Online Safety – New resources for primary school children

Online Safety Day 2024 will take place on the 6th February 2024. We are delighted to announce that a series of new resources from the Cyber Academy from Trend Micro have been made available for primary school students. (Available here.)
There are 11 lessons available that cover a wide range of online safety topics that are appropriate for children in 3rd – 6th class. In every lesson there is an informational video, conversational guides, worksheet and Kahoot quiz.
  • Pasword
  • Two-step configuration
  • Privacy
  • Safety
  • Healthy habits
  • Camera safety
  • Time spent online
  • Kindness
  • Safety arrangements
  • Misrepresentation
  • Copyright
Half hour long webinars will be held in January to demonstrate how to make the most of these resources. If you would like to register for any of the seminars please click on the below links. 
Wednesday 10th January 2:45 – 3:15 – Register here.
Thursday 11th January 7:00 – 7:30 – Register here.
 
Monday 15th January 3:15 – 3:45 – Register here.
 
Tuesday 23rd January 2:45 – 3:15 – Register here.
 
Wednesday 24th January 3:00 – 3:30 – Register here.

Súil siar ar Chruinniú Mullaigh de chuid Teangacha Iar-bhunscoile Éireann (PPLI)

Ba chúis áthais do COGG cuireadh a fháil chuig an gCruinniú Mullaigh. Reáchtáil COGG ceardlann a thug léargas ar an nasc idir an Ghaeilge agus na teangacha eile sa seomra ranga; pléadh go mion na duanna agus na buanna a bhaineann le gairm an mhúinteora teangacha sa suíomh T1 agus tugadh spléachadh ar obair COGG ag soláthar acmhainní agus tacaíocht do scoileanna T1.

Focal ón bPríomhfheidhmeannach

Léirigh Jacqueline Ní Fhearghusa go raibh sí sásta go raibh COGG páirteach ag an gCruinniú, “ní hamháin gur ócáid dea-eagraithe go deo a bhí ann ach d’oir an t-Ionad go seoigh d’imeachtaí an lae. Bhí aoichainteoirí den chéad scoth i láthair a léirigh an tábhacht le teangacha agus cuireadh go leor dea-chleachtais chun cinn. Comhghairdeas le Karen agus leis an bhfoireann as éacht a bhaint amach ar an lá. B’iontach an rud é go raibh an Ghaeilge i lár an aonaigh agus i measc na dteangacha eile ar an lá iomráiteach seo i mBaile Átha Cliath agus táthar ag súil leis go ndéanfar tuilleadh comhoibriú le chéile go minic amach anseo.”

Tá an tuairisc iomlan ar fáil anseo.

Bleaist Eolaíochta 2024

Lá Mór na nGaelscoileanna / Scoileanna Gaeltachta

Dáta druidte – 15 Nollaig. Cláraigh anseo.

Is clár oideachais neamhiomaíocht do bhunscoileanna é Bleaist Eolaíochta ESB ina bhfiosraíonn an rang iomlán an eolaíocht a bhaineann le ceist shimplí. Cuirtear an obair ranga i láthair ag an ócáid.

Beidh COGG agus An Foras Pátrúnachta, i gcomhpháirt leis an RDS, ag eagrú ‘Lá Mór na nGaelscoileanna / Scoileanna Gaeltachta’ mar chuid den Bhleaist Eolaíochta arís in 2024. Bhí an-rath ar an ócáid sin cheana agus beidh sé ar siúl arís ar an 7 Márta 2024 san RDS. Is deis iontach í seo do pháistí teacht le chéile agus dea-obair s’acu a cheiliúradh le chéile chomh maith le spraoi a bheith acu trí Ghaeilge!

Ní obair bhreise atá i gceist leis an ócáid seo ach gnáthobair ranga a chur i láthair. Bíonn tacaíocht ar fáil ó fhoireann an RDS i rith an ama agus bronnfar gradam ar gach rang a ghlacann páirt ann.

Táimid lán-sásta tacaíocht a thabhairt don ócáid agus don lá speisialta seo, lá gur féidir le scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge teacht le chéile agus molaimid do gach scoil páirt a ghlacadh ann. Beidh ceardlanna agus siamsaíochtaí éagsúla ar siúl ar an lá. Is cinnte go mbainfidh na páistí agus na múinteoirí an-tairbhe as.

Chun cabhrú le costais taistil a íoc, beidh deontas de €100 ar fáil ón RDS agus €100 eile ó COGG / An Foras Pátrúnachta do gach gaelscoil agus scoil ghaeltachta a bheidh i láthair (€200 san iomlán).

Má bhíonn aon cheist agat faoin ócáid seo, ná bíodh leisce ort dul i dteagmháil le foireann an RDS trí na sonraí teagmhála seo – scienceblast@rds.ie. Beidh siad breá sásta cabhrú leat.

Tarrac

TARRAC is available to view in cinemas by post-primary groups, colleges and clubs. 

Contact  Claire@eclipsepictures.ie for more information.

PARKLAND ENTERTAINMENT & ECLIPSE PICTURES presents the Irish film TARRAC. Under the direction of Declan Recks. Written by Eugene O’Brien. Illustrated by Clíona Ní Bhuachalla. This award winning fil TARRAC was recorded in the beautiful location of Chorca Dhuibhne on the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry.  The main actors are Kelly Gough (Kill Command, Out of Innocence) Lorcan Cranitch (Lakelands, Aisha, Róise & Frank) Kate Nic Chonaonaigh (An Cailín Ciúin, Song of Granite, Shadow Dancer), Kate Finegan (Joyride, Rós na Rún), Rachel Feeney (Belfast, Death on the Nile) and Cillian Ó Gairbhí (Róise & Frank, Foscadh).

Aoife Ní Bhraoin (Kelly Gough) returns home to help her father ‘The Bear’ Ó Braoin (Lorcan Cranitch) who is coming around after having a heart attack. During this time Aoife needs to come to terms with her mother’s death, heartbreak which she has ignored until now. There is still plenty that herself and her father have not addressed.  Aoife reacquaints herself with a rowing group and this team of all women set their sights on the great competition that will be set out in the Naomhóg races.

Lenght: 94 minutes /  IFCO Certification: 15a /  BBFC Certification: 15 TG4, TARRAC was funded by Fís Éireann and the BAI (Media Commision) as part of the Cine4 scheme to provide original feature films in Irish.

Seeking offers

Research on Special Educational Needs in all-Irish post primary schools and post primary Gaeltacht schools and all-Irish units.

To carry out research, which has already been done at primary level, on the special educational needs (SEN) in post primary Gaeltacht schools, post primary all-Irish schools and all-Irish units in schools who teach through the medium of English.

More information available here.

Become Media Comprehensive: A workshop in a box

Litearthacht sna Meáin Dhigiteacha – An tSraith Shóisearach

Resources to support teachers as they undertake the digital media literacy short course  created by the Dr. Ricardo Castellini da Silva from EDMO in conjunction with COGG.

Available here.

There is an online seminar taking place on the 23rd and 28th November. More information here.

If you have any question you can contact Dr. da Silva at ricardo.castellinidasilva@dcu.ie

TG4 ar looking for your help!

Teachers! TG4 are looking for your help! TG4 are doing research to help them, better serve schools and to develop educational support materials.
The answers will be useful for TG4 as they develop resources and educational programmes that are suitable in schools across the country.
The survey takes roughly 10-12 minutes to fill.
TG4 would be very grateful if you could share your opinions with them.
The survey is available to fill at the below link:

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