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USEFUL SITES

The idea behind this project was to gather sites and other resources that might be interesting for teachers to use in class. It was managed by Manus Brennan from Donegal Education Centre and Helena Bijnens from ATiT. We try to keep the list up to date and to give a short description of what each site contains, please send any suggestions you might have to Helena Bijnens.
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History


 

Language

  • http://www.daltai.com/
    Daltaí na Gaeilge is a not for profit corporation dedicated to promoting and teaching the Irish language. The site provides basic rules of grammar are followed by pattern sentences demonstrating the rules.
  • http://www.fiosfeasa.com/
    Fios Feasa offers all kinds of interactive multimedia products to promote the Irish language.
  • http://web.uvic.ca/hcmc/clipart/
    A library of about 3000 images which can be useful in the teaching of basic vocabulary in a variety of languages. This is not a huge resource of graphics but it does provide a set of those graphics most basic and useful for low-level language-teaching.
  • http://www.btinternet.com/
    For those studying French, offering grammar, vocabulary and exercises.
  • http://www.iol.ie/~jenko/index.html
    Provides material to students preparing for the Leaving Certificate English Resources. Contains information for teachers too.
  • http://www.shunsley.eril.net/armoore/
    Links to free study guides and online tutorials for students, ages 11-18.


 

Maths and Science

  • http://www.plus.maths.org/
    Website about maths and science in a broad sense. It is actually an online magazine which appears every 3 months.
  • http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/
    This website provides links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12, although teachers of other levels may find these materials helpful.
  • http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/Maths_HotPot/
    Maths excercises for students of different ages.
  • http://www.darvill.clara.net/
    This web site designed by a teacher which contains materials written for use in science lessons, downloads, information about other software, and revision tips.
  • http://www.easymaths.com/
    The free GCSE on-line course is not meant to be quick fix to help you scrape a pass in maths - there are many excellent revision sites which do this already. The course aims to make you a maths expert with as little effort as possible. Many exercises of varying difficulty.


 

Technology

  • http://www.t3ireland.ie/t3ireland/main/Home.htm
    `Teachers teaching with Technology` is a worldwide organisation dedicated to the continued professional development of mathematics and science teachers. Offers many PDF-files for download.
  • http://www.theteacher.freeserve.co.uk/
    Revisions, papers, exercises and tutorials about Information Technology and Computing.
  • http://www.barstable.essex.sch.uk/DandT/home.htm
    Website of the Barstable Department of Design and Technology. Contains course material and links about those subjects for students and teachers. There is also a parents entrance.
  • http://education.ul.ie/techweb/
    This website contains links to resources for Junior Certificate Woodwork, Metalwork, Technology and technical graphiques. Very good site for second level students taking either engineering or technology subjects.


 

Educational Information
National schoolnetworks


 

Information Society and Education


 

Support materials
Search engines


 

News resources


 

Dictionaries and encyclopaedia


 

