Two videos from the October 2013 Google Summit in Cape Town
Last year in October Cape Town experienced the first ever Google Summit in Africa hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands College at Parklands College. It was presented by the amazing EdTech team from the USA and it was an exceptionally inspiring event for teachers in the classroom as well as anyone involved in education. If you would like to read more about what happened at the Google Summit in Cape Town or look at the various presentations please do visit http://za.gafesummit.com/
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Submitted by Fiona Beal
Anthony Egbers, a very innovative technology co-ordinator from Dainfern College recently wrote a great post on his blog, entitled ‘10 things I will be taking from the za.gafesummit.com’ and he encouraged other South African teachers that attended the Summit to do likewise. Great idea, Anthony, I have taken the challenge!
The EdtechTeam’s Google Summits are enormously popular and are held all over the world sometimes twice in a week! This initiative of the EdTechTeam has ha...
Submitted by Janet Thomson,, Executive Director of SchoolNetSA
The Google in Education Summit took place on September 26, 27 at Parklands College, Cape Town.
Delegates preparing for Opening Plenary
Maggie Verster and Ngaka Ralekoala signing in
“Wow” and “Awesome” were the most commonly used expressions this week at the Google Apps for Education Summit. Teachers were overwhelmed with the presentations given by the Google Ed Tech Team and the volumes of information that th...
The Google in Education K-12 summit (http://za.gafesummit.com/), which is being hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands College at Parklands College in Cape Town is happening this week on 26th and 27th September! We are all very excited about this event! There are some amazing international presenters coming as part of the EdTechTeam, and coupled with our local presenters who are versed in using Google products in their classrooms, all 370 delegates are in for a treat!
The optional Pre-Summit o...
The Google in Education K-12 summit, which is being hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands College at Parklands College in Cape Town on 26th and 27th September, is just around the corner! We are all very excited about this event and the potential it holds for the South African educator. Have you registered? (http://za.gafesummit.com) In this email we want to emphasise the Buddy System that the Ed Tech Team have agreed to for any new registrations, and also point your attention again to the optional Pre-Summi...
In a couple of week’s time, on 26th and 27th September, SchoolNet and Parklands College are hosting the first Google in Education K-12 summit to be held in Africa. This event will be held at Parklands College in Cape Town.
Who is presenting?
This summit is being run by an international team known as the EdTech team, that runs these two-day Google summits successfully all over the world. Consequently the presenters will be international speakers and people from Google’s...
As you know SchoolNet and Parklands are hosting a Google in Education summit for K-12 education, the first of its kind in Africa, on September 26th and 27th at Parklands College in Cape Town. We do hope you will take hold of this fantastic opportunity to find out how you can use Google in your classroom with great benefit to your students. You can register for this event at http://za.gafesummit.com/
Pre-conference workshop information
In addition to the Summit the Ed Teach team is presenting some very ...
This post is a reminder about the upcoming Google Summit
hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands at Parklands College in Cape Town on September
26th and 27th. This is a first of its kind in Africa and well worth attending. The
early bird fee is unfortunately no longer available but we would love you to register
to attend and find out more about how Google Apps for
Education and other Google Tools can be used easily and freely in an educational
institution to promote student learning in K-12 ...
Are you keen to know exactly what Google can do for you and your students in the classroom? We invite you to join us for the first annual Google in Education South Africa Summit to be hosted by SchoolNet South Africa and Parklands College at Parklands College in Cape Town onSep. 26th and 27th, 2013.
A first for Africa!
These Google summits are held all over the world, but this is a first for Africa!
This high intensity two day event led by the Ed Tech team from the USA focuses on d...
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
Request for presenters
We are hoping...
