Why not take part in the Matutoâ„¢ Literacy for Life project if you have a Windows phone?
The teachers and final year Lesotho College of Education teaching students who received Windows 8 mobile phones as part of the Matutoâ„¢ Literacy for Life partnership last year are hard at work creating short stories to share with emerging readers. Feedback from this group led to the creation of the Chekhov Phone App which makes it easy to create and publish a story from a Windows 8 mobile phone. Whilst SchoolNet SA is specifically encouraging Lesotho teachers to share their stories, we would like to re...Read more
A number of schools in KwaZulu-Natal have been visited to encourage teachers to sign up for the Partners in Learning Network, known as the Microsoft Educators Network form 2014 (see www.pil-network.com). SchoolNet SA’s two KwaZulu-Natal based trainers have also made an effort to encourage teachers to sign up during other training sessions. Some of these sessions are described below:
Isibongo Primary: Mpophomeni Township
Isibongo Primary School received nine tablets for participating in the Touchable ...
Have you noticed the recent change of name of Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Network to the Microsoft Educator Network? (the URL is still http://www.pil-network.com/) This change took place on April 15th 2014. There are amazing resources and great opportunities for professional development and opportunities to connect to teachers all over the world available on the Network.. In a nutshell on the the Microsoft Educator Network, amongst a myriad of other benefits, you can:
Get Learning Activit...
Have you noticed the recent change of name of Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Network to the Microsoft Educator Network? (the URL is still http://www.pil-network.com/) This change took place on April 15th 2014. This post serves to emphasize some of the changes? But before we do so – have you joined the Microsoft Educator Network? There are amazing resources and great opportunities for professional development and opportunities to connect to teachers all over the wor...
On Thursday afternoon 10 April 2014 at 3.30pm we held a SchoolNet webinar entitled ‘Fantastic resources available for teachers on the Partners in Learning Network’ prsented by Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet.
The webinar description
The Partners in Learning Network (www.pil-network.com) is a great platform for teachers to stay in touch with trends in education; to get ideas for lessons that use technology; and to complete free online courses. In this webinar we will talk about ho...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer
NOTE: Due to the large response from schools this offer is on hold for the rest of April!
Microsoft and SchoolNet are offering your staff members a free professional development face-to-face session in Term 2. We would love to have about an hour of your time to come to talk to your staff about some of the great free digital tools that are available and to give them some ideas for incorporating ICT into teaching and learning. Ideally we would like to run this sessi...
Would you like to know more about a fantastic resource for teachers that has loads of free tools and so many ideas for your classroom? We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar about what is available on the Partners in Learning Network on Thursday afternoon 17 April at 3.30pm. Our presenter is Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet. We would love you to join us and find out more. (Details below)
Webinar details
Meeting Name: Fantastic resou...
The Microsoft in Education Global Forum recognizes and celebrates the achievements of educators who are preparing students for life in the 21st century. Each year, the Microsoft in Education Global Forum brings together participants from the Microsoft Innovative Educators Program and the Microsoft Innovative Schools Program for an energetic, collaborative conference. This year the Global Forum took place in Barcelona, Spain between 11 and 14 March 2014. The Forum was attended by mor...
Research shows that innovative teaching practices, combined with ICT access, are two key factors that lead to students’ acquisition of 21st century skills. But how do we provide professional development in a way that supports teachers on that path of innovation to integrate ICT into their daily practice?
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