Workshops

Participants were able to attend two out of five workshops.  Click on the following links to view their presentations (alternatively, scroll down to see them below):

1. Emma Chandler, Head of Wellbeing at Thomas Tallis School, spoke about her experiences of using Twitter in the classroom.

2. Susan Vittery from the Parliament Education Service ran a workshop on engaging young people with democracy via digital tools and learning resources.

3. Emma McDermott from The Nerve Centre in Northern Ireland focused on the Comic Life software as a way of creating digital storyboards and graphics to support Citizenship education.

4. John McTaggart from Modernity Scotland led a workshop on different approaches to using digital technology and social media in teaching.

5. Peter Baxter from Apple in Ireland looked at the ways in which Apple-specific technology could be used successfully in the classroom. 

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1. Emma Chandler, Head of Wellbeing at Thomas Tallis School, spoke about her experiences of using Twitter in the classroom.

Social Media in Citizenship on Prezi

2. Susan Vittery from the Parliament Education Service ran a workshop on engaging young people with democracy via digital tools and learning resources.

Susan Vittery's PowerPoint presentation

3. Emma McDermott from The Nerve Centre in Northern Ireland focused on the Comic Life software as a way of creating digital storyboards and graphics to support Citizenship education.

Emma McDermott's PowerPoint presentation

4. John McTaggart from Modernity Scotland led a workshop on different approaches to using digital technology and social media in teaching.

John McTaggart's PowerPoint presentation

5. Peter Baxter from Apple in Ireland looked at the ways in which Apple-specific technology could be used successfully in the classroom.  The following three youtube clips take you through his presentation.