Congratulations to the 2016/17 Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts – and a final chance to get your name on the list
Congratulations to the 122 teachers from South Africa and Lesotho who were recently named as Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts (MIE-Experts) on the Microsoft Educator Community. Of these, approximately half of the MIE-Experts joined the program in 2014 or 2015, and have opted to remain part of the program for another year. We are also thrilled to have over 50 new teachers joining the MIE-Expert ranks – welcome aboard!
Although the MIE-Expert application process on the Microsoft Educator Community...Read more
We are pleased to announce our second August webinar will be held this week on 25th August at 3:30pm. We will be using the Adobe Connect webinar platform. Please join us if you can. (If you would like to present a short webinar on a topic of interest to teachers, please let fiona@schoolnet.org.za know!)
How to create a tour with Google Earth
Google Earth, a free download, is a game changer in the classroom as it brings geography lessons to a whole new level. While Google Maps is more convenient when ...
The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week:
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This really looks like an after-school not-to-be-missed FREE event taking place in Johannesburg at Brescia School on Wednesday 21st September from 3pm – 5pm. Brescia House is well known for their innovative TeachMeets. In the Dabble a new feature is that interactive workshops will be available in the following technologies:
Minecraft in the classroom,
Makey Makey,
EV3 Minestorm Robotics,
Little Bits electronics
3D printing
We Do Logo Robotics
Promethean LED panel,
Promothea...
After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers. All the previous posts in this series can be accessed on this link : (Google links)
Useful Google in Education posts this week #68
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Keshma Patel is a Grade 6 teacher at Micklefield Primary School for girls in Cape Town and a 2016 Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. She believes that: “as a teacher your learning should never end. Education is ever changing. You never have a dull moment. There are always new goals to set, new ideas to explore and different ways to inspire young minds.” Keshma has featured on our blog before in a post entitled ‘MIEExpert Spotlight #3: Keshma Patel – Project-based learning, 1:1 tech...
This is Part 2 of a guest post from Anthony Peters @apeters522, a follow-on from
‘Let the game begin!’ ‘ posted on . Anthony is a very innovative English High School teacher from Parklands College in CapeTown who delights in using technology in his High School English classes very creatively. We are always delighted to publish posts by Anthony. You can view all his previous posts on our blog via the Anthony Peters label under ‘Quick links’ on the right side.
A quick sum...
The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week:
Useful Microsoft posts #64
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After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers. All the previous posts in this series can be accessed on this link : (Google links)
Useful Google in Education posts this week #67
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The EdTechTeam Summits in South Africa have always been very popular. Great overseas and local speakers, great ideas on how to use Google in your classroom, great ideas to take home and a great buzz all round! September 1,2 and 3 sees two of these Summits taking place at Dainfern College and really, you don’t want to miss these. Best is that when you register at za.gafesummit.com/2016/ if you use the promo code CloudEd you’ll receive 10% discount!
1. The South Africa iPad ED...
