Junior Spiders Blog
Follow an eircom Junior Spider Awards participant
August 25th, 2009
Hi Conor here again,
Ok so you want more than a bebo page can offer you.
There are lots of “free” website makers out there. Here are a few to check out. Always check the terms and conditions and read the F.A.Q’s for more info www.webs.com www.sites.google.com www.moonfruit.com (my favourite) There are tons more but these are ones I have checked out.
With the free versions of these site makers there is nothing to stop you getting stuck in and having your website up and running in a matter of hours.
The pros:
Free, easy to use, no credit card needed, fun to do
The cons:
Limited storage space, your website is hard to find on google,
No domain name (e.g www.yoursite,com) it would be more like
yoursite.webs.com etc.
Follow an eircom Junior Spider Awards participant
July 31st, 2009
Conor here,
Have you ever wanted to design your own website, whether it be for a local club, your own interests or just to express your thoughts to the world! Well it’s a lot easier than you think! Lots of people would lead you to believe that it costs thousands of euro to do but it is actually quite cheap and even free if you know where to look!
Lots of us have bebo pages which are extremely easy to make and this is a good starting point. It can work as a simple but effective website as a fan club etc. The limitations of these websites are that you can only have one page and there are ads on the page!
To make a simple page on bebo you must have an email first.
There are lots of free email accounts you can use all you have to do is google them. www.bebo.com
You can also try your hand at making you own skin to suit your webpage. http://www.bebo.com/c/skin/tutorial
Ill be updating my blog with more tips and tricks soon. Watch this space!
Conor
Open for entries from Thursday 28th May
April 23rd, 2009
For the first time in Ireland, the search begins in schools nationwide for Ireland’s most talented and innovative users of the Internet with the launch of the eircom Junior Spider Awards.
Seeking entries from students in primary and post primary schools in the Republic and Northern Ireland, this unique competition will recognise successful and clever ways in which students use the web to benefit their local school communities. It will also provide a benchmark of excellence and best practice in the use of the Internet in education in schools on both sides of the border.
Connect with eircom Junior Spiders on Facebook
April 20th, 2009
eircom Junior Spiders has just opened a new page in Facebook. Please join us to receive regular updates in the progress of the project and support this new exciting idea. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Connect with us here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junior-Spider-Awards/72835312904?ref=ts
Follow an eircom Junior Spider Awards participant
April 17th, 2009
Care to follow the progress of a participant of the eircom Junior Spider Awards?
Conor Carey is a second year student in St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush, Co Dublin. Thanks to the inspiration he got after a visit of the school from a representative of the Trinity Access Program, Conor decided to make a website about his village and community called rushdublin.com.
Conor will be participating in this year’s first edition of the eircom Junior Spiders Awards. He will be sharing his experiences and challenges doing his project to give students tips and encouragement during the next few weeks.
Are you an eircom Junior Spider?
April 15th, 2009
Have you found yourself coming up with ideas to improve Social Network applications? or used the Internet to help you with your studies? or have you developed your own website or blog?…Then you are an eircom Junior Spider!
This is your opportunity to create a project about your experience and solutions on the web and be recognised for it!
See the eircom Junior Spiders FAQs for full details on the projects you can enter. Note that all projects must be entered from within a primary or post primary school in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
