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IRELAND – DIG IT!
RTÉ 2
EVERY DAY @ 5PM
FROM MONDAY 20 TO FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

Ireland – Dig It! the time travel adventure show starts on RTÉ2 on Sept 20. This fast paced series challenges kids both mentally and physically in an exciting, fun-filled voyage through Ireland’s ancient history. The exploits include code-breaking, trading with Vikings, building Stone Age pots, racing through primeval forest and building portal tombs, all tests that take our intrepid competitors on an archaeological roller coaster ride!

In each programme three teams of three from all over the country get transported back in time to help the brilliant, but slightly batty archaeologist, Professor Gertrude McNulty who accidentally released Uafás, an evil time bandit, from his ancient prison. The winning teams from four shows join Gertrude in the Grand Final where they will return Uafás to his tomb, trapping him for all eternity!

Each episode of the location-based series is set in a different period of Irish history, the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Viking Ireland. The series was filmed in Local Authority Museums around the country – County Museum Dundalk, Cavan County Museum, Waterford Museum of Treasures and Limerick’s Hunt Museum, as well as in the amazing Craggaunowen Heritage Park in Co. Clare.

Ireland – Dig It!
RTÉ 2
Monday 20 to Friday 24 September @ 5pm!

European Conference on New Technologies for Language Learning

The third edition of the European Conference “ICT for Language Learning” will takeplace in Florence on 11 - 12 November 2010. The aim of the conference is to promote and share good practice and transnational cooperation in the field of the application of ICT to language learning and training.

The conferencealsoan excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current language learning projects funded by the European Commission and by other sources.

The conference focuses on the following topics:
Innovative language teaching and learning methodologiesfor business and vocational purposesbased language teaching solutionse-learning in classroom based language teachinglanguage learningContent and Language Integrated Learning

The conference organiser is Pixel Associazione, and training and educational institution based in Florence, Italy.

For more information please see: http://www.pixel-online.net/ICT4LL2010/

A new initiative is launched - Blogging as Gaeilge

www.Bladair.com

Scríobh Leabhar: Míle buíochas do na scoileanna ar fad a ghlac páirt sa scéim. Bhí an searmanas ar siúl Dé Luain an 15ú Meitheamh. Buíochas mhór do Fionnuala Ní Mhúirí, comhordaitheoir an scéim agus do Foras na Gaeilge as ucht an tionscnamh álainn seo. Bhí an - áthas orainn go raibh Gwyneth Uí Ghaora údar Beartla Broc i láthair chun dréacht ón leabhar a léamh agus comhairle a thabhairt do na páistí.

Mayo school wins the National Something Fishy Project

Breaffy N.S produced an entertaining and educational DVD showing their investigation of their local river, the River Moy. Congratulations to the pupils and their teacher Stephanie Jennings. A special thank you to the North Western Fisheries Board and to Michael Kennedy the Something Fishy's National Coordinator.


New book by Art Ó Súilleabháin - Bailiúchán Filíochta do pháistí
A collection of poems as Gaeilge for children available at
Mayo Education Centre