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Lesson ideas #4: Use Popplet for a mindmapping task in the classroom
Have you ever considered using Popplet for mindmapping? It is a marvelous tool that is available as a webtool, as well as an Android or iPad app.
An example of a popplet from the popplet blog
Sadly you are only allowed five free popplets.. I tried out Popplet recently with a Grade 7 class that was learning about medicine in the CAPS curriculum and set them a short 45 minute revision task using this mindmapping tool. The class absolutely loved using it. The beauty of usin...Read more
Report back on a most enjoyable TeachMeet at Stirling Primary in East London
TeachMeets are a fantastic opportunity for meaningful and enjoyable professional development. We, at Schoolnet, love to help schools get started on implementing a teachmeet in their area and we have designed a TeachMeet wiki to keep track on teachmeets taking place (see http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/). Two such schools are Stirling Primary and Clarendon Primary in East London who take turns in hosting a TeachMeet once per term. The two teachers who run with the preparations are Cla...Read more
Looking for professional development opportunities over the holidays?
Finding time to boost your ICT skills, discuss a hot topic or enhance your CV is hard to come by during term time, but you may want to consider doing one of the free online professional development courses offered through the Microsoft Partners in Learning Network (www.pil-network.com) during the December break. Online courses include ‘Teaching with Technology’, ‘Windows in the Classroom’ and ‘21st Century Learning Design’. You can work through the courses at your own pace and at the en...Read more
Why not create an infographic this holiday?
Infographics are very popular at the moment. They are visual representations of information, data or knowledge and as such they speak louder than mere words would have done to make their point. Every day I see infographics tweeted about on Twitter and I love looking through them to see what their message is about.
Favourite infographics
Brain boosters and brain busters
Kids of the past vs kids of today
29 ways to stay creative
The 7 Key Elements to Creating Successful Infographics
Saving the worl...Read more
Making the most of Limpopo TV White Spaces
Five schools in Limpopo are each being provided with internet connectivity through the TV White Spaces Initiative as well as a bank of Windows 8 Devices per school and access to the Office 365 A2 Education Plan. To ensure that this equipment and connectivity are used for anytime, anywhere learning SchoolNet SA has been appointed by Microsoft to provide training and mentorship to the teachers involved in this project. Teachers have already started with the ‘Partners in Learning ICT Skills for Teachersâ€...Read more
Intel celebrates kids in Diepsloot West
Intel SA recently donated 40 classmate computers with full wifi to Muzomuhle Primary School, a public sector school in Diepsloot West. The classmate computers are pre-installed with the Department of Basic Education’s interactive workbooks and a teacher console that will help with classroom management and administration. The school has a population of 1854 learners and the school decided that they would start implementation in the seven grade 3 classes.
SchoolNet SA will help the 52 teac...Read more
North West Department of Education initiates innovative tablet project
The North West Department of Education contracted the hardware vendor, MIB in order to equip seventy schools in the province with banks of android tablets and the Train your Brain portal, a repository of digital educational content that is aligned to the national curriculum.
SchoolNet was commissioned to provide master training for the project’s facilitators, in order to develop capacity predominantly among district officials. This took place from 29 September until 4 October 2013 at Boshda...Read more
A dream come true for Zamuthule Primary School – Intel’s Getting Started Training
Zamuthule Primary School is situated in Mpophomeni Township in the KZN Midlands. The school has a total number of 14 educators including the principal Mr P Ngema. A total number of 37 netbooks, one teacher laptop and a wireless internet connection were all sponsored by Mustek. Furthermore Mustek requested that SchoolNet SA conduct a Teacher Professional Development for all educators at the school.
More than 90% of the teachers ha...Read more
Digital storytelling– Have you tried using Zooburst?
Submitted by Fiona Beal
I have known about the storytelling tool Zooburst (http://zooburst.com/) for some time, but this week it was brought to my attention again by Warren Sparrow from Rondebosch Preparatory School who sent me an example he had created. Zooburst is available as a webtool, an Ipad app and it seems that Android. is working on developing an app as well.
What is Zooburst?
Zooburst is a fun, free, 3D pop-up book website that would be easy for a young student to use and ...Read more
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