Impact Story: Mr Maweya

SchoolNet SA hosted the very first Finding and Using Science Resources Webinar using Adobe connect on the 28th of April 2020. The idea behind the lesson was to take teachers through an online classroom using PhET interactive simulations. The interactive simulations lesson was not greatly attended mainly due to data constraints however; teachers who attended followed through and enjoyed the lesson. The teacher who stood out during the lesson was Mr. Maweya from NM Tsuene High School, who was greatly excited about learni...

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Department of Basic Education COVID-19 Guides

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has designed and released timely COVID-19 Guides for Teachers and Learners in Eight (8) Official Languages that provide ideas for how teachers, learners, and parents can deal with going back to school and learning during the lockdown. The guides aim to assist education stakeholders with COVID 19 protocols that can be observed during the phasing in of physical teaching and continued virtual learning. The DBE guides outline regulations on COVID-19 in the classroom, transport, playg...

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#FollowFriday Staff Feature: Mathapelo Sehume

Our #followfriday #friday feature #meetourstaff staff champion is a powerhouse, a woman on grace and strength, a believer of hard work and faith, a lover of traveling. She is a leader, a problem solver, a community builder and a direct and outspoken person, she is Mathapelo Sehume. Mathapelo officially started working for SchoolNet SA back in 2010 however her initial encounter with SchoolNet was in 2009 when she was an intern for an employability program called NFP ( New Futures Programme), this was a program funded by ...

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#FollowFriday Staff Feature: Mduduzi Mndebele

Our #followfriday #fridayfeature #meetourstaff staff champion today is one of the most efficient hard working person Mduduzi Mndebele. Mduduzi has been working for SchoolNet SA for a year now, and he is loving his journey. He is a Digital Learning Support Specialist based in NM Tsuene Secondary School in Pretoria, Ga-Rankuwa. As a Learning Support Specialist, Mduduzi is dedicated to make a change in his community, he is driven by helping teachers and learners understand the value Technology can bring in their profession...

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