - Why Christmas
December 13 - Starfall.com
December 6   - EIRData - Electronic Irish Records Dataset ( temporarily unavailable)

November 2004
November 29 - North Pole.com 
November 22 - Something Fishy

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