Tara Learning
How can Tara Learning help you as a Google School?
Advice and Coaching on Digital Planning Staff
Digital Learning Training tailored to your specific needs.
All Google Educational Licensing that you require
Chromebooks - Manage your Chromebooks security
Manage your Google Workspace - We can Sync your Google Workspace (with VSWare or Facility automatically keeping Users, Groups and Classrooms up to date)
Remote Learning - Google Site
Using Blogs, Google Meet, Calendar, G Suite etc.
GEG.ie - Google Educator Group Ireland
Google Teacher Centre
Explore free technology training and resources for educators.
Click here for the new Google Teacher Centre - ideal for CPD and Croke Park Hours
Chromebook Training
Training on Chromebooks
c-learning
Google Groups
Join Google Groups and access educators in the field.
Click here for the link to the Google Educator Group Library
Future of the Classroom Report
Education is evolving at a faster pace than any other period in recent history. Because of this, it’s more important than ever to understand how and where it’s changing so that educators and schools can support students in preparing for challenges and careers that don’t exist today. This report aims to identify and examine research-based shifts in classroom education that are taking place around the world. Click Here to view.
50+ Google for Education updates
Google for Education - August 2020
50 new features in Meet, Classroom, G Suite and other products for students, parents and teachers.
Click Here for a summary of all of the new features that will be available in G Suite for Education for the new academic year.
GEG Global
A global team of voluntary Google Educator Group (GEG) members who help to inspire educational communities and make the world a smaller, better place! #GlobalGEG
For GEG Program updates, please visit the official Twitter of the GEG Program.
Inspiring Creativity
Google have created a new distance learning course in the Teacher Center to support educators globally during the COVID-19 crisis. The ‘Inspire Creativity through Learner Engagement’ course is positioned as a follow-up to the Distance Learning for Educators course.
The modules cover a range of G Suite for Education products with additional highlights from the Chromebook App Hub, CS First, Google Arts & Culture, Blogger, Google Earth and much more!
Course modules include:
What is Creativity?
Provide opportunities for student voice with Project-Based Learning
Increase student engagement with digital tools
Tap into unlimited potential with creativity tools
Explore and create new worlds (A world of possibilities)
Creative community building with SEL (Social Emotional Learning)
More from Google Meet
With Google Meet, there are lots of ways to make video meetings and calls with loved ones more enjoyable and productive (and maybe even a little more fun). Here are a few tips and features;
Meet features
G Suite Enterprise For Education
G Suite Enterprise For Education resources for Schools — 25 Ways to use GSEfE (goo.gle/use-gsefe).
Camara Ireland are a not-for-profit organisation, working to enhance technology use in formal and non-formal education settings. We provide CPD opportunities for individual teachers and on a whole-school basis regarding technology use with students. As an example of the impact of our work, since March 2020 we have provided training to over 2000 teachers nationwide as they adapted to remote teaching and learning and to the new learning environments in schools this term.
Current Educational Resources to share with external educators:
She Who Discovers - Us Programme Event and Mentorship opportunity for Black+ Females 15-19yrs old in Ireland for the first time ever
To be hosted virtually on October 17th with a 4mth mentorship with women in Industry to follow.
Only 200 places available
Camara Education Supporting Teachers live webinars - Since March, we have hosted 84 sessions this year to date with 6000 attendees
Educators can sign up here to attend
Our Irish Education on Air back to school event is live to view at any time with helpful tips on how best to use the Google Classroom tools and how to build your network in this space
Googler 1:1 support
Schools and individual teachers can sign up for this throughout 2020 to liaise with a Google on a 1:1 basis in helping them use our teaching resources
Our updated TeachFromHome website has been updated on how Teachers can best use Google Meets new functions now that we see more children mixing school and home life - this has a wealth of resources to support Parents teaching at home as well as teachers and students
Google for Education home site with all educational updates and support platforms - has training educators can access at any time
Young coders or digital enthusiasts resources
Europe Code Week Oct 10th-25th has gone virtual! Teachers and students can sign up now to get involved
Our younger students can always access CS First and our secondary level and above have classes are available on AppSki to integrate to their classroom schedule