Enter the Global Virtual Classroom website design contest – work in collaboration with two international classes on a project and design a Google site together – register before September 25th
This is a superb web design (using Google Sites) contest to participate in with your class – the Global Virtual Classroom http://goo.gl/u0y1GT . Only three days left to register.
Who may participate?
Teacher guided Primary (Grades 1-7) and Secondary (Grades 8-12, or equivalent) classes and youth groups around the world that have access to the Internet and know or are willing to learn Google Sites are eligible. A group should have 15-40 students, between 7 and 18 years old as of September. If...Read more
I saw this competition advertised on https://goo.gl/kUCf1c It seems to be open to the world to 13-18 year olds! The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 11:59 PM ET.
As long as your students are 13 or older at the time of registration and no older than 18 by October 7, 2015, they can participate. The organisers welcome submissions in English from everyone who meets the age requirements, including students who are homeschooled, students with disabilities, and students from al...
1. Google Tricks and Tips: Editing Images in Docs and Slides by Casey Bell
Casey says: “Did you know you can crop, add borders, and even reshape your images in Google Docs and Slides? This feature has been around for just a few months, and it a great feature for students and teachers! Editing images give you the abilitity to add a professional touch to your presentations and documents”.
2. Research Tip – Start with an Image search by Alice Keeler
Alice says: “When t...
The African Storybook Project is one of the most amazing Literacy websites with its wide range of stories from Grades 1-3 learners in a multitude of African languages. These stories found at www.african storybook.org each with beautiful illustrations, can be read online or they can be downloaded as PDFs and made into books. They use the Creative Commons licensing which enables the books to be free to use and adapt if so desired.
This month the African Storybook project is celebrating its French translat...
On September 25th the leaders of 193 countries will agree and announce the new United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development – 17 goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. This plan for people and planet aims to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce inequalities and combat climate change. If every school in the world teaches children about these goals, we will help them become the generation that changed the world.
In the week of the 28th September The World’s Larg...
The new technologies that are developing rapidly in our digital world require a change of direction in education. We are preparing our students for an unknown future, one where employers will appreciate employees who know not only how to access information but also know how to analyse and evaluate what they find. After looking through the videos mentioned in a previous post I thought about the fact that very often an individual at a school may have the vision for change before the management catche...
If you are following along on the Twitter hashtag #dbeicttrainer you’ll notice that some great training is taking place this week. The DBE National #ICT Core Training Team workshop is underway in Johannesburg, led by Victor Ngobeni from Microsoft and Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet. 50 core trainers from all provinces are building skills and learning about tools and courses to take back to their teachers.
DDG Themba Kojana set the scene for the week of learning ahead.
Nadia Albino from @UNI...
Here is a message from the Global Kickoff team…
Participating is easy! Join the #CEOCT Twitter chat and/or Google Hangout from 8-9pm Oct 1st during whichever timezone you’re available, and don’t forget to invite a friend!
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To make #CEOCT a success your help is needed! Please click the link below and complete the Google Form to show your interest and availability. The planning team needs help to facilitate the Twitter chats and Google Hangouts at each timezone and to connect ...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
Now that technology is being introduced to classrooms world wide in place of the the traditional computer lab model, it is inevitable that blended learning will become, more and more, a desired way of teaching. The main reason to embrace this model, apart from the fact that students love digital pproaches and the world is going digital, is that student engagement and learning increase in untold ways.
This is frightening for many teachers especially those who ha...
