Digital Plan 2025
Domain 1.3 Students can use a range of digital technologies to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and understanding required by the relevant syllabus, specification or course.
Referencing - ALL students. DEIS Literacy.
Put assignments through grammarly…TY & Senior cycle - DEIS Literacy
Develop Oral skills - All students - using adobe express to record DEIS Literacy
Google classroom 5 questions - Assessment for Learning (AFL) ALL DEIS - Attainment
Google Calendar - ALL DEIS - Attainment/Attendance/Partnership with Parents -
Spell check and Thesaurus - AT classes only. DEIS - Attainment, Literacy
Restorative Practice and collaborative learning using digital technologies
Check in and check out.....via google slides, mentimeter.
Opportunities for participation, via google slides, mentimeter, polls
Feedback loops & evaluations via google classroom
Harvard Referencing will be taught in 5th year - LCVP Class and subject classes.
Teachers can create the 5 questions (AFL) in the create questions in google classroom.
Teachers can check when a document was last edit in assignments in google classroom, & more detailed check of editing/changes in history version in docs.
Restorative Practice and collaborative learning using digital technologies
Check in and check out.....via google slides, mentimeter.
Opportunities for participation, via google slides, mentimeter, polls
Feedback loops & evaluations via google classroom
Fun via online ice breakers https://www.sessionlab.com/blog/online-energizers/#Fun_online_energizers
Dear Parents
We are delighted to inform you that we will trial Senso (device classroom management tool) via wriggle in September at no extra cost to parents. Senso enables teachers to easily oversee multiple screens, and use features like “block internet”, “lock screen” etc thus reducing possible distractions. This is in addition to wriggle controls which block certain websites.
Just a gentle reminder that the closing date for buying chromebooks is Tuesday 24th June 2025.
Asus CZ11 Chrome 11.6" 8GB/64GB is a high spec durable & reliable device.
Please see the link with information on buying a chromebook: https://www.cmco.ie/new-parent-induction/
Please read the table below to see just some of the ways 1st to 6th year students use chromebooks in our school.
1st year
Chromebooks are used for teaching & learning….some examples below:
Ebooks access on their device & access to extra resources with ebooks.
Students use google classroom to access notes/revision aids, receive feedback.
Students create content in Google docs & google slides for projects in addition to their digital portfolio.
Students access https://quizlet.com/ quizzes (some teachers upload their own notes into quizlet) Students revise with gamification & groupwork via Kahoot & Blooket.
Students use https://www.duolingo.com/ to learn languages.
Students use https://soraapp.com/ in English
Students use https://www.geograph.ie/ for geography
Students use https://ie.ixl.com/ for maths.
Students use https://www.focloir.ie/ the Irish/English dictionary.
Students use https://www.scoilnet.ie/go-to-post-primary/ for all subjects.
Students use https://sites.google.com/view/colaistemhuirecoedthurles/parents-hub
Students use https://www.studyclix.ie/ (past exam questions by topic for all JC & LC subjects) paid for by the school.
Access to https://www.examinations.ie/ past state exams
2nd year
All of the above
Students are required to create CBAs, online/hard copies. Research for CBAs is aided by having a device.
Students record themselves orally via their devices this helps with CBAs
3rd year
All of the above
Students are required to create CBAs, online/hard copies. Research for CBAs is aided by having a device.
Students record themselves orally via their devices this helps with CBAs
Major focus on exams, studyclix, revision via flashcards eg quizlet.
TY
Students who chose to do TY must have their own device.
5th year
All of the above
Students will have Leaving Cert subjects with the Additional Assessment Component (AAC) 40% research projects. Evidence of work completed will be reviewed regularly. Students will need to submit these projects in typed doc format to the Department of Education. LCVP subject has a 60% project.
Major focus on exams, studyclix, revision via flashcards eg quizlet.
6th year
All of the above
Students will have Leaving Cert subjects with the Additional Assessment Component (AAC) 40% research projects. Evidence of work completed will be reviewed regularly. Students will need to submit these projects in typed doc format to the Department of Education.
Major focus on exams, studyclix, revision via flashcards eg quizlet.