Category Archives: NI Education

The last week or so has been really busy, or as they say in Ireland “mental”. Love that!! It was all “good” busy though. On Tuesday (20th) I launched the NI Innovative Schools Programme on the campus of Stranmillis University … Continue reading →

I had seen some A Level art work last week and have now come across some “home grown” digital media artwork by Niall Burke a Year 14 student at Wallace HS in Lisburn NI. Thought I would just share it … Continue reading →

  I want to remind all Teachers in NI, that Friday is the cut-off date for this year’s Innovative Teachers competition. Please contact me if you think you need the weekend to finish!!!!

My 1st post of the New Year will be a reminder that the closing date for this year’s NI’s Innovative Teachers Network Award is January 22nd. If you’ve done some innovative and creative work using ICT to deliver curriculum, make … Continue reading →

  Yesterday I had the good fortune to be invited to take part in the BT Northern Ireland Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. I want to thank Dr. Mark Gibson of BTNI for inviting me on behalf of Microsoft to … Continue reading →

I’m just back from my vacation and have been very remiss in congratulating Melissa and Suzy on their outstanding achievements at the Microsoft Office World Championships in Toronto. These 2 ladies have done our island proud. Melissa finished an incredible … Continue reading →

  For those who are frequent visitors to this site  you’ll know that Microsoft Ireland has a terrific working relationship with Classroom 2000 (C2k). As part of that ongoing trusted relationship, C2k chose to undertake an IT Architecture and Planning … Continue reading →

I just received this feed from my RSS link to BBC Education and it shows what kind of relevant and exciting tools that are out there for students today. Have you ever wondered where to even begin to create News … Continue reading →

  Well, as I get ready to break for the holidays, I wanted to take a minute and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2009 looks like it’s shaping up to be a very busy year … Continue reading →

I’ve been attending the MscapeFest08 Conference for the past two days. If you’re not familiar with MediaScapes (Mscapes) from Hewlett Packard Labs, I quote from their site: "Mscapes offer digital experiences directly related to where you are. Running on GPS-enabled … Continue reading →