SchoolNet Webinar on Thurs 16th April at 3:15pm ‘How to use Windows Live Movie Maker to simplify the content of a lesson’ by #MIEExpert Phuti Ragophala
If you think that creating a video with your photos or video clips is too complicated then you haven’t tried Windows Live Movie Maker! The only downside of this amazing webtool is that it may be too simple for advanced users! It really is very usable with great results. Windows Live Movie Maker is a free resource from Microsoft that can be used to drive the lesson in class. This tool could be free on your PC or laptop. If not it can be downloaded free of charge from the Microsoft Educator’s Net...Read more
Here is an EXCITING message from Kahoot. If you live in Cape Town you don’t want to miss this. https://getkahoot.com/. Kahoot is a game-based classroom response system
As of today we have 30 million Kahoot!-users around the world. I am in Cape Town doing research for Kahoot and would like to meet with teachers, students and others who are interested in the use of technology in education.
Kahoot is a free online tool, it is a writing tool that allows you to create a quiz or p...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer
In the next few weeks Microsoft and SchoolNet we will be launching a competition for teachers who are using one or more of the following Microsoft tools as part of their teaching:
Office 365 for Education http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/educators/teacher-resources/default.aspx#fbid=4fEqvPS8bDo
Windows 8 and apps for Education http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/educators/teacher-resources/default.aspx#fbid=4fEqvPS8bDo
OneNote http://blogs.office.com/2014/10/07/...
Submitted by Maggie Verster
On Saturday 28th of March, the hills of Cofimvaba came alive with the sound of jubilation! After a whole year of intensive training and dedication on the part of facilitators and teachers alike, everybody (yes everybody-100% pass rate) graduated in grand style. This occasion was held at the Cofimvaba Senior Secondary hall and took the form of a banquet lunch. Representatives from the National Department of Education as well as the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Educati...
Submitted by Janet Thomson, CEO of SchoolNetSA
On 24 March three teachers from different Midlands Schools drove through to Durban to make a presentation at the Microsoft Road show being held at the Durban Yacht Club. The objective was to demonstrate how teachers in the Learning Gains through Play project are using the Xbox Kinect in their classrooms. The Xboxes had been donated to the project by Microsoft SA.
The event attracted a number of KZN teachers as well as a range of Microsoft partners. Four tea...
Submitted by Omashani Naidoo
This is a message from iEARN about the upcoming conference in Brazil. A reminder that all south african AYV teachers who submit learners media projects have a chance of going to this conference and will have all conference, travel, and accommodation expenses paid…
The iEARN Brazil Conference team is working hard to prepare the programs for the 2015 Conference and Youth Summit which will be hosted in BrasÃlia, Brazil, which will be held at the Centro de Convenções Ullys...
Submitted by Omashani Naidoo
A couple months after the Intel Easy Steps workshop for women in Thlabane, we note that the project is already seeing gains.
The women highlighted below have reportedly found employment as a direct result of their training. The women of Thlabane are not just actively engaging conversations around women and abuse but are also developing themselves professionally.
Hilda
Hilda Moloana (right), a clerical assistant, used to be afraid of computers and constantly looked ...
Linda Foulkes is organising a MicrosoftMeet at Bishops Diocesan College (65 Campground Road, Cape Town) on Saturday May 16th from 10:00am – 12:00pm. There is loads to share and learn with free Microsoft in Education Technologies. Sign up on Linda’s specially created Microsoft Meet Facebook page http://on.fb.me/1GwFxKq. The hashtag at the event will be #MSFTMeetSA
What is a MicrosoftMeet?
This is one of Linda’s ideas based on the TeachMeet idea. TeachMeets are a fantastic opportunity...
SchoolNet is pleased to present the profile of Anthony Peters, a Grade 8 and 9 High School teacher from Parklands College in Cape Town. Anthony is a regular guest post writer on the SchoolNet blog. He is well-known in South Africa for his inspiring presentations at Conferences. Apart from that Anthony is an amazing teacher who has mastered the art of making lessons stimulating, very exciting and out of the ordinary using the iPad. Please follow Anthony on Twitter @apeters522
Where do you teach, A...
This is another guest post from Anthony Peters @apeters522 who is a very innovative English High School teacher from Parklands College in Cape Town. 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
Since attending South Africa’s first iPad Summit in Johannesburg earlier this year, I have begun using Notability and Explain Everything (paid) apps for learner creation but also for m...
