The winners of the 2011 eircom Junior Spider Awards were announced yesterday at the Helix, DCU.

MEGA SPIDERS (PRIMARY SCHOOLS)

BEST PROJECT

MR MITCHELL’S CLASS BLOG, SCOIL URSULA, SLIGO

BEST SCHOOL BLOG

DAN’S 5^TH CLASS BLOG, BALBRIGGAN EDUCATE TOGETHER, DUBLIN

BEST SCHOOL WEBSITE

GALWAY EDUCATE TOGETHER WEBSITE, GALWAY

GIGA SPIDERS (1ST – 3RD YEAR)

BEST PROJECT

JET STREAM F1 IN SCHOOLS TEAM, PRESENTATION COLLEGE CARLOW

BEST WEB DESIGN

CLONGOWES WEBSITE, CLONGOEWS WOOD COLLEGE, KILDARE

SUIOMH IS FEARR

PAISEAN LE HAGHAIDH FAISEAN, LAUREL HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL, LIMERICK

TERA SPIDERS (4TH – 6TH YEAR)

BEST CONCEPT

BROWSER FACTS, DUNDALK GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LOUTH

BEST PROJECT

ST WOLSTANS TY, ST WOLSTANTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL, KILDARE

BEST WEB APP

QUICK REVISE, CBS KILKENNY

BEST WEB DESIGN

MICHAEL O’NEILL DESIGN, DUNDALK GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LOUTH

SUIOMH IS FEARR

MISE EIRE, THE HIGH SCHOOL RATHGAR, DUBLIN

MEGA GRAND PRIX

DAN’S 5^TH CLASS BLOG, BALBRIGGAN EDUCATE TOGETHER, DUBLIN

GIGA GRAND PRIX

JET STREAM F1 IN SCHOOLS TEAM, PRESENTATION COLLEGE CARLOW

TERA GRAND PRIX

MICHAEL O’NEILL DESIGN, DUNDALK GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LOUTH

ICT CHAMPION

AINE O’ LOUGHLIN, OUR LADY OF MERCY PRIMARY, SLIGO

2011 eircom Junior Spider Awards

Shortlist Announced!

eircom today announced details of the shortlist for the 2011 eircom Junior Spider Awards. The awards, which were established in 2009, recognise and reward students for the successful and innovative ways in which they use the Internet in their daily lives.

The awards are open to students at both primary and post primary level. The Mega Spiders at primary school level has three categories which are Best School Website, Best School Blog and Best Project.

At post primary level, the categories are split across 2 groups: The Giga Spiders for 1^st to 3^rd year students and the Tera Spiders for 4^th to 6^th year students. The categories under both age groups include Best Concept and Best Web Design. There is also a Grand Prix Award which goes to the overall winner at each age level in the primary and post primary category.

This year’s shortlist is as follows:

1. MEGA SPIDERS (PRIMARY SCHOOLS)

Best Project

• Birds of Bray, St Philomena’s Primary School, Wicklow
• G.E.T. Real! Magazine, Galway Educate Together, Galway
• Keep on Track, Holy Sprit Boys National School, Dublin
• Mr. Mitchell’s Class Blog , Scoil Ursula, Sligo
• Ms. McLoughlin’s class, Senior Infants , Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Galway
• Our Butterfly Page: From Caterpillar to Butterfly, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Galway

Best Blog

• Clontuskert School Blog, St. Augustine’s National School, Ballinasloe
• Dan\’s 5thclass Blog, Balbriggan Educate Together National School
• Michael’s 3rd/4th Class Blog, Carlow Educate Together National School
• Ms. Mc Sweeney’s Junior Infants, St Cronans Junior National School, Swords
• School Blog, St Aidan’s Primary School, Wexford
• St Molagas School Blog, St Molagas S.N.S Balbriggin, Dublin

Best School Website

• Galway Educate Together Website, Galway Educate Together
• Gortskehy National School, Gortskehy National School, Mayo
• School Website, St Mary’s Boys National School, Monoghan
• Scoil Chaitríona Junior Website, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Galway
• St Joseph’s Primary School Website, St Joseph’s Primary School, Cork
• Suíomh na Gaelscoile, Gaelscoil O Doghair, Limerick

2. GIGA SPIDERS (POST PRIMARY 1^st – 3^rd year)

Best Concept

• FarmingFactsForStudents, Roscommon Community College
• Get Smart with Business, Roscommon Community College
• Jet Stream-F1 in Schools Team, Presentation College Carlow

Best Web Design

• BBUK4 Advance/CBBUK4 Advance Chanel College, Coolock, Dublin
• Clongowes Website, Clongowes Wood Collge SJ, Kildare
• Confey Science Department, Confey community College, Kildare
• Playstationer.net, Holy Family Community School, Dublin
• School Website, Presentation College Carlow

Suíomh is Fearr

• Ar An gCúlraid, Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick
• Paisean le haghaidh Faisean, Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick

3. TERA SPIDERS (POST PRIMARY 4^th – 6^th year)

Best Concept

• Browser Facts, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth
• CCO Radio, Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick
• Raindrops on Roses, St. Vincent’ s Secondary School, Cork
• Transition Year Portfolio Blogs / Wikis, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
  
  

Best Project

• Presenation school sports, Presentation Secondary School, Cork
• Quark F1 in Schools, Presentation College Carlow
• Serpents & Doves – A Transition Year Blog, St. Columba’s College, Dublin
• St Wolstans TY, St Wolstans Community School, Celbrigde, Kildare
• Transition Year Blog, Alexandra College, Dublin

Best Web App

• QuickRevise, C.B.S Kilkenny
• Skerries Online Directory, Skerries Community College, Dublin

