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Conference highlights #11: Using your tablet on or offline by Elaine Smallbones and Terrisha Pillay

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We are currently presenting a series of posts displaying the presentations given at the recent SchoolNet Conference in Durban, In each post we share the presentation made by the presenter. The rest of the Conference highlight posts an be viewed at http://goo.gl/yYX7WE. In this presentation entitled ‘Using your tablet on or offline’ by Elaine Smallbones and Terrisha Pillay, the authors show how the world is changing to a digital world and how teachers need to get on board. The tablet is a device...

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Conference highlights #10: Journeying towards a winning destination by Ronelle Klinck

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We are currently presenting a series of posts displaying the presentations given at the recent SchoolNet Conference in Durban, In each post we share the presentation made by the presenter. The rest of the Conference highlight posts an be viewed at http://goo.gl/yYX7WE.  The SchoolNet ICT in the Classroom Conference takes place every second year in July. In this presentation entitled ‘Journeying towards a winning destination’  by Ronelle Klinck, the presenter talks about the different ways t...

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The EdTechSummits around South Africa are underway…free to teachers

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 There are nine EdTechSummits for teachers talking place in South Africa this month, all free! (Note this is not to be confused with the upcoming EdTechTeam’s Google Summits at Parklands) Here us a message from the EdTechSummit team: ”We’re excited for EdTech Summit Africa 2015!  Here are some important details: WEBSITE: we are updating our site continually with workshop schedules, descriptions, presenter profiles, and new blogs! www.edtechsummitafrica.com REGISTER TO ATTEND: http://ti...

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Conference highlights #9: Microsoft-related presentations from MIEExpert Mabore Lekalakala

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Mabore Lekalakala an educator at Toronto Primary School in Polokwane, is  one of the Microsoft MIEExperts from South Africa, 2015 who attended the E2 Global Teacher Exchange in Seattle along with three other South African MIEExperts. At the SchoolNet Conference she gave a presentation highlighting her use of the Microsoft Educator Network.  She also spoke about the creative use of digital tools to teach mathematics. Mabore has shared both of these with us. Below is Mabore’s presentation where...

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Exciting news from Microsoft – New Online Teacher Academies are available #4 Windows 8: The World is in your classroom

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We are featuring each of the four new Microsoft Virtual Academy courses in four and today is our final post. Microsoft has announced that they are making four Teacher Academy online courses available both at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and IT Academy. All the courses are designed to empower educators with the ability to effectively integrate Microsoft’s tools in their classrooms. The online courses, 3 hours each, are based on Teacher Academies face-to-face courses (originally developed in the US)....

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Exciting news from Microsoft – New Online Teacher Academies are available #3 Get more out of Office Online and OneDrive

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We are featuring each of the four new Microsoft Virtual Academy courses in four . Microsoft has announced that they are making four Teacher Academy online courses available both at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and IT Academy. All the courses are designed to empower educators with the ability to effectively integrate Microsoft’s tools in their classrooms. The online courses, 3 hours each, are based on Teacher Academies face-to-face courses (originally developed in the US). Courses are highly interact...

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Free GEG event in Cape Town ‘Relax with Google Apps’ on Sat 15th August 2015

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  This is a message from the two GEG leaders from GEG West Coast in Cape Town advertising a fee event on Saturday 15th August… Hello and Happy Friday!  Here is our awesome program for the day: 08:30 – 09:00 Arrival (Coffee & rusks) 09:00 – 09:30 Welcome & Keynote Speaker 09:30 – 10:15 Workshop Session 1 10:15 – 10:45 Tea 10:45 – 11:30 Workshop Session 2 11:30 – 12:00 Demo Slam! Workshop Session Options: Session 1: Option A – What is GA...

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Conference highlights #8: Microsoft-related presentations from MIEExpert Mochudu Machaba

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Mochudu Machaba from Ngwanamago Primary School in Limpopo is  one of the Microsoft MIEExperts from South Africa, 2015 who attended the E2 Global Teacher Exchange in Seattle along with three other South African MIEExperts. At the SchoolNet Conference she gave a presentation highlighting her use of OneNote in the classroom.  She also spoke about how the 21st century child learns. She has shared both of these with us. Below is Mochudu’s presentation where she speaks about her use of One Note in ...

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