SchoolNet nominated for UNESCO ICT in Education Prize

SchoolNet SA is proud to announce that the ‘Learning Gains Through Play’ project, funded by the DG Murray Trust, has been nominated by the South African National Commission to be considered for the UNESCO ICT in Education Prize. These prizes are awarded to teachers, schools and organisations that are using digital tools in innovative ways to ensure education for vulnerable groups of people. Read more about the UNESCO ICT in Education Prize, and our nominated project in this blogpost. ...

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Intel’s ‘She Will Connect’ reaches five million women across Africa

The Intel® ‘She Will Connect’ program was launched in September 2013 with the aim of reducing the internet gender gap and reaching 5 million women in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa over five years. The milestone of reaching 5 million women across Africa was celebrated at a gala event at the iconic Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia on 24 October 2018. SchoolNet SA was recognized as one of the lead partners of the initiative, with Suraj Shah, the Intel Africa Program Director, thanking SchoolNet SA for “your...

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Professional Development for KwaZulu-Natal Subject Advisors

In October 2018, SchoolNet SA facilitators Hlengiwe Mfeka and Senzo Ngcobo completed the Intel Tablets in the Classroom for 28 GET subject advisors from Kwa-Zulu Natal at the Bergville Education Centre. These subject advisors had already attended two previous courses namely; ICT Skills for Teachers and Using Digital Resources in the Classroom. The Tablets course, which formed the final step in their professional development pathway, aimed to provide subject advisors with tools and strategies for integrating tablets into...

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Professional development in digital education leadership opportunity

SchoolNet SA is working with the Commonwealth of Learning to offer the C-DELTA (Digital Education Leadership Training in Action) programme to selected secondary school teachers and tertiary institution lecturers. The programme aims at fostering leaders in educational institutions who can influence their colleagues to use digital learning appropriately and effectively for learning and for supporting sustainable development. Lead teachers will be selected to attend an initial face-to-face workshop in January 2019, follow...

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