A Grade 9 surprise at the Applications Olympiad
A Grade 9 learner from the Free State surprised the Applications Olympiad organisers by making it to the Finals with 13 matriculants.
The Applications Olympiad is aimed at learners who take the subject CAT (Computer Application Technology) – which is offered in Grades 10, 11 and 12 only. Computer Olympiad Manager Peter Waker remarked, “We are used to having participants from lower grades, and some of them do quite well, but this is the first time ever that a Grade 9 learner makes it t...Read more
On Thursday afternoon 4th June (today) we had planned to hold a webinar entitled, “‘How to use Microsoft Sway to teach, share and archive learning activities’ by Phuti Ragophala from Pula Madibogo Primary”. Unfortunately we had to cancel the webinar because Phuti’s school experienced severe connection problems that day and we couldn’t connect Phuti to the webinar.
However we do have the webinar presentation uploaded to Slideshare for you to look at. In this presentation Phuti shows how to u...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
I am writing about a new Microsoft product called Microsoft Sway that I have been using with Grades 6,7 and 8 at my school. Sway is a free presentation web app – part of the Microsoft Office family of products. It is also available as a iOS app. All you have to do to get started is go to thisURL https://sway.com/ and join up by creating a Microsoft ID. Then just explore! What I love about Sway is that it allows one to combine text and media to create an online presentat...
We will be holding a short, free SchoolNet webinar on Thursday 4th June at 3:15 . Our speaker will be Phuti Ragophala from Pula Madibogo Primary in Limpopo.who will share on using Microsoft Sway to teach,share and to archive learning activities. We invite you join us at the webinar.
Webinar details
Meeting Name: How to use Microsoft Sway to teach,share and to archive learning activities
Summary: In this webinar Phuti shows how to use Sway.com to teach, share and to archive learning activi...
Some of Microsoft’s newer and older products are making waves in South African classrooms. Three of our Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts relate how they are using Office Mix, Microsoft Sway, Skype and One Note in the classroom
1. Mabore Lekalakala
Mabore Lekalakala says: Office Mix makes work easier for me as the teacher, learning fun for my learners and saves both of us time.
Kathryn Gomes says:
I used Microsoft Sway in my SS Geography: Africa blended learning lesson – t...
On Thursday afternoon 28th May 2015 at 3:15pm we held a fascinating webinar presented by Alan Goldberg of Digicape on the free Adobe Slate available from iTunes.
The Webinar description
Alan Goldberg, our webinar presenter for this week, says: “Named AppStore Editors’ Choice, Slate lets you turn your next report, travel adventure, school project or newsletter into a gorgeous visual story that can will engage readers on any device. Created on an iPad, you select your style – a...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
It was exciting to make my way to the first Microsoft Meet in Cape Town. Linda Foulkes one of our really enthusiastic MIEExpert15 teachers obtained permission from Sally Bowes for the use of the venue for the Meet.
Unfortunately we had connectivity issues on the day as there was no WIFI in the room (only dedicated connections) and many of the 3G devices also couldn’t seem to connect to their service providers. Hence no tweeting took place.
Here are some of the takeaways from ...
