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This week a graph popped up in my socials. Someone had asked AI chatbots to pick a random number between 1 & 10, over and over. If the answers were truly random, the ten bars would have been roughly level. They weren’t🤔 1 bar towered over the rest, 7. buff.ly/7rvg4kR
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📢M365 Users, meet #CopilotNotebooks, super-smart companions for your existing content & more importantly, the functionality is already baked into the tools you use. No new sign-ups, no moving content and no #ShadowAI. Worth a spin🤔 buff.ly/MPBWtgK
#Microsoft365 #MicrosoftEDU #AIinEducation #EdTech #DigitalLearning #GenerativeAI #OneNote #ShadowAI #Teachers

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Schools generate enormous amounts of data through learning management systems, assessments, attendance records, and student information systems. Its value emerges only when teachers, students, & leaders can interpret it and use it to make better decisions buff.ly/dpZicyE
Screenshot of the Gapminder world data visualisation showing global development trends using an interactive bubble chart. Image source: Gapminder.

ALT Screenshot of the Gapminder world data visualisation showing global development trends using an interactive bubble chart. Image source: Gapminder.

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📢 Latest episode of the TeachNet Podcast live @mhallissy is joined by Deirdre Butler & John Hurley to discuss the #Erasmus+ funded #DALI4US project, an EU project exploring how data literacy can be introduced meaningfully to students in upper primary buff.ly/OBsjlzT
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Generative AI and Classroom Practice – What is the story🤔@mhallissy To date most of the promise for the use of #GenAI tools appears to be in relation to enabling teachers and school leaders to work more efficiently, faster, some might even say ‘smarter’. buff.ly/uW6uVEH
Teachers collaborating on lesson planning around a table with laptops, notebooks, and coffee, listening and exchanging ideas in a bright classroom.

ALT Teachers collaborating on lesson planning around a table with laptops, notebooks, and coffee, listening and exchanging ideas in a bright classroom.

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Take a Look at the #Scoilnet Maps World Viewer #PaulMonroe Scoilnet's World Viewer has received a big update. Developed in association with @EsriIreland the tool now boasts a new basemap gallery which has huge potential for classroom use. buff.ly/IPvOps6
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ALT Scoilnet portal banner promoting global maps with a large "WORLD MAPS" headline, brief description of street, aerial and topographical mapping, and a "VIEW MAPS" button over a light-blue world map

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#MicrosoftLoop has become my go-to workspace #EducateFran (I was always a fan of Notion - and I find Loop is a work based version). Loop is part of the #M365 suite so unlike Notion, it is safe for me to use with work related content. buff.ly/3ITlIW3
Microsoft Loop interface showcasing a collaborative project workspace with shared documents, tasks, and team discussions.

ALT Microsoft Loop interface showcasing a collaborative project workspace with shared documents, tasks, and team discussions.

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Join the @RaspberryPi_org , in Athlone Oct 2 for #ExperienceCS training. To showcase #ExperienceCS, and its resources mapped to the Irish curriculum, the #RPF is hosting an introductory workshop at the Sheraton Hotel Register 👍buff.ly/Ly8YsGZ buff.ly/sWMOhPR
Save-the-date banner announcing Experience CS on October 2nd, presented by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in partnership with Creative Hut, h2 Learning and Maynooth University, with colorful abstract tool-like shapes on a bright yellow background.

ALT Save-the-date banner announcing Experience CS on October 2nd, presented by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in partnership with Creative Hut, h2 Learning and Maynooth University, with colorful abstract tool-like shapes on a bright yellow background.

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Edpuzzle’s unique selling point has always been its ability to make any video interactive but @edpuzzle has evolved recently & particularly with it's Teacher Assist functionality including a Quiz Generator which analyses transcripts & generates quizzes buff.ly/pVMLg0s
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Is Your Class Being Recorded? #AiTeachingGuru A new AI recorder is being marketed with a ten-year-old recording his class. Most teachers have never heard of it. Here is what all teachers and school leaders need to know #OnlineSafety #DataProtection buff.ly/v602Lio
Pixelated image of a child holding a smartphone, with a red circle highlighting the text “I’m 10.” to illustrate concerns about children’s privacy, online safety, and digital identity when using technology.

ALT Pixelated image of a child holding a smartphone, with a red circle highlighting the text “I’m 10.” to illustrate concerns about children’s privacy, online safety, and digital identity when using technology.

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#SwitchedOn, is a new #DigitalCitizenship programme from #Webwise and provides teachers with a structured and engaging resource for 5th & 6th class pupils. Developed with and supported by #CoimisiúnNaMeán, It is available free to Irish primary schools buff.ly/DC4xEZM
Children using tablets outdoors as part of the Webwise “Switched On” digital citizenship education programme for 5th and 6th class pupils, with online safety and technology icons displayed around the image.

