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Ireland's Primary Schools to Adopt Apple Technology By the End of 2006

Ireland's Primary Schools to Adopt Apple Technology By the End of 2006

by , 2:35 PM EST, March 17th, 2006

The Irish government has launched a project called "FÍS," a Gaelic word that means "vision," according to an article on the Apple UK Web site, but can also stand for "film in schools." The project, which aims to incorporate video in all aspects of primary school curricula, first entered a pilot phase in 1999 and will be applied to all of the country's 3,500 primary schools by the end of the year.

Creative director Ciarán McCormack said: "The three watch words for FÍS are simplicity, connectivity and creativity. Apple gets ticks in all three boxes. The hardware and the software are so intuitive that teachers and children can just get on with what the project is all about -- making and using films to learn."

Thanks to Macworld UK for the link.

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Close Name:Guest
Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:56 pm Subject: A proper St. Patrick's day news item!

And a great win for Apple. 3500 primary schools... wow.


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Close Name:bweels -   TMO Forum Mod Posts: 4865 Joined: 24 Jan 2002
Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:05 pm Subject:

That deserves something... I know! A green apple!



And a big green smile.


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Close Name:Guest
Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:22 am Subject: Good News...

Let's hope Northern Ireland's schools follow suit! I'm moving there with my 3 kids in a couple of weeks and they are all Mac fans!

We currenty live on the Isle of Man at the moment and the primary schools are all Mac based!


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