Gleanings from ISTE #2: Microsoft at ISTE 2013
It was such a great experience to visit ISTE in San Antonio this June. Microsoft was one of the Level 1 sponsors so I thought I would write a post especially about their generosity to teachers at ISTE 2013
The BIGGEST thing about Microsoft at ISTE was their extreme generosity in giving out 10,000 Surface tablets (or was it 11,000) to the registered attendees. Can you imagine the excitement about this as the Surface is said to be a tablet AND a laptop – something really new! A great thing a...Read more
At the recent SchoolNet Conference our two UK International presenters, Fr̩d̩ric Kastner from The Virtual School in the UK and Malik Wilson, a media professional, gave a couple of presentations on OER (Open Education Resources) that were very popular, and not everyone could get into their sessions. They have kindly created resources for all the teachers who could not attend their session and have sent us the links to pass on. They have created the video tutorial on how to create your own resources....
Are you all ‘teched-out’ (a new Conference phrase we heard bandied about) after attending the SchoolNet2013 ICT in the Classroom Conference held in Bloemfontein from 2nd – 4th July? Have you returned home inspired and motivated to do more in your classroom in the ensuing days? Of course all conferences have their hiccups of one sort or another but the relationships formed and the learning that takes place in the space of three days definitely outweighs any downsides!
It was a b...
Greetings from the South Africa Google in Education planning committee. Recently, we announced the first annual Google in Education South Africa Summit to be hosted by SchoolNet South Africa and Parklands College on Sep. 26th and 27th, 2013. Registration is now open! We’re especially excited to announce William Florance from Google to keynote our event. Here is a link to the event website with all of the information: za.gafesummit.com
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SchoolNet is thrilled to be hosting the Google Summit in Cape Town on 26th and 27th of September 2013. These summits are held all over the world very successfully by the Ed Tech Team from the USA, but this is a first for Africa. The summit aims at K-12 teachers and Higher Education. You can read more and find out how to register on the website created especially for the event. http://za.gafesummit.com. The team will be bringing out a grand array of speakers as well as some Google engineers – but they a...
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SchoolNet is very excited about their upcoming Conference in Bloemfontein 2-4 July 2013. We invite you to register and also submit a proposal for a presentation on our SchoolNet website Conference page http://schoolnet.org.za/conference_2013/ Our early bird reduced registration fee ends at the end of April (tomorrow at midnight) so there’s a need to hurry and register! (Thank you very much to those who have already registered and submitted a presentation proposal).
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If you are excited about using technology to enhance teaching and learning – register for this conference or offer to share your knowledge as a speaker. This conference is aimed at teachers, school leaders and ICT coordinators who want to learn more about using technology in engaging ways in and beyond the classroom.
When:
Tuesday 2 July – Thursday 4 July 2013
Where:
University of the Free State – Bloemfontein, South Africa
Conference Themes:
Curriculum delivery throu...
SchoolNet proudly presents a One Day Intel Teach Conference on Saturday April 13th at Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg. If you would like to download and print this brochure, please click on the following attachment link.
Intel Teach One Day Conference in Pietermaritzburg 13 April 2013
Note: You might be asking if this is the main SchoolNet Conference this year? No, we will be informing you about our 3-day conference in the first week of July in Bloemfontein in due course as indicated a...
This is just an update from Lucy Gray on the amazing, online global conference that is currently taking place.
“My co-chair, Steve Hargadon, and I would like to extend a warm welcome to new members of our online global education community. Nearly 1000 people have joined in the last day, and we’re astounded by the response to our online and free conference. I predicted that we’d reach 15,000 members by the end of this year; I think we’re going to be over that number by the end of...
