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Learning advanced skills through PowerPoint by #MIEExpert, Matthew Hains

This is a guest post from Matthew Hains from Crawford College, Sandton. . Matthew is one of our Microsoft 2016/2017 #MIEExperts from South Africa. Matthew recently shared a blogpost on the SchoolNet blog describing his visit to Microsoft’s E2 Global Exchange Toronto in Canada as part of the South African delegation. Read his post here. Also visit Matthew;’s technology blog http://www.techteachers.co.za. In today’s post Matthew talks about his use of PowerPoint to create a game. ...

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Applications Olympiad: Introduction of a second round

2017 Computer Applications Olympiad sees the introduction of a Second Round.  The Olympiad is for CAT learners, ICDL candidates and others who are computer literate. What is the Applications Olympiad? Being able to use computer applications is fast becoming essential for study and work. Applications help learners to make sense of data and to strengthen insight. The Computer Applications Olympiad encourages learners to see the bigger picture where: Data à Information à Knowledge à Ins...

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Free Microsoft webinar ‘Microsoft Classroom’ by Megan Rademeyer and Justin Harper on Thurs 6th April 3:30pm – includes recording link

We are pleased to announce that Megan Rademeyer and MIEExpert Justin Harper will be presenting a free Microsoft Virtual Academy webinar from the Microsoft Office in Johannesburg on Microsoft Classroom. Office 365 Education now includes Microsoft Classroom, a single experience for managing all classes and assignment workflow for teachers and students. Microsoft Classroom is your homepage for managing all of your classes. Organize multiple class sections, create and grade assignments, collaborate with o...

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Congratulations to the 17th Annual National Teachers Awards Finalists and Winners

Submitted by Janet Thomson Executive Director of SchoolNet SA SchoolNet wishes to congratulate the deserving winners and finalists of the 2017 National Teachers Awards. The prestigious ceremony was held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday 25 March and was re-broadcast on SABC 2 on Thursday 30th March The National Teaching Awards were established in 2000 and are now their seventeenth year.  There are twelve categories, comprising a range of accomplishments from excell...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #25: Matthew Hains from South Africa reports back on his recent Microsoft E2 Exchange experience in Toronto, Canada

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 Matthew Haines. Matthew is an MIEExpert Educator in South Africa, and he was recently selected to attend the E2 Global Exchange in Toronto along with four other South African teachers. Matthew teaches ICT at Crawford College, Sandton. He has been teaching for 16 years. Back row: Freddy Chireka, Justin Harper, Peter De Lisle, Amandla Vinjwa F...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #24: Amandla Vinjwa from South Africa reports back on his recent Microsoft E2 experience in Toronto, Canada

This is the 24th post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight” for South Africa. The tab with all the posts can be found at: . Today we focus on Amandla Vinjwa. Amandla is an MIEExpert Educator in South Africa, and he was recently selected to attend the E2 Global Exchange in Toronto along with four other South African teachers. Amandla is a primary school teacher at Sivile Primary School in Cape Town, Western Cape. He has been teaching for 8 years. What is the Microsoft E2 Global Exchange? The...

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