Five Bums on a Rugby Post’: Designing Learning Experiences. The longer I work in education, the more I’m convinced that when things feel chaotic, overwhelming, complex or over-complicated, the way forward is almost always to go back to basics and ask better questions. #BacktoBasics buff.ly/lObWCot

Can #GenAI revamp outdated PowerPoints into engaging videos🤔@educatefran.bsky.social I spend a lot of time reflecting on the challenges and the potential wins of #AI. This post shares two examples of videos produced by #Lumen5 & #NotebookLM using a #PowerPoint deck buff.ly/0OuJbht

Dig for Truth! Why the Days of ‘Just Google It’ Are Over 🤔@aiteachingguru.bsky.social A student asks me something at the end of class, I don’t know the answer and I say: “Google it.” It’s been the default response for years. A simple gesture that says we’re all learning teachnet.ie/the-days-of-...

How I Use #Copilot and #Gamma AI to Create PowerPoints @LBurke__ With so many AI tools to choose from, I am gradually trying out different ones to create resources for my lessons most recently #Gamma #AI to create #PowerPoints. #Copilot for content and then #Gamma for slides🤔https://buff.ly/GfHB6XP

📢Latest episode of the #TeachNetIreland Podcast live #MichaelHallissy is joined by Jared Browne. Head of Privacy & AI Governance at #Fexco to talk about the philosophical implications of #AI, its benefits & challenges in Education, & the evolving role the teacher in the #AI age buff.ly/56vQIRL

Shared iPad Mode: Early Impressions🤔 Recently, I began rolling out #AppleEDU #SharediPadMode and though it's early days, the experience has been encouraging. SIM is designed for schools using #AppleSchoolManager and #MobileDeviceManagement buff.ly/D7NspHR

Really informative quick start guide from @mtholfsen.bsky.social‬ covering the latest features in Copilot Chat🤔

Your New Classroom Assistant 🤔 - Teach for #M365 #Copilot & #TeamsEDU is a new teacher space with tools for creating lesson plans, rubrics, & study aids. It's free to all teachers with an #EDU licence.& there's even a @missaird.bsky.social #QuickGuide to get started buff.ly/IvSl2zi

Differentiation without burnout, aspirational or achievable🤔Over the past few years, I’ve discovered that #AI tools can make real #Differentiation far more manageable, freeing up time for what matters: supporting children in their learning. #Inclusion #Scaffolding #MagicSchoolAI buff.ly/Y2b2IRj

StudyClix: Exam Revision Website At its core, #StudyClix is an online study and teaching tool that breaks down the JC and LC curriculums into manageable, topic-by-topic sections. I use StudyClix for creating assessments per topic, flashcards, note taking templates and study planners buff.ly/USxOmsV

Not Another Post about #GenAI (Or Is It🤔) In this 'Brave New (AI-powered) World' it's impossible to drown out the hyperbole depicting GenAI as the panacea for ever conceivable woe but STOP! Time to take stock @simonbreakspear.bsky.social @aiineducation.bsky.social #AIinEducation

Reflecting on the OECD Irish Research - What could we apply in schools? On Sept 30th the Irish #DE published 3 papers from the #OECD and the Knowledge Centre for Education, Norway, on the Impact of Digital Technologies on Students’ Learning #GlobalEducation #DigitalTransformation buff.ly/R2Vsmf4

When Teachers Lead Because Government Won’t #AiTeachingGuru In the absence of clear national direction, teachers are stepping up. The #ISTA AI guidance is a powerful example of grassroots leadership, teachers taking initiative to ensure responsible, informed use of #AI in schools buff.ly/gOE3vrE

During the#Web2.0 wave of the-2000s, I delivered countless training sessions on #SocialBookmarking. From #Delicious to #Diigo, I tried them all but now I’ve found a new way to save, organise, and find my bookmarks cross device with #Raindrop buff.ly/RqqF75S

📢Latest episode of the @TeachNetIreland Podcast Series live #MichaelHallissy is joined by Pauline Rooney & Claire McAvinia from the #CAPatTCD to talk about navigating change in digital education and evolving #AcademicPractice in the light of emerging technologies #HigherEd buff.ly/mD9h0Ux

Can #AI save time? Adobe Enhance Speech screams – Yes🤔 #EducateFran Have you ever been gutted that you just captured a great video only to listen back and realise the audio is terrible? Well, AI to the rescue with #AdobeAudioEnhance, guaranteed to save you time. buff.ly/uwbsb5a

