1. ICT in Education in Ireland Tom OSullivan, Assistant General Secretary, Irish National Teachers Organisation

2. Primary education 3,250 primary schools including 114 special schools 480,000 children 30,000 primary teachers INTO is primary teachers trade union

3. ICT in education Local initiatives by teachers Learning networks State investment - IT 2000 National Centre for Technology in Education - www.ncte.ie No technical support or upgrades Proposal for 252m new spending 2007

4. INTO & ICT Courses for teachers on ICT Professional Development Unit Joint courses with NCTE funded by DES Online training programme 6,500 members annually Ongoing courses during the school year

5. INTO & on-line learning www.into-elearning.com On-line facilitation; discussion forums; chat sessions; internal messaging Designed and facilitated by teachers Support for workshops & research projects Collaboration with external organisations

6. INTO Trade Union & ICT Website & Extranets Paperless meetings for national executive Text alerts & Branch ICT support Online publications & newsletters Developing audio & video conferencing Annual Congress & Education Conference

7. Unions Shift Happens Shift