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Useful Microsoft posts for teachers this week #3
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Enter the Microsoft tools competition “Use IT – Share IT – Like IT” for South African Teachers. Closing date 1 June 2015…
We have exciting news for you. As of today Microsoft and SchoolNet will be launching a competition for teachers who are using one or more of the Microsoft tools mentioned below as part of their teaching.
You could win a trip to the SchoolNet SA ICT in the Classroom conference or a Teaching with Technology Kick-Off session for your school by sharing your idea for using one or more of these Microsoft tools with other teachers and creating a Facebook post about it. More details about prizes are given in t...Read more
Webinar recording and downloadable presentation from Thurs 16th April at 3:15pm ‘How to use Windows Live Movie Maker to simplify the content of a lesson’ by #MIEExpert Phuti Ragophala
On Thursday afternoon 16 April 2015 at 3.15pm we held a very informative SchoolNet webinar entitled ‘How to use Windows Live Movie Maker to cimpolify the content of a lesson’ which was presented by Phuti Ragophala a #MIEExpert from South Africa. Windows Live Movie Maker is a free resource from Microsoft that can be used to drive the lesson in class. This tool could be free on your PC or laptop. If not it can be downloaded free of charge from the Microsoft Educator’s Network. (We encoura...Read more
SchoolNet free webinar on Weds 22nd April at 3:15pm ‘How to do a Technology and Pedagogy Mix’ by Victor Ngobeni from Microsoft South Africa
“Technology is a tool, a platform, a tactic, a strategy, and a space, but unless you’re teaching a technology class it’s never an end.” (Teachthought). The webinar by Victor Ngobeni from Microsoft which will take place on Wednesday 22nd at 3:15pm aims to show us how pedagogy and technology can work really well together as a mix.
Webinar details
Meeting Name: ‘How to do a technology and pedagogy mix’
Summary: Victor says: “In this webinar, I would like to foc...Read more
Google Educator Group Meetup at Rondebosch Boys’ High School on Friday 3-5pm – why not join us?
This is a message from Glenn Jones, a GEG leader for Cape Town Central about a GEG meetup that is taking place on Friday this week.
The event
“I’m Glenn, for Western Province Preparatory School, and I’d like to invite you to a Google Educator Group meetup at Rondebosch Boys’ High School on Friday 24th April 2015.
Google Educator Groups is an informal initiative by like-minded professionals looking to sharing best practices with integrating technology for teaching. We are going to have an ...Read more
A great competition for Apple users in South Africa…Apple in education competition 2015
Recently we had an email sent to us from Think Ahead about their upcoming competition with the closing date in September. This looks really exciting! The actual website http://www.aecza.co.za/ gives a selection of curriculum challenge categories to choose from:
In the email the first challenge called Shape of My World had some tips and ideas attached as follows?
To inspire your students:
Here are some tips and ideas for one of the curriculum challenge categories. This challenge can be applied ...Read more
Online places to find royalty free books or Creative Commons licensed books for children to read
Nowadays there are so many wonderful places to find free reading material on the Internet. Here are just a few…
Public domain sources
Every year new publications enter public domain. That means their intellectual property rights have expired or are not applicable any longer.
1) Complete Library of Children’s Books online: Rosetta project
http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library-complete_index.htm
The Rosetta Project is a global collaboration of language specialists and native sp...Read more
SchoolNet Conference in Durban in July – three great international speakers lined up…
We would like to invite you to register for our upcoming 2015 ICT in the Classroom Conference taking place in Durban in July 2015.
Three first-class International Speakers
We have three first-class international speakers – Holly Clark, Stuart Ball and Shelley Stott as well as a host of great local presenters!
Holly Clarke
Holly is a technology and innovation specialist from San Diego, California. She has been helping teachers redefine instruction in their classrooms by overseeing 1:1 tablet ...Read more
The free Google Education on Air conference – speakers and sessions announced
This all sounds very exciting! This is a free, international online conference created by Google. Why not add this Google online event to your dairies for May 8th, 9th and 10th! This post with the latest announcement was recently posted on the Google for Education blog
Last month Google announced their Education on Air conference — a free online conference taking place May 8-9, 2015. They have now released the schedule of sessions, based on suggestions from those who sent in ideas. They’ll emphasiz...Read more
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