‘Take education to new heights using Microsoft Sway’ by Kathryn Riva, a Microsoft MIEExpert from SA.
Kathryn Riva, one of the Microsoft MIEExpert teachers from South Africa, who recently attended the Global Forum in Dubai with Microsoft, sent information about a blended learning task she did with her Grade 5 girls that used Microsoft Sway. Kathryn teaches at Micklefield School in Cape Town. Kathryn Rsays, “I used Microsoft Sway in my SS Geography: Africa blended learning lesson – the class loved Sway and their presentations were outstanding…success!”
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This is a message from Victor Udoewa from Google
“We are looking for teachers to help us test a new, Google online course. It only requires 30-60 minutes of your time, and we’ll do it over Hangouts. We are especially looking for non-computer science and non-ICT teachers.
What?
We are creating a Computational Thinking online course that explains to educators what Computational Thinking is and gives examples on how to implement it in the classroom
How can you help us?
Give us some of y...
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This was good news today! ‘Magical Chrome extension puts tabs to sleep so they don’t kill your browser’. http://goo.gl/99K92W
People are loyal to their web browsers, and I love Google Chrome with all it’s functionalities. But its tendancy to slow down one’s computer and drain memory is very frustrating! So when I heard about ‘The Great Suspender’ extension I installed it immediately. https://goo.gl/OjWhr
This extension claims to ‘automatically suspend u...
Become a creator of technology. Break into code! Get excited about coding with a new contest from Microsoft Imagine. Break into code! Learn to code! Create a game! Win cash prizes.
Microsoft Imagine introduces the Break Into Code challenge as a beginner level challenge that will get your students excited about coding even if you or they don’t have any previous experience. Microsoft Research’s TouchDevelop gets students of all ages started with a simple, easy to follow tutorial on coding a brick br...
Coding is the new important language! Every school-going child everywhere deserves to be fluent in coding by the time they leave school. The post that follows tells of a great coding opporunity coming up and is taken from the Cape Town Science Centre’s website: http://ctsc.org.za/africacodeweek/
A joint initiative by SAP, Simplon, Galway Education Center and Cape Town Science Centre, Africa Code Week is a one-of-kind educational initiative taking place in October 2015 across 11 countries. Spark...
We are pleased to announce the first EdTechTeam iOS in Education Summit (8 October 2015) and the EdTechTeam Google in Education Tour Cape Town Summit (9, 10 October) to be held at Parklands College in Cape Town.
These high intensity one and two day events focus on deploying, integrating, and using Google Apps for Education, iOS and other digital learning tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Tr...
This is a message from Michelle Lissoos from Think Ahead about a International speaker they are bringing to South Africa.
Join our international speaker, Paul Hamilton as he takes you through a visual journey of how creative teachers use mobile technologies over traditional technological tools, to create relevant and collaborative learning spaces.
Paul explores how the iPad complements proven pedagogical practices, whilst at the same time inspires students to create and publish authentic con...
