Technology

ICT

 ICT-PowerPoint Presentation
4th Class learned about the Egyptians and the Aztecs in History in the last few months. When asked to do a project on both the Aztecs and the Egyptians, a lot of the students opted to complete it as a PowerPoint presentation. All the students were blown away with the different transitions the students used in their presentations. 

Kahoot Quizzes

4th Class Students created their own Kahoot quizzes in their groups testing their peers on topics covered in class over the month. 

Why I Love Tralee​

Well done to Katie, Emma and Amelia from 5th class who won a €1000 technology voucher for the school. It was part of the ‘Why I love Tralee’ competition being run by The Rose Hotel who are celebrating 10 years in Tralee. All the class entered this competition. Katie, Emma and Amelia made their own video to show why they love Tralee.

VR Headsets

Thanks to Tom and Mike from MTU for bringing a virtual reality experience to Blennerville during Science Week. The children in 3rd, 4th, 5th nd 6th Class got to experience a virtual tour of Dubai and the Antarctic. The children really enjoyed this really exciting and realistic experience. 

Solar Energy

Thanks to MTU for coming in and giving 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes a workshop on renewable energy. The classes got to work with solar and wind energy sets to build electronic circuits. They got to power them using solar energy from lamps and wind energy from hair dryers. 

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MTU also brought robots with them. The children built the robots and then programmed them to move. The classes really enjoyed this eperience and could have spent the day taking part in their workshop. Thanks so much to all in MTU for making today possible.

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Using Microscopes for Science Week

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​We were lucky enough to get to use microscopes when the scientists from MTU brought them in for science week. We got to look at DNA under the microscope, get a close up view of the different insects on display etc. 

Skin Deep
During the Science Week Expo, the children got to check the hydration level of their skin using TEWAMETER machine. The TEWAMETER is a tool to measure trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). This measures your skin barrier-your shield. High TEWL values=damaged skin shield.