We are featuring each of the four new Microsoft Virtual Academy courses in four and today is our final post. Microsoft has announced that they are making four Teacher Academy online courses available both at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and IT Academy. All the courses are designed to empower educators with the ability to effectively integrate Microsoft’s tools in their classrooms. The online courses, 3 hours each, are based on Teacher Academies face-to-face courses (originally developed in the US)....
After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to my various subscriptions recently, these are the ten that have caught my eye so far.
16 great Google posts this week #25
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We are featuring each of the four new Microsoft Virtual Academy courses in four . Microsoft has announced that they are making four Teacher Academy online courses available both at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and IT Academy. All the courses are designed to empower educators with the ability to effectively integrate Microsoft’s tools in their classrooms. The online courses, 3 hours each, are based on Teacher Academies face-to-face courses (originally developed in the US). Courses are highly interact...
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 this week #15
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This is a message from the two GEG leaders from GEG West Coast in Cape Town advertising a fee event on Saturday 15th August…
Hello and Happy Friday!
Here is our awesome program for the day:
08:30 – 09:00 Arrival (Coffee & rusks)
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome & Keynote Speaker
09:30 – 10:15 Workshop Session 1
10:15 – 10:45 Tea
10:45 – 11:30 Workshop Session 2
11:30 – 12:00 Demo Slam!
Workshop Session Options:
Session 1:
Option A – What is GA...
Mochudu Machaba from Ngwanamago Primary School in Limpopo is one of the Microsoft MIEExperts from South Africa, 2015 who attended the E2 Global Teacher Exchange in Seattle along with three other South African MIEExperts. At the SchoolNet Conference she gave a presentation highlighting her use of OneNote in the classroom. She also spoke about how the 21st century child learns. She has shared both of these with us.
Below is Mochudu’s presentation where she speaks about her use of One Note in ...
These are lovely stories that are beautifully illustrated that you can use in your reading lessons.
“The hare is a popular and clever character who pops up in many traditional (and modern) stories. This month we showcase some of the tales we have on the website about the hare, and especially about the mean tricks he plays on other animals. (Although surely nothing is worse than the joke Rooster plays on Hare!) We hope you’ll be inspired to translate and share the stories, and also to add your own st...
Warren Sparrow from Rondebosch Prep is a keen Microsoft user at his school. He is one of the Microsoft MIEExperts from South Africa in 2015 and attended the E2 Global Teacher Excahnge in Seattle alaong with three other South African MIEExperts. At the SchoolNet Conference he gave a number of presentations highlighting his use of the various Microsoft applications. He has shared two of these with us.
1) An introductory video about Office Mix
Office Mix is an easy way to take your PowerPoint p...
The 32nd annual Standard Bank/IITPSA Programming Olympiad will be the first one to be offered online. Schools will be able to log in on Friday 14 August and take part right through the day. For schools wishing to use it as an internal competition, the Olympiad will be available from 14 to 21 August.
“It is not that easy to offer the Programming Olympiad online” remarked Olympiad manager Peter Waker. “Learners use a range of computer languages including C++, Delphi, Java, Pa...
In the previous blogpost we introduced Google Drawing and showed how to use it to create a postcard. In this post we encourage you to join the Global Postcard Exchange project digitally using Google Drawing. This project is facilitated by Melissa Schur and they are currently looking for teachers around the world to sign up https://sites.google.com/a/sjvknights.org/4postcardex/.
A look around the Global Postcard Exchange site answers any questions one might have:
Who is welcom...
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We are featuring each of the four new Microsoft Virtual Academy courses in four and today is our final post. Microsoft has announced that they are making four Teacher Academy online courses available both at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and IT Academy. All the courses are designed to empower educators with the ability to effectively integrate Microsoft’s tools in their classrooms. The online courses, 3 hours each, are based on Teacher Academies face-to-face courses (originally developed in the US)....
We are featuring each of the four new Microsoft Virtual Academy courses in four . Microsoft has announced that they are making four Teacher Academy online courses available both at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and IT Academy. All the courses are designed to empower educators with the ability to effectively integrate Microsoft’s tools in their classrooms. The online courses, 3 hours each, are based on Teacher Academies face-to-face courses (originally developed in the US). Courses are highly interact...
This is a message from the two GEG leaders from GEG West Coast in Cape Town advertising a fee event on Saturday 15th August…
Hello and Happy Friday!
Here is our awesome program for the day:
08:30 – 09:00 Arrival (Coffee & rusks)
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome & Keynote Speaker
09:30 – 10:15 Workshop Session 1
10:15 – 10:45 Tea
10:45 – 11:30 Workshop Session 2
11:30 – 12:00 Demo Slam!
Workshop Session Options:
Session 1:
Option A – What is GA...
These are lovely stories that are beautifully illustrated that you can use in your reading lessons.
“The hare is a popular and clever character who pops up in many traditional (and modern) stories. This month we showcase some of the tales we have on the website about the hare, and especially about the mean tricks he plays on other animals. (Although surely nothing is worse than the joke Rooster plays on Hare!) We hope you’ll be inspired to translate and share the stories, and also to add your own st...
The 32nd annual Standard Bank/IITPSA Programming Olympiad will be the first one to be offered online. Schools will be able to log in on Friday 14 August and take part right through the day. For schools wishing to use it as an internal competition, the Olympiad will be available from 14 to 21 August.
“It is not that easy to offer the Programming Olympiad online” remarked Olympiad manager Peter Waker. “Learners use a range of computer languages including C++, Delphi, Java, Pa...
In the previous blogpost we introduced Google Drawing and showed how to use it to create a postcard. In this post we encourage you to join the Global Postcard Exchange project digitally using Google Drawing. This project is facilitated by Melissa Schur and they are currently looking for teachers around the world to sign up https://sites.google.com/a/sjvknights.org/4postcardex/.
A look around the Global Postcard Exchange site answers any questions one might have:
Who is welcom...
