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         <title><![CDATA[Sensory Apps]]></title>
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Fluidity HD is a wonderful free sensory app. When you swipe your fingers across the screen you move the fluid into an array of colours. This app is a bit like a lava lamp at your fingertips. Children love it. It works on iOS.&nbsp;

Fluid Simulation is a similar app available for Android devices.
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Pocket Pond 2 is a really popular free app. It is basically an interactive fish pond. When you touch the screen you can hear the water splashing and fish swim off. You can add lilypads and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cause and Effect Apps]]></title>
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Crack Egg: Tap &amp; Hatch Fun is a&nbsp;casual idle clicker game available on iOS and Android where players tap to break colorful eggs, hatch cute creatures, and collect treasures.
A nice list of musical apps can be found by clicking here.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Apps for Communication]]></title>
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	Spectronics: Understanding AAC and choosing the right app (includes list of AAC apps for iPad)&nbsp;
	LAMP&nbsp;(Language Aquisition Motor Planning)
	TDSnap
	TouchChat
	Gr&nbsp;id
	Grace App

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         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[App recommendations from an Occupational Therapist]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Check out http://otswithapps.com/ for some app recommendations from an OT.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recommended sites for finding Apps]]></title>
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	eLearning Industry: List of Free Android Apps for Children with Special Needs&nbsp;
	Teachnet: A list of 50 popular Apps for struggling readers and writers
	NCSE:&nbsp;iPad Apps for supporting Students with Autism
	NCSE: List of reading apps for children with visual impairment
	Apps for Special Education by Spectronics
	OT's with Apps:&nbsp;Apps reviewed by an Occupational Therapist
	5 apps that make learning easier
	Android Apps for learners with Dyslexia/ Reading and Writing Dfficulties

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         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[CBeebies]]></title>
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CBeebies has lovely shows for children with no advertisements.&nbsp;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[National Council for Special Education (NCSE)]]></title>
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Special education support in Ireland is primarily provided through schools, the Department of Education, and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which manages resources like Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), Special Needs Assistants (SNAs), and special classes. The system focuses on inclusive education, providing extra teaching support, assistive technology, and transportation, with specialized support available in mainstream and special schools.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SEN Teacher]]></title>
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SEN Teacher is an excellent site which provides free teaching and learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Green-Schools Ireland]]></title>
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Green Schools Ireland is an excellent website&nbsp;if you want to find out all about the Irish Green-Schools programme.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Little Angels School on Pinterest]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Little Angels School have curated lots of useful resources for special needs on Pinterest.&nbsp;&nbsp;In fact we were listed as one of 15 Special Needs Organisations to follow on Pinterest by the Friendship Circle Blog (which has excellent articles on Parenting/Special Needs etc).&nbsp;

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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Changing a problem behaviour]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This article gives really clear advice on how to change challenging behaviour.&nbsp;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Occupational Therapy Ideas]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[OT Plan is a fabulous website where you will find a wealth of ideas for occupational therapy activities. It also has a really helpful search function where you can select the skill you'd like to use and lots of activities targetting that particular skill are suggested.&nbsp;

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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Sensory Processing. ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Resource for Middletown on Sensory Processing.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sleep Resources]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sleep - a guide for parents of autistic children
Autism and sleep
The importance of sleep
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toilet Training]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Potty Training a Child with Autism
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Remotely Active]]></title>
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Little Angels Active Week 2020 - Remote from Little Angels School on Vimeo.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Visiting the Boardwalk]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mrs O'Connor's class had a lovely day at the Boardwalk Resort in Carrigart. Here are some pictures from the day.

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         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Polar Plunge]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We had great fun last year! Hope to see a few of you there this year to join us or hold our hot water bottles! Not long now!! Brrrrring it on!&nbsp;
https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/11/09/are-you-brrave-enough-to-do-the-polar-plunge-for-special-olympics/?fbclid=IwAR1osnc_kHvnAHLp9t6eQtzmNgUATJ40ZYGEBNDuazmUYp26DLTfZeYSpDk

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         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Houses and Homes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In Mr Lairds class (or should we say the Letterkenny Junior Garda Academy?) the kids have been learning all about houses and homes and they are investigating some strange happenings in the three bears house

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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Halloween Parade]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What fun we had today! As Mr Laird said it was "an amazing end" to his first term on team LA! Well done everyone - super proud of all our staff and all our amazing pupils &amp; students! Special thanks to Miss Cassidy for going the extra mile today and it would have been no fun at all without our families and friends


	What fun we had today! Stay posted for lots of photos coming up! As Mr Laird said it was "an amazing end" to his first term on team LA! Well done everyone - super proud of all...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Halloween Traditions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We&nbsp;❤&nbsp;Halloween! Chocolate apples and some scary looking heads...... talking about the pumpkins of course!!

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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Food Glorious Food]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Lots of hard work has gone into preparing for our Halloween&nbsp; spooktacular parade! Looking forward to seeing lots of our families later on this morning! Meanwhile......... we've been busy rewarding ourselves&nbsp;

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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Preschoolers at the Park]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What a beautiful day for the park!