Best Web Design

• Comhaltas Ceolteoirí Trá Mhór, C.B.S Tramore Secondary School, Waterford
• Michael O’Neill Design, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth
• Octane Racing, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth
• QuickRevise, C.B.S Kilkenny
• Schools Camogie, Coachford College, Cork
• Top Button Laurel Hill, Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, Limerick
  

Suíomh is Fearr

• Blog i gcomhair mo idirbhlian, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
• Clifford The Big Red Blog, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
• Kermit The Blog, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
• Mise Éire, The High School, Rathgar, Dublin
• Sponge Blog, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
  

Commenting on the awards, Carolan Lennon, Chief Commercial Officer, eircom and Chairperson of this year’s judging panel said, “It is fantastic to see the interest in the awards grow and the creativity and innovation among the students is very encouraging for the future. Due to the increase in the number of entrants the shortlist is larger than last year and pulling it together has been very challenging for the judges. I wish everyone who has been shortlisted the very best of luck. We are looking forward to a very exciting awards event.”

For more information on each of the shortlisted nominations and for further details on the 2011 eircom Junior Spider Awards log onto www.juniorspiders.ie. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 13^th December at the Helix, DCU.

Best of luck to everyone who has been shortlisted!

Last years Blog Winners- Ms. Gilmartins class were interviewed for the RTE show, News2Day. Students were interiwed about the website from their computer room in their school in Sligo. Well done to everyone from Our Lady of Mercy Primary School.

Watch the interview here

See below for some of the press gained by our 2010 winners:

29.01.11 – Southern Star – Scoil Mhuire gan Smal

22.01.11 – Meath Chronicle - Gaelscoil abu at Junior Spiders

18.01.11 – North County Leader – Balbriggan undertakes environmental project

18.01.11 – Sligo Weekender – Children get award for telling world about what they do

18.01.11 – Fingal Independent – Innovative website wins girls top honour

12.01.11 – Sligo Champion – Mercy primary blog wins the Junior Spider Award

10.01.11 – Irish Independent Supplement – TCDs student entrepreneur on message

04.01.11 – Limerick Chronicle – Lauren Hill students scoop a Spider

29.12.10 – Argus – Website shortlisted

24.12.10 – Clare Champion – National accolade for Inagh school website

21.12.10 – Clare People – School site comes top of class

Winners of eircom 2010 Junior Spider Awards Announced

Primary and Post Primary Schools across Ireland Recognised for Innovative Internet usage

Dublin, 17^th December 2010: The winners of the 2010 eircom Junior Spider Awards were announced at a reception today in the Helix in DCU, hosted by 98FM’s Aidan Power. This year’s winners are:

MEGA SPIDERS (PRIMARY SCHOOLS)

Best Project

• Science Projects – http://eolaiocht.webs.com  (Gaelscoilna Rithe, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath)

Best Blog

• Ms. Leydon’s Class Blog – http://msleydonsclass.blogspot.com(Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Sligo)  

Best School Website

• St. Flannan’s N.S. School Website – www.inaghschool.org(St. Flannan’s National School, Inagh, Ennis, Co. Clare

GIGA  SPIDERS (POST PRIMARY 1^st – 3^rd  year)

Best Concept

• Soilse, Ceamara, Aicsean– http://www.cnocnalabhras.blogspot.com(Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick)

 Best Web Design

• Media Website – www.geekofcomedy.com  (Holy Faith Community School, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin)

TERA SPIDERS (POST PRIMARY 4^th – 6^th  year)

Best Concept

• StyleGeeks – http://stylegeeks.webs.com  (Muckross Park College, Donnybrook, Dublin 4)

Best Project

• Team Tree To One – http://loretobalbriggan.ie/ty/teamtreetoone   (Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin)

Best Web Design

• Leaving Cert. Countdown – http://lctimer.com(Presentation Brothers Cork)

Suiomh as Gaeilge                                    

• Soilse, Ceamara, Aicsean– http://www.cnocnalabhras.blogspot.com  (Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick)

Application

• Robin – Safer internet for parents and teachers –http://www.projectbird.com/robin.html         

            (Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney, Co. Cork)

There was also a Grand Prix winner in each of the three categories and this year’s Grand Prix winners are:

• Science Projects – http://eolaiocht.webs.com  (Gaelscoilna Rithe, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath)
• Media Website – www.geekofcomedy.com  (Holy Faith Community School, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin)
• Robin – Safer internet for parents and teachers –http://www.projectbird.com/robin.html (Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney, Co. Cork)

There are just two weeks left to update your website and enter the awards.

Secondary school students- you can enter a site about your sports club, fashion, anything really that interest you!

Dont know where to start?…have a look at the handy links I’ve supplied

If you have any questions, you can call me – 01 4167806

Orla

Daniel Flynn’s interview with Dylan on Two Tube

This went out live on 13th May. Well done Daniel !

Last years’ winners Eibhlín Watte and Niall Hurley are being interviewed today on ICE.
They are in 3rd class in Gaelscoil na Ríthe, Dunshaughlin.

See the video about their website on Eurocreator

ICE is on RTE 2 at 4.40pm today

The Junior Spiders Team have decided to award Ms. Ann Kinsella of Gaelscoil na Ríthe, Dunshaughlin. With the time and dedication she gave to this project her students now have a website containing all of their work on the study of butterflies which other students, parents and friends can enjoy.

Have a look at the website she created with the students, its all about the life of the butterfly as gaeilge. The site is also the 2009 Primary School Grand Prix winner;  http://anfeileacan.webs.com/

Thank you to Primary Times who sent us in the fabulous prize of a mini-break in the Galway Bay Hotel for the winning teacher. Congratulations Ms Kinsella!