General topics

  • http://www.studentxpress.ie/index.html
    Student Xpress is a free paper for secondary school pupils. Much of the content of the paper is written by students. The Educational Supplement is written by experienced teachers. It is aimed at Leaving Cert. students.
  • http://www.leavingcertsolutions.com/
    LeavingCertSolutions.com provides preparation exams with complete solutions to students wishing to maximize their Irish Leaving Cert exams scores. High profile Irish teachers prepare all solutions. Maths, chemistry, languages, biology.
  • http://www.iaste.com/
    Institute for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Economics. IASTE provides a comprehensive and contemporary teaching aid for educational institutions.
  • http://www.campus.ie
    All sorts of information for students.
  • http://www.scoilnet.ie/
    Very extensive website with various entrances for students, parents and teachers. Covers many different topics.
  • http://www.gradu8.net
    The website is designed to be a "portal" website for Irish students. It is designed to cater for their educational and recreational needs. Apart from information on the different "channels" of the site itself there will be a host of links to other sites that the students would wish to access.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
    Provides entrances for teachers, students of different ages and parents and offers information on various topics. Very extensive information on certain topics.
  • http://www.skoool.ie/Default.asp?bhcp=1
    Extensive site for students, parents and teachers. Covers various topics, offers study tips and the possibility to ask questions.
  • http://www.schoolsnet.com/
    Portal site with all sorts of information about schools and universities in the UK. Apart from information on many topics there is also a bookshop, a computershop, joboffers, links to many educational websites, news, etc.
  • http://www.topstudy.com/
    Excellent revision site with many interactive features on several topics, search engine for papers, newsitems, links,...
  • http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/1169/
    A guide to the leaving certificate, covers various topics and offers tips to students.
  • http://www.s-cool.co.uk/articles.asp
    The site aims primarily at students and covers various subjects in depth. Also offers information about careers, links, entertainment, jokes,…
  • http://www.learn.co.uk/
    Website with online lessons and test on various subjects for students of different ages.
  • http://www.topmarks.co.uk/index.htm
    This websites provides access to many good educational web sites and intends to help teachers use the web in the classroom. Contains also articles for parents to help their kids study.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
    Contains interesting revisions and tests for students on various subjects.
  • http://www.e-schools.co.uk/default.asp
    Offers links to educational websites, a school directory, revisions, information on holidays and lesson plans.
  • http://cspmserver.gold.ac.uk/schools/schooluse.html
    Not only links to educational websites but also entetainment. For many links it offers a small introduction to the website.
  • http://www.learningalive.co.uk/
    Aims at teachers in the first place and offers teaching tools and tips. In the `learning alive services` page you can see which pages are ment for primary or secondary schools.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/
    A nice website for students interested in English, maths and biology. You can log on to the recommended webpages to complete interactive assignments, watch interviews on TV and read about related topics in course books.
  • http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/education/kids/
    Fun website where kids can post their poems, ask questions, read jokes, play games, etc…
  • http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/
    The Hot Potatoes website includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises. It is free of charge for non-profit educational users who make their pages available on the web. Other users must pay for a licence.
  • http://www.quia.com/web/index.html
    A collection of thousands of activities categorized into 50 subject areas. All of the activities in the directory were created by educators using Quia's tools and templates. You can create your own activities on Quia Web using your own educational content.
  • http://www.isma.org.uk/exams.htm
    Aimed at students suffering from exam stress.
  • http://www.brainpop.com/
    Website with educational animated movies about science, technology, maths and health.
  • http://www.qualifax.ie/
    The Irish National course database.
  • http://edis.win.tue.nl/encyclop.html
    Encyclopedia of Delay-Insensitive Systems, provides links to encylopedias about all sorts of topics.
  • http://www.luth.se/depts/lib/lankar/ordbocker-en.html
    Provides links to many high quqlity dictionaries and encyclopedias.
  • http://www.howstuffworks.com/controversy-roundup.htm
    Animations and explanations on how things work. Various subjects such as technology, science, health, society, etc.
  • http://express.howstuffworks.com/teachers.htm
    The Teacher's Corner of How Stuff Works is where teachers and parents can find materials for classroom or home-school instruction. Here you find `teacher-ready` materials.
  • http://www.score.k12.ca.us/
    Californian website about maths, science, languages, history/social science. Resources by grade level or topic. Virtual projects and field trips.
  • http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/
    American site with a lot of information about projects and activities. For students, teachers and parents.
  • http://www.thinkquest.org/
    The Thinkquest libraries contain unique educational web sites that have been created by students and for students. The library currently contains more than 5,000 web sites to search and surf. It is also a great place to get ideas for your own project in one of their many programs around the world.
  • http://www.channel4.com/learning/
    Website for teachers, students and parents on all sorts of subjects. Animated poetry, games, homework, etc.
  • http://www.study-links.com/
    Amazing Grades is a new website from 4Learning and study-links. It's a directory of websites useful for all grades. All sites have been rated and reviewed by British teachers. The sites are ordered into sections just like the courses taught in schools. Subscription required.
  • http://www.amazon.co.uk/
    Buy site with an enormous amount of material on all sorts of subjects.
  • http://www.mkschools.net/
    Milton Keynes schools and Libraries now have the network that the early city planners dreamt about. The network has been built to provide fast broadband links between local schools and libraries and to the Internet.
  • http://www.froguts.com
    Revolting but fascinating! This website is especially interesting to biology teachers and to anyone who is interested in frog anatomy. No doubt this site can save many green lifes.
  • http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/new2computers
    Becta's ICT advice service has launched "New2Computers", a new site for teachers who are beginning to use computers in the classroom. The service includes teacher mentors who have been through that stage themselves and can share their experience.


 

Electronic resources


 

Careers