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ICT in Education in Ireland
Tom O’Sullivan,
Assistant General Secretary,
Irish National Teachers’ Organisation
Primary education
3,250 primary schools including 114 special schools
480,000 children
30,000 primary teachers
INTO is primary teachers trade union
ICT in education
Local initiatives by teachers
Learning networks
State investment - IT 2000
National Centre for Technology in Education - www.ncte.ie
No technical support or upgrades
Proposal for €252m new spending 2007
INTO & ICT
Courses for teachers on ICT
Professional Development Unit
Joint courses with NCTE funded by DES
Online training programme
6,500 members annually
Ongoing courses during the school year
INTO & on-line learning
www.into-elearning.com
On-line facilitation; discussion forums; chat sessions; internal messaging
Designed and facilitated by teachers
Support for workshops & research projects
Collaboration with external organisations
INTO Trade Union & ICT
Website & Extranets
Paperless meetings for national executive
Text alerts & Branch ICT support
Online publications & newsletters
Developing audio & video conferencing
Annual Congress & Education Conference
