10 great Google posts this week #9
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The Microsoft Classroom Roadshow in Cape Town – very enlightening for educators
Submitted by Fiona Beal
Microsoft has been running a series of Microsoft Classroom Showcase Roadshows in four venues around the country. School leaders and educators were invited to participate in an afternoon showcase experience to demonstrate how Windows 8 Tablets, Office 365, Microsoft Professional Development and other education tools and resources can help to transform learning. The right technology in the hands of educators with access to the best solutions and pedagogical training will create a fo...Read more
‘Scintillating and Successful Story Writing!’ A wonderful guest post by @apeters522 from Parklands College
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 especially as he publishes on blogging platforms all over the world! In previous posts he shared with us his very successful Shakespeare QR code Scavenger Hunt Assessment activity done with Grade 9 students, as well as Awesome Aurasma – teaching the different forms of humour to a Grade 9 cl...Read more
How much do you know about Microsoft Math?
Microsoft Math is an online space where our South Africa Mathematics learners can practice, learn. collaborate and compete with one another using their smart phones after school hours. Here are some of the important aspects:
This is a free, online, high school learning support service
It provides thousands of maths exercises including examples of how to solve them.
It provides theory and tests presented in an engaging way
It is based on our CAPS curriculum for Maths
The service offers instant, int...Read more
Useful Microsoft posts for teachers this week #1
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My takeaways from the Etilab ‘Emerging Technologies’ Think Tank on 26 March
Submitted by Fiona Beal
Recently I attended the second ETILAB Think Tank on Emerging Technologies in Education. The ‘Étilab’ concept was something new to me so I looked forward to finding out more about that as well.
The preliminary program for the day:
General overview of glocal developments regarding emerging technologies in Higher Education, Schools and Industry
Vision Setting: how glocal developments inform and shape our vision
The ETILAB’s response to glocal challenges
e-Vi...Read more
10 great Google posts this week #8
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‘Microsoft helps upskill with technology’- great article in the Star Workplace newspaper
Recently four South African educators recognised as Microsoft MIEExperts for 2015, plus representatives from the Microsoft Showcase School in South Africa Brescia House, attended the Global Forum in Dubai. These are teachers elected for their innovative use of technology in the classroom. This is a newspaper article featuring one of those educators, Phuti Ragophala who is the principal of Pula Madibogo primary in Limpopo. She is seen here with Anthony Salcito, the Vice President of Education ...Read more
A TeachMeet at Brescia House in Joburg -great opportunity for those interested in innovation in teaching and learning…come along!
Are you interested in innovation in teaching and learning? Here is a great free professional development opportunity for you to join.
Brescia House in Johannesburg will be holding a TeachMeet on Tuesday 9 June from 3-5pm. This is a completely free event, but pre-registration is required. You can register online at www.brescia.co.za/teachmeet. Space is limited to the first 160 people who respond.
During the afternoon there will be 7minute presentations by teachers sharing ideas, resources, tools or...Read more
TeachMeet in Port Elizabeth TOMORROW 24th March. Details below…
In November last year we published news about this upcoming TeachMeet in Port Elizabeth: Exciting news – Two TeachMeets planned in Port Elizabeth in 2015 – save the dates! This will be the 26th TeachMeet in South Africa to date!
Well, the long awaited moment has arrived and the TeachMeet takes place tomorrow! If you have ever attended a TeachMeet you will know how exciting it is to network with other teachers and listen to the short presentations which have ideas for the classroom. It will be wo...Read more
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