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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Halloween Scarecrows]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Lots of fun going on here in LA! We have not one but two scarecrows in this weekends competition in Doagh Famine Village! There was heaps of fun and a little teasing going on this morning as these guys went to Inishowen in the hope of winning! Its McCarron V's Diver! In our eyes both classes are winners!! We haven't seen any crows in Knocknamona for ages!!

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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jersey Day]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thanks to Miss Cassidy for organising Goal Jersey day! We make a great team in LA but today we got to let everyone know who our other favourite teams are! Now .....who decided what jersey to wear in Mrs Breslin's Class??? I think I saw someone in there wearing a Kerry jersey recently!!

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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Halloween Fun]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Something spooky going on in Miss Mortland's room! Lots of fun dressing up and exploring Halloween! Making history fun too.....Miss Mortland reminding all of us how we used to dress up! Black bin bags - they were all the rage back in the day! Let's not bring back carving turnips!

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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Interactive Floor via Po-Motion, Kinect and Twitter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We have our Interactive Floor up and running and the children are really enjoying it. We have had some enquiries about how it was set up.
We used software from a company called Po-Motion who do interactive installations for public events.&nbsp;

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The software works with Microsoft Kinect.
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It was tricky to set up. We got technical assistance from a variety of sources.&nbsp;
Thanks to the kind people at Po-Motion who patiently answered our queries. Thanks also to&nbsp;especially to...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kinect, Special Needs and Autism on Pinterest]]></title>
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	Little Angels School has created a Pinterest Board where we are collating all the resources we have found for using Kinect in Special Education.

	

	It is intended as a resource and ideas page for anyone interested in using Kinect as a sensory, interaction and engagement tool. There is an excellent wiki which is the basis for this board which can be found here&nbsp;which was started by Anthony Rhys, an ICT co-ordinator in Trinity Fields Special School&nbsp;in Wales. James Winchester has also...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kinect2Scratch: Music, Movement and Fun]]></title>
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	Kinect2Scratch is a really amazing free program developed by Stephen Howell,&nbsp;a computer science lecturer from Ireland.&nbsp;
	
	Scratch is a really popular programming language that makes it easy to create and share your own games, music, art and more. It is free and was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.&nbsp;
	
	Stephen has made it possible to have Scratch and Kinect work together. You can download it from...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kinect, Special Needs and Autism]]></title>
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	At Little Angels School we have been trialing the use of &nbsp;Kinect in our classrooms.&nbsp;

	
		Kinect&nbsp;is a&nbsp;motion sensing&nbsp;input device originally developed by&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;for the&nbsp;Xbox 360&nbsp;video game console. It basically enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a&nbsp;game controller, through a&nbsp;natural user interface&nbsp;using gestures and spoken commands.&nbsp;
	
		A version for&nbsp;Windows&nbsp;was...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reading in Preschool]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Our preschoolers have a daily book browsing time which, as you will see from the pictures, they really enjoy.

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         <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2014 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Role-Play in Preschool]]></title>
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The children decided to open a cafe on Friday. Some were customers, some were cooks and some were waiters. They soon realised that they had no menus and enthusiastically went about creating their own. They put them up on the outside 'wall' of the cafe so that everyone could choose what they wanted to eat.
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         <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Santa Trip 2013]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Little Angels Preschool classes had the pleasure of making their annual trip to Oakfield Park last week to see Santa.&nbsp; The children enjoyed a fabulous train ride to a magical castle where they saw Santa sitting in his grotto in front of a roaring fire. All the children received a lovely present, chatted with the elves and had a lovely trip back to the bus by train. Thanks to the Robinson Family for the huge amount of time and effort they put in to making this day so special for our...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Preschool Fun in the Snow]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We had the first snow of winter last week and our preschoolers took full advantage of the icy fun. We tried to capture their joy and excitement with the camera.&nbsp;
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         <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sensory Play: Jelly and Marshmallows]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sensory play is an important part of our preschool programme. One of the recent experiences we offered&nbsp;was exploring with jelly. The&nbsp;children really enjoyed this activity as you will see!

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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[All I Really Need To Know
I Learned In Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum


&nbsp;
All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.
ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and what to do&nbsp;
and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not&nbsp;
at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the&nbsp;
sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned:


Share everything.&nbsp;

Play fair.&nbsp;

Don't hit people.&nbsp;

Put things back where you found...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Our Preschool Blog]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Collages in Preschool]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/creating/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Collages offer children an opportunity to create while developing skills in handling tools. The activity encourages children to explore a wide range of materials, colours and textures.&nbsp;Our preschoolers loved the whole process and were delighted to take their creations home.

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         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recycling and Planting at Little Angels School]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/recycling-and-planting-at-little-angels-school/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[We took our camara out and went around the school today. See how many recycled items you can spot!

