12 episodes
Kinia Podcast Kinia
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The Kinia Podcast is made for educators who want to enhance their practice using technology. We'll provide practical tips and have conversations (with Kinia staff and other guests) about how you can get the most out of technology in your classroom, youth club or school. We'll also look at areas like STEAM, Computer Science, Digital Skills and much more!
Kinia (formerly Camara Education Ireland) is an education focused non-profit, charity and social enterprise, and we want to make sure future focused skills and learning opportunities are available for all children and young people.
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Episode 12 - STEAM in Schools
This week we talk to the first guest of the podcast, Camara's very own Miriam Harte! Miriam works on the TechSpace programme running and delivering STEAM and STEM projects. We chat about what is STEAM is, how you can get started in the area in the classroom (regardless of what subjects you teach!) and Miriam gives an overview of the project they've run recently training teachers online. If you want to find out more details about training we can provide for your school in the area of STEAM you can get in touch with Miriam via email (miriamharte@camara.ie). You can see examples of the activities they do on the TechSpace website and on the YouTube channel.
Get in touch with us via email at podcast@camara.ie or message us on Twitter @CamaraIreland. Whether you have any questions or comments on this episode, suggestions for what you would like us to cover in a future episode, or you just want to tell us how much you’re enjoying the podcast, we’d love to hear from you!
We have created a survey to get insight into CPD needs and wants from schools for the coming year. It would be great if you could take 5 minutes to fill out the survey here. We are also running an EPV Summer course. It will focus on the Google Workspace for Education platform and apps, as well as CS First. For more information or to book your place, email Orna (ornamulhern@camara.ie).
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Episode 11 - Finishing the year & prepping for September
In this episode, James & Orna discuss some ways that teachers and schools can finish the year well and prepare for September. They chat about CPD, organising and archiving digital resources and having conversations as a staff team about what to take forward from the past year.
As part of this, we have created a survey to get insight into CPD needs and wants from schools for the coming year. It would be great if you could take 5 minutes to fill out the survey here.
We are also running an EPV Summer course. It will focus on the Google Workspace for Education platform and apps, as well as CS First. For more information or to book your place, email Orna (ornamulhern@camara.ie).
If you have any feedback, thoughts or comments on the podcast we’d love to hear from you. You can get in touch with us via email at podcast@camara.ie or message us on Twitter @CamaraIreland.
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Episode 10 - What to think about at the end of the school year?
In this episode, James & Orna discuss some ways that technology can step in to help with end of year celebrations. They chat briefly about assessment before moving onto more fun areas like online and digital yearbooks, showcasing student work and experiences throughout the year and also how to turn use video to replace whole-school assemblies or award presentations.
Get in touch with us via email at podcast@camara.ie or message us on Twitter @CamaraIreland. Whether you have any questions or comments on this episode, suggestions for what you would like us to cover in a future episode, or you just want to tell us how much you’re enjoying the podcast, we’d love to hear from you!
If you’re interested in finding out more about what we do please get in touch. We also have a mailing list that you can sign up to for monthly updates on our latest training and hardware offerings. To be added to the list email Orna (ornamulhern@camara.ie) or James (jameslockwood@camara.ie).
Some suggested websites to use
Canva (for graphic design) - https://www.canva.com/en_gb/
Screencastify (for recording videos) - https://www.screencastify.com/
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Episode 9 - Supporting student wellbeing using technology
This week James and Orna talk about student wellbeing and technology. They give some tips and suggestions of how technology can feed into student wellbeing in the classroom, including ideas around mindfulness.
Get in touch with us via email at podcast@camara.ie or message us on Twitter @CamaraIreland. Whether you have any questions or comments on this episode, suggestions for what you would like us to cover in a future episode, or you just want to tell us how much you’re enjoying the podcast, we’d love to hear from you! If you’re interested in finding out more about what we do please get in touch. We also have a mailing list which you can sign up for monthly updates on our latest training and hardware offerings. To be added to the list email Orna (ornamulhern@camara.ie) or James (jameslockwood@camara.ie).
Guided Meditations
3-Minute Mindful Breathing
Puzzles & Jigsaws
Online Jigsaw Puzzles
Virtual Tours
Irish National Gallery Virtual Tool
Vatican Museum
British Museum
Hubble Space Telescope
Live Animal Cams
San Diego Zoo Live Webcams
Dublin Zoo Webcams
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Episode 8 - Transitioning back to the classroom...what next? Part 3 - Digital Skills with Students
This week James and Orna finish their conversation about digital skills, looking this time at using and integrating digital skills into the classroom. They mention a few resources which are listed below and talk in some detail about the idea of an ePortfolio, an example of which can also be found below. Get in touch with us via email at podcast@camara.ie or message us on Twitter @CamaraIreland. Whether you have any questions or comments on this episode, or anything you would like us to cover in a future episode, or you just want to tell us how much you’re enjoying the podcast. We’d love to hear from you!
If you’re interested in finding out more about what we do please get in touch, we also have a mailing list which you can sign up for for monthly updates on our latest training and hardware offerings. To be added to the list email Orna (ornamulhern@camara.ie) or James (jameslockwood@camara.ie).
Resources Mentioned
Applied Digital Skills Homepage: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/s/en-uk/home
E-Portfolio Activity: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/middle-and-high-school-uk/en-uk/build-a-portfolio-with-google-sites/overview.html
An example e-portfolio: https://sites.google.com/gedudemocamaraireland.com/ornas-portfolio/
Presentation Activity: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/middle-and-high-school-uk/en-uk/create-a-presentation-all-about-a-topic/overview.html
Digital Skills in Everyday Tasks: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/college-and-continuing-education-uk/en-uk/digital-tools-for-everyday-tasks/overview.html
Some websites to teach typing: Dance Mat Typing, Key man, Alpha Munchies
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Episode 7 - Transitioning back to the classroom...what next? Part 2 - Using Digital Technologies as a school staff
In Part 2 of our transitioning back to the classroom conversations we look at some practical and beneficial ways that digital technologies can be used as a staff team. We recommend some ideas including an internal staff website, collaborative documents and online forms. Get in touch with us via email at podcast@camara.ie or message us on Twitter @CamaraIreland. Whether you have any questions or comments on this episode, or anything you would like us to cover in a future episode, or you just want to tell us how much you’re enjoying the podcast. We’d love to hear from you!
If you’re interested in finding out more about what we do please get in touch, we also have a mailing list which you can sign up to for monthly updates on our latest trainings and hardware offerings. To be added to the list email Orna (ornamulhern@camara.ie) or James (jameslockwood@camara.ie)
Example staff site - https://sites.google.com/camara.ie/mullingarpost-primary/announcements?authuser=0
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