It’s not too late to register your learners for the free Applications Olympiad in South Africa…
Here is a message from Michael Cameron, the South African manager of the Computer Olympiad.
“There is still time to let us know how many of your computer literate learners will write the 2017 Applications Olympiad.
Entry is free – no need to collect money. Learners can write online (no marking for you). For offline they fill in one-word answers to 25 questions, so marking is fast and you can give immediate feedback. Participants quickly see that there is always more to learn about word ...Read more
The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week. The list is embedded below but can also be found at . The link to the back-dated posts is
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This is a guest post from Nosithembele Gcobo from Queenstown in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Nosithembele is one of our Microsoft 2016/2017 #MIEExperts. Nosithembele was very excited about a recent event that took place as a result of her posting Microsoft tools posts and technological updates on her Facebook page. She was contacted by some teachers from the Butterworth district, which is about 150 kilometres from Queenstown, to see if she could upskill them with what she has been learning regarding...
We’d like to pass along an opportunity for educators at independent schools in South Africa to take part in an international survey. The Clayton Christensen Institute is conducting a study on technology use in education systems around the world, with South Africa as a focal point. Once you complete the five-minute survey, you will be entered for a chance to win a signed copy of Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. If you have any questions, please direct them to Jenny White jwhi...
This is the third post in a series of posts about using Minecraft: Education Edition in your classroom. (The series of posts can be accessed at: ). In this post we explain why Microsoft is excited to announce the availability of Minecraft: Education Edition in South Africa! We give details of why you should think about using Minecraft: Education Edition at your school, and how to go about purchasing it.
Minecraft: Education Edition is a version of the popular open world game, Minecraft, specifica...
This is the second post in a series of posts about using Minecraft: Education Edition in your classroom. (The series of posts can be accessed at: ). In this post Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet reports back on her experience at the Minecraft: Education Edition Training Partner Summit in Dubai where trainers from around the world were certified in order to run Mincraft Education Edition training sessions with schools
Between 28 February and 2 March 2017 Megan Rademeyer, SchoolNet
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This is the 25th post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight” for South Africa. The tab with all the posts can be found at: . Today we focus on Neliswa Zini. Neliswa has sent us this post about herself and how she started using ICT in the classroom.
“My name is Neliswa Zini. I live in Queenstown in Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. I currently teach at Shiloh Junior and Senior Primary School, where I offer NS/TECH in Grade 4, Mathematics grade 5 and English (FAL), Social Sciences an...
Megan Rademeyer has been hosting a series of webinars on the Microsoft Virtual Academy on various Microsoft tools and how these can be used for educational purposes. Most of these sessions feature a Microsoft expert who is able to give tips for using the tools effectively – and a number of Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts have featured to talk about how they are using the tools in their classrooms.
Click on the links below if you’d like to watch a pre-recorded session and follow @Micro...
The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week. The list is embedded below but can also be found at The link to the back-dated posts is
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The Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) is Microsoft in Education’s annual event recognizing and celebrating the achievements of educators who combine content, pedagogy, and technology in exemplary ways to prepare students for success. This year, E2 took place in Toronto, Canada between 21 and 23 March 2017 and included almost 300 teachers and education thought leaders from countries around the world. SchoolNet’s Megan Rademeyer, who is a Microsoft Fellow, attended E2 and presented a session entitle...