YourStory AI: Turning History into a Conversation. Imagine instead of a textbook you could chat with historical fugues like St Patrick or a Great Irish Famine survivor., now you can with #YourStoryAI in your classroom #AI #ImmersiveEducation buff.ly/2Recv8z

Is Your School Ready for the End of Windows 10 Support🤔 If you have computers still running #Windows10 the fast approaching headache is that #Microsoft will end support officially on Oct 14 and running outdated and unpatched PCs poses a clear security risk #Windows10EndOfLife buff.ly/LtGUSaH

Canva AI – code interactive activities for your students! #LydiaBurke Recently, I’ve started using #CanvaAI in my maths lessons, to quickly design colourful, interactive resources that bring abstract concepts to life #Copilot #AIInEducation #CanvaForEducation buff.ly/X2Cnw9z

An Honest Reflection from a DLC: Lessons Learned the Hard Way🤔 At first I thought the #DigitalLearningCoordinator role would be all about devices, apps & the latest tech. but in reality, it was much more about people, planning and building systems that actually work. #EdTech buff.ly/pd81sRl

Napkin AI: Create visuals in seconds! Over the last few months, I have been using an #AI tool that simply transforms text into visuals to communicate information more effectively to my students. This AI tool is called #NapkinAI @napkin_ai #TeachingWithAI #VisualLearning

Critical Thinking and AI – What might it look like? #MichaelHallissy Where should teachers and their learners start in relation to building #CriticalThinking skills when engaging with #GenAI applications, such as #ChatGPT, #Copilot, #Gemini, #Claude #DigitalLiteracy buff.ly/mjwsrX4

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July CPD Special🌞Up to July 31st #TeachNet are offering a €35 discount on all €75 #EPV day approved #SummerCourses . Just, add one €75 course to the cart and enter ‘the coupon code 'July40 ’ to save.#CPD #SEN #M365 #GW #AI buff.ly/yDiGDnW

This week, #ISTElive takes place in San Antonio @johnmayo.bsky.social I’ll share a short exposé of the largest edtech event in the world from 2024..Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Copper Face Jack’s on St. Patrick’s night, and #ISTELive are all about partying buff.ly/5wQ85bA

Time to Take a GenAI Break and Regain Value 🤔@#FrancesODonnell 2 years in &I can’t help but feel we are still caught up in the fear, the hype, the defensiveness, the over-promising, the over-reacting, the debates, the endless solutions with to #Education and #GenAI #TechBalance buff.ly/lk9PCl0

#TeachNet is once again delighted to offer a jam-packed summer of #CPD in 2025 including 4 #EPV day approved #SummerCourses focusing on Digital Learning & until June 30 they can be snapped up for only €40, with ‘June40’ #CPD #SEN #M365 #GW #AI buff.ly/54TorvV

Elementari - Storytelling and Coding in One Tool #Elementar is a web app for creating simple interactive and animated digital stories. The story creator, fuses #DigitalStorytelling with elements of #Coding and #ComputationalThinking #STEAM buff.ly/yVIMvFi

June Summer CPD Special😎Up to June 30th, @teachnet.bsky.social are offering a €35 discount on all our €75 #EPV day approved #Online #SummerCourses . It’s that simple, add one of our €75 courses to the cart and enter ‘the coupon code 'June40 ’ to save.#CPD #SEN #M365 #GW #AI buff.ly/TJToX0o

Teaching #AI & #DataLiteracy #MarkDelahunty You don’t need to be an AI expert or a tech wizard to help your students develop #DigitalLiteracy.,Yes, it’s challenging and one more thing to do but critical as the world they’re growing up in is shaped by data, algorithms and #AI. buff.ly/Gc049j4

The Email That Shook Silicon Valley @aiteachingguru.bsky.social On April 8th, #MichaKaufman #Fiverr sent an email to staff that broke the internet. His message wasn’t meant for educators, but his assessment of workplace transformation should concern every teacher and school leader. buff.ly/oyilzkn

New AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education @mhallissy The #EuropeanCommission & #OECD with support from #CodeDotOrg have recently released a draft new AI Literacy Framework in response to the rapid growth of #AI in society buff.ly/FLhcwN9

📢Latest episode of the #TeachNetIreland Podcast Series live Dr Michael Hallissy is joined by Dr Enda Donlon & Dr Peter Tiernan from #DCUIOE to talk about their ongoing #AI focused #PAIDEIA #Erasmus+ project, the subject of their joint Keynote at this year’s #CESICon buff.ly/KAn6ufU

