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  • Advanced Training for ECDL Presentations
    Advanced Training for ECDL Presentations
    NOW AVAILABLE IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND through the ICS Skills website - see below Advanced Training for ECDL for Presentations-RRP £25, Module AM6 for Syllabus 2. The complete course for advanced presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. This manual is part of the complete suite of ECDL Advanced manuals available from Blackrock Education Centre which includes AM3 Word Processing, AM4 Spreadsheets and AM5 Databases. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER £80 for the Advanced suite of four manuals, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases and Presentations.
    £25.00          
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    Reading the Maps: A Guide to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas
    History Atlas

    Published by Blackrock Education Centre in collaboration with The Royal Irish Academy

    The Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a comprehensive and systematic treatment of Irish towns. Now that a critical mass of individual fascicles and ancillary works has been published, the richness of this resource can be exploited. Readers will discover that every town has an interesting story to tell; the Irish Historic Towns Atlas tells those stories through a balanced combination of maps and texts, now told collectively in this wonderful book which is beautifully illustrated throughout.
    £20.00          
  • Training for ECDL Syll 5-Core
    Training for ECDL Syllabus 5

    NOT SUITABLE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Training for ECDL, A Practical course in Windows XP and Office 2007 for syllabus 5-RRP £30. Written by Lorna Bointon and Alan Bourke and edited by Claire Rourke.This manual is specific to the UK and the new ECDL syllabus adapted by the British Computer Society. It offers two new modules: Security for IT Users and IT Users Fundamentals as replacements for the standard ECDL modules 1 and 2
    £30.00          
  • First Steps with your Computer
    First Steps with your Computer
    First Steps with your Computer - RRP€17.50 or £14.50 UK- is the really simple guide to using your computer. Based on the author's experience of teaching beginners in computer classes, this book describes in illustrated step-by-step detail, what beginners need to know in order to use a computer.  
    £14.50          
  • Advanced Training for ECDL Databases cover
    Advanced Training for ECDL Databases
    GREAT NEWS This Manual is now AVAILABLE IN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND through the ICS Skills website Advanced Training for ECDL for Databases - Module AM5 for Syllabus 2, R.R.P. /£25.00. The complete course for Advanced Databases in Microsoft Access is an excellent resource for anyone using Microsoft Access and is clearly referenced to the ECDL AM5 Syllabus. Incorporating practical exercises throughout, the manual has easy-to-follow instructions and contains additional information to help the user fully understand the concepts of advanced computing. SPECIAL OFFER OF £80.00 for the Advanced Suite of four manuals
    £25.00          
  • We
    We're all in this together
    “We're all in this Together”, written by a group of parents, for parents and teachers. It looks at the area of children with special educational needs as they participate in the education process. This is an area close to the hearts of several members of the group whose children fell into this area and who have first-hand experience of the education system and how their children with special educational needs fit into it.
    £8.00          
  • Learn Office 2010
    Learn Office 2010
    EVERYTHING you need to know about OFFICE 2010, 500 pages of step-by-step instructions written in clear English. INTERACTIVE training for the internet and e-mail. FREE extra online resources downloadable from this site. This manual is a SELF-STUDY guide and suitable for the TUTOR-LED classroom. it is invaluable as a reference in the home or workplace.
    £29.00          
  • Cover image Learn Office 2007
    Learn Office 2007
    Learn Office 2007, A definitive guide to Windows XP and Office 2007.

    by Lorna Bointon, Alan Bourke and Annette Bolger .

    This manual is suitable for students and tutor aiming to acquire various accreditations such as FETAC and ECDL. The manual  includes a "Before you Begin" section for the absolute beginner. This manual is useful in both a  tutor led environment or as a self- study guide.

    Contents- Internet and email- How to use the computer and organise files – Concepts of information and Communication Technology- Wordprocessing – Spreadsheets- Databases- Presentations.

    £29.00          
  • Supporting Teaching and Learning in the Second-level School cover
    Supporting Teaching and Learning in the Second-Level School
    The aim of good teaching at second level is to enable access to the curriculum for all learners. This represents challenges and opportunities for all schools. Diversity of students implies a diversity of teaching approaches. This book aims to extend teachers knowledge of practices which support inclusion.
    £21.00          
  • A Guide to Local Supports and Services for Children with Special Education Needs
    A Guide to Local Supports and Services for Children with Special Education Needs
    A Guide to Local Supports and Services for Children with Special Educational Needs,  - written as a support project for Children with Learning Difficulties and is based on the research done by Therese McPhillips, Anita Toolin and Deirdre Keyes. The primary aim of this resource is to provide information on the identification of learning difficulties, along with the assessment procedures, educational entitlements and other support services available to children. Though specific to Dublin the Guide is suitable for use nationwide.
    £5.00          
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    The Learning Support Teacher
    The Learning Support Teacher - A Practical Handbook by Thérese McPhillips- written
    • -for the Learning Support Teachers, Resource Teachers, Class Teachers, Parents and anyone involved in helping the child with learning difficulties
    • .-to help the Learning Support Teacher to recognise the problems presented by children with Specific Learning Disabilities, to analyse the extent of the problem(s) and to organise remediations.
    • -to provide specific information in the following areas: what is the role of the support teacher; what are screening tests and when to use them; how to develop an education plan (IEP)for a student with a learning  difficulty; how to recognize and support the student with dyslexia.
    £21.00          

 

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