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Skype Call with Hösbach in Germany
Today we Skype with Class 3b; Ms. Maerz’s Class in Wurzburg in Germany. We saw our pen pals and it was very exciting!
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Mystery Skype
Today we had a Mystery Skype in school. This is where our teachers organise a Skype Call with another teacher’s class through the Microsoft Educator Community. Each class asks questions and researches on the go to work out where the … Continue reading
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Travelling 6858 kilometres with Skypeathon
Today we travelled 6858 kilometres or 4261 miles as part of a global Skype-a-thon. The Skype-a-thon aims to reach a global high of over one million virtual miles travelled between the 48 hours of the 3rd and 4th of December.
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Skype for Education with Anil Balakrishnan from Terawe
Today we participated in a Skype for Education with Anil Balakrishnan from Terawe.
He is based in Redmond, Seattle and whilst it was 13.30 here in Ireland it was 05:30 for Anil! What dedication!
Terawe are the software company that designed … Continue reading
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Week 4 Climate Action Project- Skyping Dubai
On Wednesday we skyped into GEMS School in Dubai with Mrs. Shafaque Riaz. GEMS is also a Microsoft Showcase School. Professor Anne Dolan from Mary Immaculate College in Limerick joined us for the call and was very impressed with the … Continue reading
Week 4 Climate Action Project- Skyping New Jersey
Week 4 of our Climate Action Project consisted of preparation for and taking part in Skype Calls with schools in New Jersey and Dubai. We prepared by using our research over the previous three weeks of the project to collate … Continue reading
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Microsoft’s Visit to Clontuskert
Today Richard Ryan from Microsoft Ireland and Eamonn Rohan from McCann Blue came to visit us in Clontuskert. We brought them on a tour of the school and they visited both the Junior and Senior Rooms to see what we … Continue reading
Climate Action Project
This October Clontuskert will represent Ireland in an international Climate Action Project.
Fact: Our climate is changing! This is not a hoax! For this inspiring global project 250 schools over 64 countries will collaborate on climate change topics over the … Continue reading
Project Kakhuma Clothing Collection
The Kakhuma Project is a group of more than 100 teachers in 40 countries offering a free education to children in the camp via Skype. The project was set up by Koen Timmers from Belgium, who is a Microsoft Expert Educator … Continue reading
Week 4 Human Differences Project: Building Bridges instead of Walls- Skyping Northern Ireland
Today as part of the Human Differences Project we Skyped Mr. Corrigan’s Class in Millennium Integrated in Belfast once again. Last week our Skype Call was moderated by Mr. Dijkman and his class in Belgium. We learnt about the history … Continue reading

