#MIEExpert Nominations🏆#LydiaBurke It's that time of year again!! Nominations for MIEE 2025/26 are open and as someone who has previously experienced the transformative power of this global #EducatorCommunity I'm eager to immerse myself again #MicrosoftEducation #FutureReady buff.ly/5Qj6lQM

Quantum Leap🤔 ‪@johnmayo.bsky.social‬ During a #STEAM Day for middle schoolers in 2016, the teacher introduced the topic of #QuantumComputing to the group (And to me who was loitering at the back)with an unusual spokesperson...#CeADAR #AI

Digital Tools to Enhance the Writing Process #EoghanONeill Engaging children in the writing process can be a challenge, especially when they struggle to find inspiration or lack confidence in their ideas. 3 platforms I use are #TheLiteracyShed, #OnceUponAPicture & #Pobble365. buff.ly/oijvsyb

From Chat to Classwork: Can a WhatsApp Bot Support Learning🤔 #AshED_PD Imagine an #LC student looking for a tech project brief, before, they may have turned to #Google but now let’s try #WhatsApp and ask the #MetaAI chatbot for help buff.ly/VRdEW04

Offline Enrichment: Add balance to the unknown impact of #GenAI #EducateFran I am pro-teaching AI skills, but I am more pro-human! #AI highlights the slippery slope we have let ourselves stay on - now is the time to find #TechBalance🤔#Wellness buff.ly/VclRfuG

What Type of AI User Are You🤔 @aiteachingguru.bsky.social Finding Your Place inthe AI Educator Spectrum In a world where artificial intelligence is transforming education, understanding your relationship with #AI can help you harness its potential while navigating the challenges. buff.ly/HrNXVHr

📢 Latest episode of the @teachnet.bsky.social Podcast Series live. Pat Brennan is joined by by #MichaelBarrett from #MSDreamSpace, to talk about his work in their immersive #STEM learning space, particularly his passion for #MinecraftEdu.#MSEdu

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Merlyn Mind AI #LydiaBurke #MerlynMindAI is an #AI powered assistant designed for education. It helps teachers manage classroom technology, providing instant access to information, automating tasks, and supporting #PersonalisedLearning #SmartClassroom buff.ly/12vLBxm

#LessonMinis from #BritannicaEducation are short, interactive lessons, designed to help teachers deliver focused, engaging instruction across a wide range of subjects and for a broad age range and usually only take 10-15 minutes to complete #InteractiveLearning #TeacherResources

Listen Notes- the search engine for podcasts📻 Often referred to as the #Google of podcasts. @listennotes.com is designed to simplify podcast discovery and helps users find, curate, and engage with millions of podcast episodes worldwide, ideal for niche or independent content tinyurl.com/y6jkvede

Peer Tutoring: A Win-Win for Digital Learning #dulcaointigh #PeerTutoring isn’t about placing more responsibility on teachers—it’s about creating a collaborative learning culture where students support each other and lighten the load. #DigitalSkills #StudentLeadership tinyurl.com/yewxfxcv

📢 Latest episode of the @TeachNetIreland Podcast Series live 'From Algorithms to Classrooms' Dr. Michael Hallissy is joined by Prof Colin de la Higuera of the Université de Nantes to talk about the evolving role of #AI in education & the new AI-DL #Erasmus project #AI4T #AILiteracy

Google’s #GenAI powered research and note-taking assistant #NotebookLM is a game-changer for teachers as its podcast creation capabilities can turn any learning content into engaging audio, giving students a more flexible and immersive learning experience.

Navigating the Digital Highway: Driving Digital Literacy Forward #AshEdPD Learning. Not to mention, teaching digital literacy without problem-solving skills is like handing someone a car with no steering wheel🤔#DigitalLiteracy #21CLD #FutureSkills teachnet.ie/navigating-t...

Gamma AI - A New Tool for Irish Educators🤔 #EODuibheannaigh With the rapid advancements in #AI, new #AItools are emerging that promise to transform teaching, learning & assessment, like #GammaAI, which I first heard about from #EducatefFan at #CESICon tinyurl.com/4mz2f5r7

📢Calling all teacher & educators using #AI in schools, Share your experiences by completing a short survey before March 28🗓️ Your insights will help shape future #EUCommission policies and deepen understanding of AI's impact on education #DEAP #FutureOfLearning.