Monthly Archives: October 2012

Monthly Archives: October 2012

Monthly Archives: October 2012

30 Days of Google #2: Ten favourite Chrome extensions

Submitted by Fiona Beal Yesterday in our new 30 Days of Google series I wrote a post about the Chrome browser ‘Get to know the Chrome browser’. Today I want to tell you about some of my favourite extensions (all free) that you can add to your Google Chrome browser bar to make browsing a breeze! What exactly is a Chrome extension? Chrome extensions are free extra features and functionality that you can choose to add to your browser from the Chrome Web Store. Generally I don’t go to the web store...

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30 days of Google #1: Get to know the Chrome browser

Today I am starting a series of 30 posts about Google tools that I just love! Having recently returned from the Google Teacher Academy in New York and still basking in the memory of it all, I thought a 30 day series in conjunction with a short free online SchoolNet course on Google products would be very apt.  (Oh New York! I can hardly believe that thriving metropolis is being ravashed by Hurricane Sandy.)  To get back to Google products, for me there is no better place to start than the Chr...

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Windows 8 is launched at Eunice High School in Bloemfontein

Introducing Eunice High School Eunice was the first school in South Africa to be selected for the Microsoft Innovative Schools programme several years back. After that their principal, Paul Cassar, was the first South African educator to be featured on Vice President of Microsoft – Antony Salicito’s blog ‘Daily Edventures – Antony Salicito’s 365-day look at global heroes‘. (Take a read by clicking on the image below). So it is not surprising that Eunice would take the initiative of la...

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Use Zoom.it to display group photos on a blog (e.g. Google Teacher Academy NY cohort)

Often when you are at a life-changing professional development event, such as the recent Google Teacher Academy in New York, you want to have a group photo to remember the occasion and the people – and you may want to display it on a blog or website. Zoomit is the perfect tool to use for this. Here is the example and then I’ll tell you how to go about it:   1. First you need to put your photo somewhere on the web so as to obtain a web link.  2. Open http://zoom.it/ and add y...

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What a privilege to attend IT Design Week report back to parents at Micklefield Primary

Submitted by Fiona Beal SchoolNet has been offering to its premium members short free online courses in various web applications relevant to teachers since November last year, and every now and then one has the very pleasant opportunity of meeting some of the participants face to face. This happened to me at the Apple Leadership Tour Day last term when I met three such educators from Mickelfield Primary – namely, two teachers who have done quite a few of the courses and their principal Jeanette ...

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Success in Morocco

From 27 – 29 September 2012 more than 200 participants from 25 countries participated in the Middle East and Africa Partners in Learning Forum held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Included in the group were seven winning teachers from the South African and Lesotho Partners in Learning Forums who presented their projects to other innovative teachers from the region. Charli Wiggill  (from Eden College in Durban, South Africa) and Kabelo Lucille Mahlatsi (from Leqele High School in Maseru, Lesotho) were among the ...

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South Africa and Lesotho’s success at Microsoft’s Innovative Teacher Forum (PILF) in Morocco

Submitted by Megan Rademeyer of SchoolNet  From 27 – 29 September 2012 more than 200 participants from 25 countries participated in the Middle East and Africa Partners in Learning Forum held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Included in the group were seven winning teachers from the South African and Lesotho Partners in Learning Forums who presented their projects to other innovative teachers from the region.  We are proud of our two winners from SA and Lesotho Charli Wiggill (from Eden College in D...

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Fiona Returns from Google Teacher Academy in New York

In Fiona’s post on the SchoolNet SA blog yesterday she wrote a reflection on the latest Google Teacher Academy in New York. She writes: “The more I think about it, it was a mind blowing experience! We absorbed so much useful information both informally through networking and sharing, and formally from the various talented presenters.” ...

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Report back on the fantastic Teachmeet in East London 11 Sept 2012

  The East London TeachMeet logo Submitted by Fiona Beal  In September I had the HUGE privilege of flying up to East London to attend the first TeachMeet in the Eastern Cape. I was invited by two schools, Stirling Primary and Clarendon Primary. Whatever one may hear about education in the Eastern Cape, these two schools are beacons of light providing an excellent education for their students. I was taken on a tour of the schools which left me quite amazed. The TeachMeet was organised...

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Gleanings from the Google Teacher Academy in New York, October 3rd and 4th

In my post yesterday I wrote a reflection on the latest Google Teacher Academy in New York. The more I think about it, it was a mind blowing experience! We absorbed so much useful information both informally through networking and sharing, and formally from the various talented presenters. Today’s post will mention but a FEW of my take aways from the GTA experience Something interesting about Google When you are there walking through different parts of the huge building you see all these young (so...

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