Primary - Reliable Sources of Information

It is not always necessary to create resources from scratch. There are many excellent resources already available for teachers online. However, not all websites or resources online are trustworthy. It is vital that teachers use reliably sourced resources from websites they can trust. The following content has been collated from various reliable websites.

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Scoilnet.ie contains a database of over 20,000+ online resources including websites, quizzes, lesson plans, notes, video/audio, games and other multimedia.

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Britannica School is an online, multimedia encyclopedic that has three differentiated levels to choose from. It has articles, links to primary sources, special reports and access to historical documents. It is free for pupils and teachers to use through Scoilnet.

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Click here to access a list of digital books and virtual tour libraries that are available to support learning across a range of subjects.

There is an abundance of educational content available on various video hosting websites that teachers and pupils can use to explore topics they are covering.

Click here to find examples of these for a range of subjects.

Click here to access a collection of other reliable digital sources of information, including getEpic.com, the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Google Arts and Culture and Google Treks.

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