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         <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Green Schools]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Websites, Apps and Programs for Making Social Stories]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/websites-apps-and-programs-for-making-social-stories/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This is a link to an excellent list of a variety of programs, websites and apps which can be used for making Social Stories. Some are free and some are quite expensive.&nbsp;www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2013/02/11/12-computer-programs-websites-and-apps-for-making-social-stories/
Remember that social stories do not have to be complicated in any way.&nbsp;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Apps in the Special Education Classroom]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Our Favourite Computer Keyboards]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/our-favourite-computer-keyboards/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
The two keyboards which are in most of our classrooms are the BigKeys Keyboard and the Clevy Keyboard. These attractive keyboards have many advantages over standard keyboards for pupils with special needs;

	Visually appealing
	Non-essential keys have been removed
	Clear user-friendly layout
	Much larger keys
	Choice of lower-case or upper-case layout
	Clear distinction between the different functional areas
	Colours make it much easier to locate letters
	Print on keys is enlarged also
	The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Useful Hardware]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Interactive Plasma Screen: The 'Rolls Royce' of Interactive Whiteboards]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/interactive-plasma-screen-the-rolls-royce-of-interactive-whiteboards/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	

	&nbsp;

	When looking at options for interactive whiteboards (IWB) for our classrooms we visited several schools to see what would be best for our pupils. At the time&nbsp;the predominant choice seemed to be a wall-mounted version powered by a projector. There were several unsuitable features here that we, as a school for children with special educational needs, could not buy into.

	
		The quality of image on the screen varied depending on the light coming into the classroom.
	
		There...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Environmental Schools Photography Competition 2012]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/environmental-schools-photography-competition-2012/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	Congratulations to Ms McNally's class for their success in the Environmental Schools Photography Competition 2012. Her class was actually the overall winner of the competition. They also won 'Best Picture' and 'Best Runner-up Picture'. You can watch their excellent Anti-Litter Video here.

	All entries are being displayed in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny. The exhibition is organised by Donegal County Council as part of the Schools Environmental Education Programme. The aim of...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Green Schools]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Applications which work with Kinect: Somantics]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/applications-which-work-with-kinect-somantics/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	Somantics is a collection of free applications that use touch, camera input and gesture to encourage interaction. Whilst primarily designed for people with ASD, Somantics can be great fun for people of all ages. Somantics is designed with the aim of promoting self awareness, confidence and independence. It can be used as an app on the iPad and children love it simply as a cause and effect app. At Little Angels we initially used it on the iPad and the pupils enjoyed but when Somantics is...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Kinect]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[YouTube Safety Mode]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/youtube-safety-mode/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	"This short clip shows you how to enable YouTube's safety mode. YouTube is one of the most popular websites with children in Ireland. You can very easily switch on the safety mode that blocks access to adult content on this site"&nbsp;

	From the National Centre for Technology in Education&nbsp;
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         <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Making You Tube Safer for Children]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Little Angels School's Anti-Litter Campaign]]></title>
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	&nbsp;

	Mrs McNally’s class have been busy doing their bit for the environment. They recently undertook an Anti -Litter Campaign where they highlighted the issues of litter in Donegal.

	

	Little Angels School's Anti-Litter Campaign&nbsp;from&nbsp;Little Angels Schoolon&nbsp;Vimeo.

	&nbsp;
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         <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Green Schools]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Green Schools Programme]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/green-schools-programme/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Little Angels School are enthusiastic participants of the Green Schools Programme.
Our first Green Flag, which was achieved through our Recycling Programme, focused on reducing litter and waste in our school. &nbsp;Mary Hanafin, the then Minister for Education,&nbsp;raised our first Green flag in 2006. &nbsp;You can read all about our work by clicking on the following link:&nbsp;greenschoolsireland.org/litter-and-waste/little-angels-school.307.html&nbsp;
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We are currently now...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[Green Schools]]></category>
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         <title><![CDATA[Best Nature Table]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/best-nature-table/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	&nbsp;

	In recognition of our contribution and support for the Green School Programme we have been awarded "Best Nature Table in the Classroom" in this year's Tidy Towns Cleaner Community Campaign. Congratulations to all and especially Patricia and the Green Team.

	
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Our Green Schools Anthem]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/our-green-schools-anthem/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	Our Green Anthem&nbsp;
	
	The Green Team recycle away, Hurrah, Hurrah&nbsp;
	
	The Green Team recycle away, Hurrah, Hurrah&nbsp;
	
	The Green Team recycle away,&nbsp;
	
	Reduce, reuse, in a special way,&nbsp;
	
	Turn off, switch off,&nbsp;
	
	And keep our new green flag.
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Using Kinect in the Classroom]]></title>
         <link>https://www.littleangelsschool.net/news/using-kinect-in-the-classroom/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[
	&nbsp;

	At Little Angels School we have been trialing the use of &nbsp;Kinect in our classrooms.&nbsp;

	Kinect&nbsp;is a&nbsp;motion sensing&nbsp;input device originally developed by&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;for the&nbsp;Xbox 360&nbsp;video game console. It basically enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a&nbsp;game controller, through a&nbsp;natural user interface&nbsp;using gestures and spoken commands.&nbsp;

	A version for&nbsp;Windows&nbsp;was...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <category><![CDATA[ICT]]></category>
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