Microsoft invites you to join their Microsoft PIL Trainer professional development programme
The Microsoft in Education Professional Development Team.have been hard at work and finally Microsoft in Education’s Professional Development programme is in full swing. The encourage you to register at www.piltrainer.com and join the community. The monthly newsletter from PIL Trainer highlights many issues and opportunities:
Developing students to be effective 21st century learners
If we are to safeguard our futures then we have an obligation to ensure that we are preparing our stud...Read more
Partners in Learning School Research is now available on the Partners in Learning Network. A school in Canada started a survey and sent this feedback,
“I spent some time this morning setting up a survey. I also did a test survey myself. I can tell you honestly that the process was significantly less cumbersome than the last version. It was certainly easy to navigate. I am going to wait until tomorrow when I have this survey set to close to see what the results look like…In the meantime, kudos to M...
To apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator: Expert (MIE-E) you are required to upload a Learning Activity to the Partners in Learning Network and to complete the online MIE-E form.
Step by step instructions
Below is a link to the step by step instructions for uploading your Learning Activity along with some tips and notes about the different information you are expected to provide. It is a good idea to read through all of these instructions BEFORE you start uploading your Learning Activity s...
We are almost there! The deadline for the Microsoft Innovative Educator – Expert application is looming and don’t want you to miss out. Submit your application before the September 30th, 2013 deadline (you have 7 days!) to be considered for this exclusive programme.
Completing and submitting your application means you’ll have an opportunity to join the Expert Educator Program and an all-expense paid trip to the Partners in Learning Global Forum 2014 in Barcelona–Spain. The Forum is where...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer
If you have not yet uploaded your learning activity to the Partners in Learning Network and applied to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert you have until 30 September to do so. From the entries that are received from South Africa and Lesotho, teachers will be selected to attend the Global Partners in Learning Forum taking place in Barcelona, Spain in April 2014. This year we are looking for teachers who have produced a creative and engaging learning activity AND who...
This is a guest post from one of our SchoolNet members, Linda Foulkes, from Elkanah House High in Cape Town. Two of her students were chosen out of 8 Semi-Finalists to compete at the Microsoft Office Specialist Worldwide Championship in Washington for the World Title in July 2013. Jenny Cole, CEO of Netlearn sponsored the event and Linda attended as the trainer and chaperone. This post can be read in full with all the photos and videos on Linda’s blog Foulkes@Work
Linda writes:
“I ...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer
If you would like to win a trip to Barcelona, Spain to participate in the Global Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum you have until 30 September 2013 to apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (http://www.pil-network.com/Educators/expert). If you are passionate about using technology to enhance education and motivating others you could be selected to join this exclusive global community by applying to be an Educator Expert and sharing your Learning Activity...
Last week our webinar was entitled ‘Did you know PowerPoint could do all this?’ where we looked at 10 uses of PowerPoint apart from the normal use of making a presentation. This week we look at Part 2 of the series entitled ‘Even MORE amazing uses of PowerPoint’. Do we realise the potential that lies within this Microsoft product? You’ll be astounded to see how many more uses there are for PowerPoint and that it could be one of the most powerful and diverse applications you use.
Name:Even MOR...
The SA Global Forum entries close on Monday 3rd June at midnight and this is just a last minute help on making the required 2 minute video that needs to accompany your application. There are three ways that you can make this video.
a) Record yourself speaking using your cell phone
This is by far the simplest way. Record yourself talking about your project on your cell phone and download the movie on to your computer. Upload the file with your Learning Activity and application.
b) Use Photos...
Yesterday we had a great webinar presented by Megan Rademeyer of SchoolNet. It showed how to create and upload a Learning Activity to the Microsoft Partners in Learning Network. This webinar is of special relevance to anyone who wishes to enter the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert competition which has new requirements this year. These requirements require uploading a Learning Activity to the Partners in Learning Network and creating a 2 minute video about that Learning Activity. (A Learning Acti...
