Dangers when working with shared documents or folders in Google Drive that have the permission to edit…
If you research how the sharing of documents or folders in Google Drive, some alarming facts emerge especially if those documents allow one to edit. For example you may want participants to be able to to share documents from a recent conference. This can cause some real problems if anyone decides to move a folder.
What are these alarming facts or problems?
The main problem is that whatever you do with that folder or document, it will remain attached to the original https://goo.gl/tLGMjX and has to be ha...Read more
This is the first in a series of posts where we highlight some of the presentations given at the recent SchoolNet 2015 Conference in Kwazulu-Natal. We’re starting with Microsoft’s Chronozoom. At the end of the information on Chronozoom we will embed Linda’s Conference presentation.
What is Chronozoom?
ChronoZoom is a free, open source, cross-platform, openly-authored timeline of the History of Everything. It’s an educational tool for teachers and students who want to put historical events...
Information about this free Open Online Google course was posted in our GEG South Africa community so we’re reposting it here.
Google, in collaboration with representatives from leading educational and scientific platforms, is offering a free online open course on computational thinking. Computational thinking is not restricted solely to computer applications but applies to any other discipline or content area that requires thinking and problem solving. In this sense, computational thinking ...
If you live in Cape Town and want to know more about Google Apps one of the GEG communities (Cape Town West Coast) is holding a relaxing yet informative morning on Saturday 15th August.
Visit to register. Also, please join our GEG South Africa community (https://goo.gl/2fDXtN) to be kept in touch with how Google is growing in schools around the country.
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If you live in Cape Town and surrounds you won’t want to miss the two upcoming, free TeachMeets this term. These are organised by Linda Foulkes and sponosred by NetLearn. TeachMeets are fantastic opportunities to collaborate with other teachers and listen to (or present) short 3-5 minute presentations on something exciting you have done in your classroom. These TeachMeets will cover presentations for all grades, devices, technologies and platforms and both will be held at Rondebosch Prepara...
This was the final day of the SchoolNet Conference. The collection of tweets show that it was a day full of great presentations.
Just to name a few, Linda Foulkes shared on OneNote and Stuart Ball shared on Kudu Labs.
Victor Ngebeni from Microsoft shared on participating in Mystery Skypes with a class https://goo.gl/X4tDJc
Keynote Speaker: Shelley Shott
Shelley Shot (@sshott_shott) from Intel was the keynote speaker on Day 3. She spoke on Rethinking the way we teach
Shelle...
Our SchoolNet ICT in the Classroom in Kloof, Kwazulu-Natal Day 2 was another great day where delegates learned a lot from one another and the great local and international presenters.
Sean Hampton-Cole (@SeanHCole),a teacher from Crawford College, generated a lot of tweets as a result of his presentations on using Google Search effectively and Gamification in the classroom.
Keynote speaker Holly Clarke
Our Keynote speaker for today was Holly Clarke, a great Google thinker from th...
Our SchoolNet ICT in the Classroom got off to a great start in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal today with 550 participants.
Shafika Isaacs from the DBE officially opened the conference and welcomed the guest speakers; Phil Mnisi from the DBE delivered the opening address on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty; and Jonathan Manning, Headmaster at St Mary’s DSG welcomed the guests.
Keynote speaker – Stuart Ball from the UK
Our Keynote speaker for today was ...