ALT Children using tablets outdoors as part of the Webwise “Switched On” digital citizenship education programme for 5th and 6th class pupils, with online safety and technology icons displayed around the image.

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📢 Latest episode of the #TeachNetIreland Podcast live @mhallissy is joined by #TinaAustin, educator, researcher & #AI strategist whose work is supporting teachers globally in navigating the opportunities and challenges of AI in education. buff.ly/zU5ZOhy
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From Computational Thinkers to Mathematical Thinkers @dulcaointigh While we cannot know what technologies our students will use or what jobs they will do in the future, we can however help them develop transferable thinking skills.#ComputationalThinking buff.ly/gjF7FCz
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ALT Problem-solving cycle showing seven steps: Plan, Predict, Build, Test, Measure, Debug and Improve, arranged in a continuous loop around the core idea: Think, Create, Improve.

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A good podcast is like eavesdropping on an intelligent conversation between two experts in their field🤔 and every year or so, I share some podcasts that have hit my radar (and my ears), so to help you into the new year gently, check out the list below buff.ly/YjpmC8g
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⏱️Tick tock!, there are now just 3 weeks of #EPVday approved CPD for summer 26 & #TeachNet are offering 11 online course across STEM, DL, inclusion, and #AI.. To mark the final weeks we're offering a time-limited discount on all €69 online courses. buff.ly/3gq8vnK
Screenshot of a summer course catalogue displaying eight online CPD courses for teachers, including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot AI, Gemini AI, AI for Primary Teachers, and ESERO STEM courses, each with a course image and price badge.

ALT Screenshot of a summer course catalogue displaying eight online CPD courses for teachers, including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot AI, Gemini AI, AI for Primary Teachers, and ESERO STEM courses, each with a course image and price badge.

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📢 Latest episode of the #TeachNetPodcast live Pat Brennan is joined by Marianne Checkley, CEO of #Kinia, to explore how education, community, and digital skills can unlock opportunity for young people across Ireland. #AIliteracy #ExperienceAI buff.ly/6td1RGV

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In the latest episode of the TeachNet Podcast, Pat Brennan is joined by Marianne Checkley, CEO of Kinia, to explore how education, community, and digital skills can unlock opportunity for young peo…

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With July 1st fast approaching, now’s the time to plan your summer #CPD . #TeachNet is offering 13 fully online courses, all #EPV‑approved and designed to support practical, classroom-ready teaching across STEM, digital technologies, inclusion, and #AI buff.ly/tYrrjvk
Grid of TeachNet summer courses showing tiles for Google Workspace, AI, STEM, and classroom practice courses with prices displayed.

ALT Grid of TeachNet summer courses showing tiles for Google Workspace, AI, STEM, and classroom practice courses with prices displayed.

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It's vital to own your learning🤔 @EducateFran A summary or AI interpretation will rob you of the learning process, and if that happens, it doesn't just impact quality and depth, it can leave you feeling guilty, anxious, uncertain, inferior, or incapable. buff.ly/dlkfwZ7
Student at a laptop surrounded by critical voices and labels like “lazy” and “cheater”, illustrating anxiety about using GenAI.

ALT Student at a laptop surrounded by critical voices and labels like “lazy” and “cheater”, illustrating anxiety about using GenAI.

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Recently @mhallissy had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Bulgaria who are about to introduce competency-based education into their education system. During their visit we met with experts in competency based education and discussed our journey buff.ly/JNVfCUz
Microsoft cover image with the Microsoft logo and the title “Redesigning Education: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century” by Michael Hallissy, Dr. Deirdre Butler, John Hurley and Dr. Kevin Marshall, illustrated with multicoloured upward arrows representing growth and progress.

ALT Microsoft cover image with the Microsoft logo and the title “Redesigning Education: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century” by Michael Hallissy, Dr. Deirdre Butler, John Hurley and Dr. Kevin Marshall, illustrated with multicoloured upward arrows representing growth and progress.

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#ExperienceAI teaches young people not just how to use #GenAI tools, but how to think critically about them. Cocreated by #RaspberryPiFoundation & Google #DeepMind it focuses on understanding how #AI works so students can become responsible users. #Kinia buff.ly/qjHAsvR
Experience AI banner with Google DeepMind and Raspberry Pi Foundation logos on a patterned background

ALT Experience AI banner with Google DeepMind and Raspberry Pi Foundation logos on a patterned background

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